Since my Patriots aren't one of the two teams in this illustrious event, I'm just not too psyched up for it. And yet, like the turning of the seasons, including tax season, Super Bowl Sunday is upon us. The craziness defined by the human element during this one day (or two weeks of hype) is astounding. On a radio talk show today, I learned that the Super Bowl is a paradice (no pun intended) for the sports-better who loves the wackiest bets. In sports betting, it is probably the biggest day of the year, since even the biggest sports book novice will bet on Super Bowl Sunday - the day that football reigns supreme!
Examples of this ballgame insanity are the types of bets called "props," or proposition bets. A "proposition bet" is a bet made regarding the occurrence or non-occurrence during a game (usually a gambling game) of an event not directly affecting the game's final outcome. Examples include:
Betting on the amount of balls/strikes thrown by a baseball pitcher, which is where the proposition bet was said to have originated. Another is betting on which team scores first in a match. They are common for every sport, wherever it is legal to bets on sporting events.
But, on Super Bowl Sunday, it seems to get out of control!
For Example, Bovada, an online sports betting casino, has "Harbaugh" props mania! Here are some of their "Harbaugh props":
- Which Harbaugh will be shown first during the game?
- How many times will "Harbaugh" be said during the game?
- How long will the post-game handshake be?
- How long will it take Kelly Clarkson to sing the National Anthem? (from first note to when she completes "Brave") and
- What color of Gatorade will be splashed on the winning coach? (six possible colors were listed)
Will Beyoncé show cleavage during her first song? (I'm not kidding, it is listed in Vegas!)
Wow! Royally Ridiculous if you ask me. But, to each his own. Props to all, and to all some good luck!
That's all for now!
Binbin
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