Prop Bets On Seahawks' Kenneth Walker III Draw Heavy Action Ahead
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Seattle running back Kenneth Walker III is at the center of proposition bets drawing strong action as the Seahawks prepare to meet the New England Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl.
BetMGM Sportsbook has taken a large quantity of money on Walker to review 20 1/2 receiving lawns and under 72 1/2 rushing lawns.
Walker surpassed that receiving yardage total in both championship game and in 4 of his previous 5 video games including the regular season. He reached the rushing total in 3 of those.
The hurrying lawns prop bet opened at 78 1/2 lawns.
"That is the most-bet under for any prop throughout the board," said John Ewing, BetMGM's PR media insights supervisor. "Usually, players tend to want to bet on favorable outcomes, however this is one circumstance where the hurrying lawn prop has boiled down a fair bit."
Walker is a popular bet at DraftKings Sportsbook as well. He is +350 to score the video game's very first touchdown and -195 to hit completion zone at any time.
Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III (9) scores a touchdown past Los Angeles Rams linebacker Byron Young (0) during the very first half of the NFC Championship NFL football video game Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Wagers on goals by a number of gamers are proving popular for DraftKings gamblers.
"That's one prop that's taking a great deal of action," said Johnny Avello, DraftKings director of race and sportsbook operations. "And it usually does take a lot of action throughout the year. It doesn't shock me that's probably going to be the most significant prop of anything for the Super Bowl."
Seahawks pass receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the +550 favorite to score the very first TD and -110 to score a touchdown whenever. Teammate Cooper Kupp holds 14-1 odds to score the very first goal.
Super Bowl wagerers have lots of choices. They can bet on whatever from whether there will be a safety to if the video game will enter into overtime to who will be called MVP.
A sportsbook generally will use more than 1,000 prop bets, however numerous are variations of the very same base wager. Each quarterback, for example, will have various odds posted on whether he might pass for a minimum of 200, 250 or 300 backyards.
"Caesars assisted ignite the Super Bowl prop betting trend back in the 1980s," said Craig Mucklow, Caesars Sportsbook vice president of trading. "This is our most detailed and diverse prop menu ever."
Avello stated publishing so numerous various props isn't as difficult as it sounds.
"It's since we do it every Sunday on each and every single video game," . "We have our model and we simply plug in the groups that are new to the gamers and whatever to do with that particular video game. We've had a great deal of these props up given that Sunday night 2 Sundays back."
Some states will take a sportsbook's complete slate of prop bets, however others have laws restricting what can be bet on.
Not all states allow bets on whether the coin toss will show up heads or tails. Only a handful permit wagering on what color Gatorade will be sprinkled on the winning coach.
"What BetMGM is focused on are props that take place on the field, so that takes away any of the uncertainty," Ewing said. "That's why most props are ones most bettors are used to."
Offshore sportsbooks and predictions markets do not play by the exact same rules and can offer numerous subjective props, such as the length of the national anthem. That is not enabled in the U.S. for many factors. The time that the tune starts and ends can be translated in a different way, and there is likewise the possibility that gamblers might have inside info about the performance.
For those making conventional bets on the result of the video game, the Seahawks are agreement 4 1/2-point favorites.
"Today, we have a bulk of the action on the Seahawks' spread, which is the most-bet market," Ewing said. "The Seahawks on the future market is our only liability remaining, so we are going to be cheering for the Patriots to possibly pull the upset or at least keep it close."
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A view of Levi's Stadium ahead of Super Bowl LX in between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, in Santa Clara. Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)