A Quick and Easy Beginner’s Guide to Betting on Super Bowl 59
The Super Bowl is the biggest sports betting event of the year, with billions of dollars wagered across hundreds of betting markets. With so many options available, the Super Bowl provides a golden opportunity for new sports bettors to place their first bets easily on every aspect of the big game.
The Basics of Super Bowl Betting
First things first—before placing any bets, you need to open a new account at Sports Interaction. To get started, visit the Sports Interaction website or download the Sports Interaction app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Click on “REGISTER” to begin the quick sign-up process and claim a welcome bonus of up to $250.
Once your account is approved and you’ve signed in, make your first deposit using a credit card or bank transfer, and you’ll be ready to place your first wager.
Using the Sports Interaction app, navigate to the Super Bowl betting section to view all available Super Bowl game line odds.
You’ll see an odds board with the three most popular bet types: moneyline, point spread, and total.
Super Bowl Moneyline Betting
Betting on the moneyline is one of the simplest and most popular NFL bet types. When you place a moneyline bet, you’re wagering on which team will win the game outright, regardless of the margin of victory. The payout is determined by the moneyline odds.
A negative number on the odds board shows which team is the favourite, and how much you need to wager to win $100. For example, if the Kansas City Chiefs are -125 favourites, you must wager $125 to win $100. On the other hand, if the Philadelphia Eagles are +105 underdogs, a successful $100 bet would net you $105 in winnings.
Moneyline odds also influence payouts for other bet types, including point spreads, totals, parlays, props, and futures.
Super Bowl Point Spreads
The point spread lets you wager on the margin of victory or defeat. A negative number indicates the favourite. For Super Bowl 59, the Chiefs are 1.5-point favourites, meaning they must win by more than 1.5 points for your bet to pay out.
The Eagles are 1.5-point underdogs, so a bet on Philadelphia wins if they lose by fewer than 1.5 points or win outright. In both cases, the payout is determined by moneyline odds. For example, a $110 bet typically yields $100 in winnings if successful. Check out our bet guide to learn more about point spreads.
Super Bowl Totals (Over/Under) Betting
With totals betting, you wager on whether the total points scored in the game will be OVER or UNDER the number set by oddsmakers, with payouts based on moneyline odds.
For Super Bowl 59, the total is set at 49 points. You can bet the OVER by clicking on O 49, or the UNDER by selecting U 49 in the totals column.
Super Bowl Parlays
While moneyline, point spread, and totals bets focus on who wins, by how much, and the total points scored, parlays take your betting experience to the next level.
Parlays combine two or more bets (called legs) into a single wager with enhanced odds. You can mix multiple bet types from different games, different sports, or opt for a Same Game Parlay, where you combine multiple bets from the same game. All legs must win for the parlay to pay out.
Super Bowl 59 Novelty Props
The boom in Super Bowl betting has been fueled in large part by the rise of Super Bowl Novelty Props, allowing you to bet on everything from on-field action to off-field entertainment.
Some popular novelty props include:
- Pre-game coin toss results
- Length of the U.S. national anthem
- Colour of the Gatorade dumped on the winning coach
- Who the Super Bowl MVP thanks first in their speech
You can also bet on player props (touchdowns, passing yards, rushing yards) and game props (which team scores first, whether both teams score in each quarter, etc.).
