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By Max Meyer

Super Bowl week has arrived, and what better way to lead up to Sunday’s Rams vs. Bengals showdown than to dive into the over 2,000 ways to bet Super Bowl LVI at Caesars Sportsbook every day.

Besides straight markets (spread, moneyline, total), the most popular Super Bowl LVI wagers by total dollars wagered at Caesars Sportsbook are sides on three general props.

Will there be overtime opened at ‘YES’ +1100 and ‘NO’ -2500, however those prices have shifted to +750/-1200. There has been only one Super Bowl to go into the extra period—Patriots over Falcons in Super Bowl LI.

Many Caesars Sportsbook bettors think it will stay at one after next Sunday, as ‘NO’ overtime has brought in twice as many dollars as any other Super Bowl prop as of now. ‘NO’ has received 90% of the total dollars wagered for this market, whereas ‘YES’ actually leads the way at 79% of the total number of tickets.

“We’ve seen a couple overtime games in the playoffs already, so that’s fresh in people’s memories,” said Craig Mucklow, Vice President of Trading at Caesars Sportsbook. “Obviously with ‘YES’ being such a big price, people will gravitate to that and create liability, which is why those odds have gone down. People just want the lottery ticket payout. Usually it’s coin toss and not overtime that has the highest handle for the general level props, because there’s no juice and they want a good way to start the game.”

The first prop bet in action at Caesars Sportsbook is also one of the most popular. Heads and tails are each priced at +100 for opening coin toss, with tails being the winning side in 29 of the previous 55 Super Bowls. Only ‘NO’ overtime has drawn more total dollars wagered than ‘Heads’ or ‘Tails’ for any available prop at Caesars Sportsbook. ‘Tails’ has wound up with 55% of the total number of tickets and 53% of the total dollars wagered so far for Super Bowl LVI.

Another popular prop with longshot odds on one side is ‘Will There Be a Safety’ (YES +800/NO -1400). The price on ‘NO’ has actually gone up after it opened at -1100 whereas ‘YES’ was originally listed at +700. ‘NO’ has corralled 80% of the total dollars wagered here, while ‘YES’ has the advantage with 78% of the total number of tickets.

NFL teams have been going for it on fourth down and attempting two-point conversions at higher rates in recent seasons than ever before. Will we see either occur on Sunday?

‘Will There Be a Converted 4th Down’ is one where ‘YES’ is a heavy favorite at -360 and ‘NO’ sits at +280. ‘YES’ began at -400 before dropping to -360, and the highest number on ‘NO’ was +310. It’s an even 50/50 split for each side for total number of tickets, though ‘NO’ possesses the edge with 58% of the total dollars wagered.

‘Will There Be a 2-Point Conversion Attempt’ was first displayed with ‘YES’ as a slight +100 underdog and ‘NO’ at -130. ‘YES’ is now at +110 and ‘NO’ is positioned at -140. Even with ‘YES’ attracting a whopping 95% of the total number of tickets, it has only mustered 51% of the total dollars wagered.

Some other noteworthy general props involve scores at certain points of the game. ‘YES’ is a +130 underdog for ‘Score in First 5 1/2 Minutes of Game’ and has gotten 63% of the total number of tickets. ‘NO’ (-160), on the other hand, has received 79% of the total dollars wagered.

Two more of those feature the tickets and dollars overwhelmingly on the same side. ‘Game to Be Tied After 0-0’ has ‘YES’ at -110 and ‘NO’ at -120, and ‘YES’ has garnered 93% of the total number of tickets and 99% of the total dollars wagered. For ‘More Points Will Be Scored In,’ 91% of the total number of tickets and 99% of the total dollars wagered have come in on ‘2nd Half + OT’ (-145) over ‘1st Half’ (+115).

“With the game to be tied after 0-0, the game should be close with the spread where it is,” Mucklow said. “Therefore, the possibility of it being tied is greater. Everyone wants a close game, so I can see why that’s been getting attention.”

Check out Caesars Sportsbook’s latest odds and trends for some of the notable general props for Super Bowl LVI below.