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 satisfy the New England Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl.
BetMGM Sportsbook has actually taken a large amount of money on Walker to go over 20 1/2 receiving yards and under 72 1/2 hurrying yards.
Walker went beyond that receiving yardage total in both championship game and in 4 of his previous five games including the routine season. He reached the hurrying overall in three of those.
The hurrying yards prop bet opened at 78 1/2 lawns.
"That is the most-bet under for any prop across the board," stated John Ewing, BetMGM's PR media insights manager. "Usually, gamers tend to wish to bet on positive results, but this is one situation where the rushing lawn prop has actually come down quite a bit."
Walker is a popular bet at DraftKings Sportsbook as well. He is +350 to score the game's very first touchdown and -195 to hit the end zone at any time.
Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III (9) scores a goal past Los Angeles Rams linebacker Byron Young (0) throughout the first half of the NFC Championship NFL football video game Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Wagers on goals by several gamers are proving popular for DraftKings gamblers.
"That's one prop that's taking a lot of action," said Johnny Avello, DraftKings director of race and sportsbook operations. "And it usually does take a great deal of action during the year. It doesn't shock me that's most likely going to be the biggest prop of anything for the Super Bowl."
Seahawks broad receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the +550 favorite to score the very first TD and -110 to score a goal whenever. Teammate Cooper Kupp holds 14-1 chances to score the very first touchdown.
Super Bowl bettors have a lot of options. They can bet on everything from whether there will be a safety to if the game will go into overtime to who will be called MVP.
A sportsbook generally will provide more than 1,000 prop bets, however lots of are variations of the exact same base wager. Each quarterback, for example, will have different chances published on whether he might pass for a minimum of 200, 250 or 300 backyards.
"Caesars assisted spark the Super Bowl prop wagering fad back in the 1980s," stated Craig Mucklow, Caesars Sportsbook vice president of trading. "This is our most thorough and varied prop menu ever."
Avello said posting numerous different props isn't as difficult as it sounds.
"It's because we do it every Sunday on every video game," Avello stated. "We have our design and we just plug in the groups that are new to the players and everything to do with that specific game. We've had a lot of these props up because Sunday night 2 Sundays earlier."
Some states will take a sportsbook's complete slate of prop bets, but others have laws restricting what can be wagered on.
Not all states permit bets on whether the coin toss will show up heads or tails. Only a handful authorization betting on what color Gatorade will be sprinkled on the winning coach.
"What BetMGM is focused on are props that occur on the field, so that removes any of the obscurity," Ewing said. "That's why most props are ones most gamblers are utilized to."
Offshore sportsbooks and markets don't play by the exact same guidelines and can offer numerous subjective props, such as the length of the national anthem. That is not allowed the U.S. for numerous factors. The time that the song begins and ends can be translated in a different way, and there is also the possibility that gamblers might have details about the efficiency.
For those making traditional bets on the outcome 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 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)