B.C. gamblers are going all in on the Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl on Sunday against the New England Patriots.
Currently, the Seahawks are favoured by 4.5 points on PlayNow.com.
Matt Lee with the B.C. Lottery Corporation spoke with Vista Radio.
“85% of bets rather are on the Seahawks to win the big game here in BC. No surprise, there’s a lot of Seahawks fans right here in the province.”
In addition to wagering on the game itself, several prop bets are also available including the length of the American national anthem
“This year for the Super Bowl set at over or under 122.5 seconds which is about two minutes and a couple of seconds here. I think when you see the big game the national anthem is always the thing that sort of gets the party started so to speak and everyone’s got their timers and stopwatches out just to see how long.”
While quarterback Sam Darnold is the odds-on choice (+125) to win the MVP followed by Patriots signal-caller Drake Maye (+225) another star player is getting plenty of traction.
“Interestingly, we’re seeing Jackson Smith-Njigba who is the wide receiver star on the Seahawks, getting the most amount of attention from play now bettors. He’s at around +550 to be MVP, but he’s obviously been very talented for the Seahawks all season.” added Lee.
Kick off is set for 3:30 Pacific Time.
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