January 24, 2015

Super Bowl vs. Sunday Pro Golf Prop Bets...Really

January 24, 2015/ Geoff Shackelford

Will Gray breaks down the best sign yet that oddsmakers are tremendously bored with the Super Bowl before media day even arrives.

They're offering some prop bets on Dubai and Waste Management Open final round scores versus Super Bowl player performances. Several of these assume the players make cuts to play Sunday...

My favorites:

McIlroy final-round birdies (Pick 'Em) vs. Rob Gronkowski receptions
Marshawn Lynch rushing yards (-11.5) vs. Sergio Garcia final-round score in Dubai
Tiger Woods final-round score in Phoenix (-5.5) vs. Julian Edelman receiving yards
Robert Turbin rushing attempts (-0.5) vs. Woods final-round birdies

Sadly, there were no bets involving the number of new versions of his kidnapping story Robert Allenby will tell vs. Tom Brady pass attempts, or Tiger Woods tooth losses by cameramen vs. Russell Wilson fumbles.

Geoff Shackelford

Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning Drive, is co-host of The Ringer's ShackHouse is the author of eleven books.