2023 Super Bowl LVII prop bet guide: best exotic prop bets picks worth backing

With sports betting spreading across the United States very quickly, there are a number of new states that will get a chance to wager on the Super Bowl for the first time.

Of course, in New Jersey, Super Bowl betting lines, free plays, prop wagers, and odds are old hat at this point: this is already the fifth year of legalized online wagering in the Garden State. Check out the best free bet offers for Super Bowl in 2023 here. Use best NJ sportsbooks and use BetRivers code to claim your welcome bonus.

But there are always new players on the scene, and some that need a refresher course, on all the wagering surrounding the final National Football League contest of the 2022 season.

While the two teams draw billions in bets, the proposition wagers market for the Super Bowl is like no other in any sport at any point of the year. You can bet on the coin flip and the National Anthem length before the game, the halftime show at the intermission, and the Gatorade bath color after the contest, and those are not even part of the game!

Here is a list of some Super Bowl prop plays that have proved very popular with bettors around the country.

Check with your sportsbook for betting lines in the leadup to Super Bowl LVII:

• Game Props: opening kickoff, will there be a safety, will there be a pick six, etc.
• Team Props: team total score over under in the game, half, quarter, etc.
• Super Bowl MVP: which player do you think will win the award?
• Player Props: catches, rushing yards, touchdowns, etc.
• Exotic Props: Gatorade bath color, halftime performance, how long is the anthem, etc.

Which teams should I be backing prior to Divisional Round?

With just eight teams left in the NFL playoffs, and another four more going home before AFC and NFC Championship weekend, you should be looking at teams who you think might make the final four.

But you can also take a shot on a team that might be able to run the table, such as the Dallas Cowboys.

Right now, the Kansas City Chiefs offer good value, because they had a bye, face the Jacksonville Jaguars (probably the weakest team left in the field), and also have championship pedigree. With one of the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals going out in the Divisional Round, the Chiefs might be the safest play.

Which prop bets should I look at in the two weeks leading up to Super Bowl LVII?

The Super Bowl MVP award usually goes to an offensive player, and most of the time, to a quarterback. The winning QB has won 12 of the last 20 MVP awards, with wide receivers winning five times and linebackers picking up three over the last two decades.

The NFL has become a passing league, so you would think the award would go to Patrick Mahomes (who already has one award), Jalen Hurts, or Josh Allen, depending on which team wins the game.

Of course, the receivers have won two of the last four awards, so a big-time target could be worth a shot as well. Cooper Kupp had odds of +750 last year to win it with sportsbooks, so there is definitely value.

Check back once the two teams are set for more Super Bowl LVII prop wagers.

Super Bowl 2023 exotic prop bets picks worth backing

Coin flip, -110 either way: this is really a 50/50 bet, and you can be up money before the game even begins. 

Gatorade bath color, price varies: if you think the Eagles are going to win, go with green. Kansas City, red, and so on. But this could be a very educated wager, if you have a team in mind that you think is going to win.

Which New Jersey sites have the best prop bets for Super Bowl LVII?

Most sites will have many different offers to pull in new and existing customers. Here are some of the the best ones in the Garden State: