How to bet on the national anthem in the Super Bowl
James Bisson • Head of Content, Betting16+ years betting experience
Updated:
Jan 25, 2018 , 12:51 AM ET
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One of the most popular Super Bowl proposition bets won’t show up in the boxscore and it takes place long before the first snap of the game. Betting on the length of the national anthem is something everyone loves because it’s fun, and it’s one of the first settled wagers in the Big Game.
Pink is the singer for this year’s rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner and her over/under line is set at 120 seconds. Here’s our humble attempt to handicap if Pink will go over or under two minutes when she belts out the American National Anthem on Super Bowl Sunday. **video
First-timers betting this prop should know that most sportsbooks grade the beginning and end time only when the singer begins and ends singing. Any music intro or ending doesn’t tack on to the total run time for the bet. You won't find this prop listed at any Nevada sportsbook either. This type of wager can only be made at an offshore book.
I went back all the way to Super Bowl XXV and collected the times for all of the last 27 renditions of the national anthem. Shout out to the YouTube master who uploaded all these. Let me be the first devoted gambler to tip my cap to you.
James Bisson is the Editor-in-Chief at Covers. He has been a writer, reporter and editor for more than 20 years, including a nine-year stint with The Canadian Press and more than five years at theScore. He has covered dozens of marquee events including the 2010 Winter Olympics, the 2006 Stanley Cup final and Wrestlemania 23, and his work has appeared in more than 200 publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the Guardian, Yahoo! Sports, the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail.
His book, “100 Greatest Canadian Sports Moments”, was a hardcover best-seller in Canada in 2008 and earned him appearances on CBC Radio and Canada AM. He has written more than 50 sportsbook reviews, more than 200 industry news articles, and dozens of other sportsbook-related content articles.
A graduate of the broadcast journalism program at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), James has been an avid bettor since the early 2000s, and cites bet365 as his favorite sports betting site due to its superior functionality and quick payouts. His biggest professional highlight: Covering Canada's first Olympic gold medal on home soil – and interviewing Bret Hart. Twice.
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