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 proposal bets drawing strong action as the Seahawks prepare to satisfy the New England Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl.
BetMGM Sportsbook has actually taken a big quantity of cash on Walker to review 20 1/2 receiving backyards and under 72 1/2 rushing backyards.
Walker exceeded that overall in both championship game and in four of his previous five games including the routine season. He reached the hurrying overall in 3 of those.
The hurrying lawns prop bet opened at 78 1/2 yards.
"That is the most-bet under for any prop throughout the board," said John Ewing, BetMGM's PR media insights supervisor. "Usually, gamers tend to wish to wager on positive results, but this is one circumstance where the hurrying lawn prop has actually come down a fair bit."
Walker is a popular bet at DraftKings Sportsbook too. He is +350 to score the game's very first goal and -195 to strike completion zone at any time.
Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III (9) ratings a touchdown past Los Angeles Rams linebacker Byron Young (0) during the very first half of the NFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Wagers on touchdowns by a number of players are proving popular for DraftKings gamblers.
"That's one prop that's taking a great deal of action," stated Johnny Avello, DraftKings director of race and sportsbook operations. "And it normally does take a great deal of action during the year. It does not surprise me that's probably going to be the greatest prop of anything for the Super Bowl."
Seahawks broad receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the +550 preferred to score the first TD and -110 to score a goal at any time. Teammate Cooper Kupp holds 14-1 odds to score the first goal.
Super Bowl wagerers have plenty of options. 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 usually will use more than 1,000 prop bets, however many are variations of the exact same base wager. Each quarterback, for instance, will have different chances published on whether he may pass for at least 200, 250 or 300 yards.
"Caesars assisted spark the Super Bowl prop wagering 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 posting many different props isn't as challenging as it sounds.
"It's since we do it every Sunday on every game," Avello stated. "We have our design and we just plug in the teams that are brand-new to the players and whatever to do with that particular game. We have actually had a great deal of these props up because Sunday night two Sundays back."
Some states will take a sportsbook's complete slate of prop bets, however others have laws limiting what can be wagered on.
Not all states enable bets on whether the coin toss will come up heads or tails. Only a handful authorization banking on what color Gatorade will be splashed 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 stated. "That's why most props are ones most bettors are used to."
Offshore sportsbooks and forecasts markets do not play by the exact same rules and can use numerous subjective props, such as the length of the nationwide anthem. That is not permitted in the U.S. for many reasons. The time that the tune begins and ends can be translated differently, and there is also the possibility that bettors could have inside info about the efficiency.
For those making standard bets on the result of the video game, the Seahawks are consensus 4 1/2-point favorites.
"Today, we have a bulk of the action on the Seahawks' spread, which is the most-bet market," Ewing stated. "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 a minimum of 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)