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San Francisco – this super bowl Marks the biggest gambling day of the year, and as it becomes more common, there are more options to choose from.
DraftKings has certainly noticed what fans like; Give Oddsmaker Johnny Avello It’s been a lot of fun working on Super Bowl LX and the entire season leading up to it.
In the past, betting was just the spread, moneyline, or over/under, but Avillo saw a trend and went with it.
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A panoramic view of the DraftKings Super Bowl LIX host committee float on February 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for DraftKings)
What props have really made the most money in the past two or three years? That’s going to be the touchdown scorer,” Avillo told Fox News Digital on the broadcast.
“Three or four years ago, we started with the first touchdown scorer, and that’s the stakes: the first touchdown scorer every game. Now we’re any scorer in every game, then two touchdown scorers, three touchdown scorers, then the last touchdown scorer. That’s been the pillar that’s grown the most in the last two or three years.”
Avillo also said he likes to delve into next-gen statistics, including fastest ball carriers, furthest throws and other similar bets that can’t be determined simply from box scores.
The Super Bowl is also the king of prop bets, including the length of the national anthem, the color of Gatorade, and other miscellaneous bets. But Avillo decided to bow to NFL history and take one of the available bets.
The DraftKings logo is displayed on a laptop in a lined up photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in Little Falls, New Jersey. (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“We threw out a prop: Are the Seahawks going to take a one-yard pass attempt? Are they going to complete it?” Avillo said, noting that it was a play on Super Bowl 49, which, like this year, ended with seattle seahawks and the New England Patriots. Of course, that game is most famous for Russell Wilson being intercepted by Malcolm Butler at the 1-yard line in Marshawn Lynch’s backfield.
Avillo said most point-spread bets were on the favored Seahawks to cover the 4.5-point deficit, but there were also a lot of moneyline bets. new england. This is not a good thing for DraftKings.
“People who want to bet on the Patriots are going to say, ‘I don’t need 4.5 points. The Patriots will win outright. Avillo said that’s the main reason the Patriots beat the underdogs on the money line. “So we’re in a balanced position in the game.” “
New England Patriots quarterback Derek Meyer celebrates the AFC Championship trophy after the AFC Championship game between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots on January 25, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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“The Patriots were definitely in a little bit of a danger of winning the whole game. We won the Super Bowl 70-1, but we also got the Seahawks to start high. But they didn’t take away any money like the Patriots did. So we were in a little bit of a danger there.”
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