Super Bowl LX is fastly approaching, and although the hype around the match isn't perhaps at the levels you would expect for such an occasion, all of that will go out the window when the coin toss takes place at Levi's Field on Sunday evening.
Neither the New England Patriots nor the Seattle Seahawks were meant to be here at the beginning of the season. Neither side possesses a superstar at quarterback, either, which makes this a difficult Super Bowl to predict, but one that should be fascinating to watch.
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The fact that this will be only the second Super Bowl in the last 10 years without either Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady has divided opinion. Some are looking forward to the freshness, while others are bemoaning the lack of ‘star quality'.
Regardless of all that, there are plenty of Super Bowl bets to get stuck into this weekend. Below, we are going to focus on three prop pets that are well worth considering.
Super Bowl prop bets: Our three selections
Sam Darnold over 6.5 rushing yards – 1/1
Sam Darnold isn't a running quarterback by any stretch of the imagination, but a price of evens on him to pick up just seven yards with his legs in a match that is almost expected to be dominated by the Seahawks is too good to pass up.
Darnold has been using his legs more and more as the season has progressed, which isn't a huge surprise given the Seahawks have elected to keep the ball out of the air more frequently. The 28-year-old has averaged just over 11 yards per carry during designed rollouts – a play that the Seahawks have adopted more often during the postseason.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba under 93.5 receiving yards – 10/11
Although Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the standout wide receiver on the Seattle Seahawks, this is unlikely to be a game where the ball is tossed up for him. Yes, Smith-Njigba will be targeted (a lot), but Darnold is more likely to play it safe due to what's at stake, so the ball will be kept on the ground more often than not.
Across the Seahawks' two postseason games, Smith-Njigba had a total of 172 receiving yards at an average of 86 per game. The bulk of these came against the Rams, whose defence can't hold a candle to New England's.
Leonard Williams over 0.5 sacks – 13/10
Much has been made of Seattle's pass rush in the build-up to the Super Bowl and rightly so. They have three players who have each recorded seven sacks this season, proving they can pressure the quarterback from all angles.
This is bad news for Drake Maye, a quarterback who has been sacked more times than all but four other quarterbacks this season. Maye's offensive line isn't the strongest, and he also has a tendency to keep hold of the ball for too long. He IS going to be sacked at some point, and Leonard Williams should be at the front of the queue.
Andy is tipster who has been calling Golf tournaments for several years across many different platforms. He has covered all tournaments from the Asian Tour to the Masters. He's also a keen football fan and is an expert on European football.
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