Getty Images. Pictured: Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Xander Schauffele.
There are so many options when it comes to betting on Super Bowl 55. You can bet on events happening before the game, during the game, at halftime, and after the game.
But what about betting on events that have absolutely nothing to do with the game? Turns out, you can do that too. With cross-sport props, you can bet on Super Bowl action against what’s going to happen in other sports around the world this weekend.
So, where do you even begin? Luckily, our experts are here to help. Here are a few of our favorite cross-sport prop bets relating to Super Bowl 55.
All odds available at BetMGM.
Kansas City’s Total Rushing Yards vs. Xander Schauffele’s Round 4 Score in the Waste Management Phoenix Open (Sunday, Feb. 7)
| The Pick | Kansas City Rushing Yards -9.5 (-110) |
Jason Sobel: Earlier this week, our colleague Matthew Freedman of The Action Network and Fantasy Labs joined my SiriusXM PGA Tour radio show Hitting the Green to help us find an edge in some Super Bowl/Waste Management Phoenix Open cross-sport props.
He mentioned that his model shows the Chiefs rushing for more than 100 yards in this game and while he believed that number might be a bit high, even something in the 90s should be good enough for this prop. Schauffele opened with a 6-under 66 at TPC Scottsdale this week. Let’s say the Chiefs rush for 90 yards; that would be 80.5 for this wager. It would also mean that Schauffele would need to card anything under par (71) in order for KC to cash as the higher total.
With a final-round scoring average of 68.33 this season and a strong track record at this event, I think Schauffele and the combination of Patrick Mahomes/Darrel Williams/Clyde Edwards-Helaire will help a side that should probably be closer to -130.
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Total Punts vs. Total Aces by Novak Djokivic in the Australian Open 1st Round (Sunday, Feb. 7)
| The Pick | Total Punts (+130) |
Collin Wilson: Novak Djokovic drew Jeremy Chardy in the first Round of the Australian Open. These two have faced off four times in the past six years and Novak has never exceeded four aces against the Frenchman. Two of those data points came on a hard surface. Considering weather and a decreasing total, four punts is very much in range and comes at a great price tag of +130.
Travis Kelce Total Touchdowns vs. Cristiano Ronaldo goals vs. Roma (Saturday, Feb. 6)
| The Pick | Travis Kelce Touchdowns (-150) |
Brandon Anderson: Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most lethal scorers in soccer history, but he’s also not the player he once was. Ronaldo has been held off the scoresheet in seven of his 16 Serie A games this season. Admittedly, it would be pretty nice to be old and fading and still score a goal in more than half your games, but Ronaldo is fading nonetheless. Roma is one of the toughest opponents, and Serie A matches tend to be lower scoring, defensive matches.
Ronaldo did score twice against Roma in September, one of them on a penalty kick. Those PKs are always a worry, but I think Ronaldo goes scoreless in more than half the potential outcomes here.
Even if he does get a goal, I still think Travis Kelce matches him. I am expecting a monster game from Kelce. The Bucs can’t shut down both Tyreek Hill and Kelce at once — no one can, really — and I expect them to give Hill far more of their attention after he shredded them with more than 200 yards in the first quarter alone in November. The Bucs aren’t particularly good against tight ends anyway, and Kelce is in line for a huge game.
Kelce has three touchdowns so far in two playoff games and has been a monster in the second half of the season. He’s had more than 1,100 receiving yards since the start of November and has found the end zone in 12 of 17 games, including six straight.
Travis Kelce is my most likely touchdown scorer in the Super Bowl, and he’ll have a decent chance of getting multiple opportunities. The Chiefs love to dial Kelce up in the red zone, even with creative screens and shuffle passes up the middle. I feel better about Kelce’s TD chances than Ronaldo’s scoring, and I think Kelce has a better chance of multiples too. That makes this worth the price, even at -150.