Before the coin flip or the opening kickoff of Super Bowl 60, the first event of the big game that can be wagered on is 34-year-old singer/songwriter Charlie Puth’s performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
A popular topic of conversation before every Super Bowl is the over/under on how long that year’s national anthem performer will take to complete the song. As always, there are plenty of ways to bet or trade on this, as we’ll detail below.
Without further ado, let’s dive into everything you need to know about the Super Bowl 60 national anthem odds.
Super Bowl 60 National Anthem Odds: Over/Under 119.5 Seconds
Af FanDuel*, the over/under on how long Charlie Puth’s Super Bowl 60 national anthem performance will take is set at 119.5 seconds (one minute, 59.5 seconds).
*FD’s Super Bowl 60 national anthem markets are only available to users in Ontario, Canada.
How To Bet On The Super Bowl 60 National Anthem By Charlie Puth
This novelty prop is available at a few places, including FanDuel and Polymarket, but FD’s prop markets related to the national anthem are only available for users in Ontario, Canada.
Polymarket, a popular prediction market that is available nationwide, offers two Super Bowl 60 national anthem markets: “national anthem time” and “player/HC to cry during National Anthem?”
FanDuel Super Bowl National Anthem Prop Markets, Odds
FanDuel’s range of Super Bowl national athem prop markets includes the length of the performance, the “length of last Brave note,” whether a player or coach will cry during the anthem, the first coach shown during the broadcast of the anthem, and the first quarterback shown.
At the moment, FanDuel’s odds on the Super Bowl 60 national anthem length are over 119.5 seconds (-110); under 119.5 seconds (-110).
Here’s FanDuel’s explanation of how it determines the length of the anthem: “Settled from when Puth begins audibly singing to when he finishes the word “brave” for the last time regardless of note length. Excludes music/background vocals.”
Polymarket Super Bowl 60 National Anthem Markets, Trading Activity
At Polymarket, it’s possible to trade on the length of the national anthem, and users don’t just have to choose whether it will take longer or shorter than a certain time.
The current options (and probabilities) for Polymarket’s “national anthem time” market include less than 80 seconds, 80-90 seconds, 90-100 seconds, 100-110 seconds, 110-120 seconds, 120-130 seconds, 130-140 seconds, 140-150 seconds and longer than 150 seconds.
To date, the most popular choices for Polymarket users have been 110-120 seconds (61% chance); 120-130 seconds (21% chance); 130-140 seconds (21% chance)*. For those more accustomed to American odds, a 61% chance is equivalent to American odds of -156, while a 21% chance equates to +376 odds.
The other Super Bowl 60 national anthem market available at Polymarket, “Player/HC to cry during national anthem,” is currently split 65% yes (equivalent to -185) to 35% no (equivalent to +186).
Polymarket Rules For “National Anthem Time” Market
As we saw just one year ago, when it’s a close call, winning or losing in this market can come down to how a given sportsbook or prediction market determines length. For some, music and background vocals are considered. Others, like Polymarket, deem the national anthem performance over the moment the performer “finishes singing the word ‘brave,’ for the last time no matter how long they hold that note.”
Below is Polymarket’s official explanation of how it determines which predictions in this market win or lose:
“This market will resolve according to the length of the national anthem performance at Super Bowl LX.
The length will be measured from the start of when the primary singer (Charlie Puth) begins audibly singing until the moment he finishes singing the word “brave,” for the last time no matter how long they hold that note.
Music and background vocals will not be considered.
If the reported value falls exactly between two brackets, then this market will resolve to the higher range bracket.
If another singer performs the national anthem, this market will resolve according to the length of their performance.”
Recent History Of Super Bowl National Anthem Performances
Last year’s national anthem performance by Jon Batiste finished so close to the popular over/under duration of 120.5 seconds that some sportsbooks/prediction markets ruled over bets as winners, while others ruled under bets as losers.
For an indisepensable look at the recorded length of every national anthem performance in Super Bowl history, from Super Bowl I back in 1967 to Super Bowl 59 last February, check out David Fucillo’s widely cited deep dive for SB Nation.
Per Fucillo’s piece, below is a look at how long each of the last five Super Bowl national anthem performances took:
- Super Bowl 59 (Jon Batiste) — length: 1:59
- Super Bowl 58 (Reba McEntire) — length: 1:35
- Super Bowl 57 (Chris Stapleton) — length: 2:01
- Super Bowl 56 (Mickey Guyton) — length: 1:51
- Super Bowl 55 (Jazmine Sullivan & Eric Church) — length: 2:16
Super Bowl 60 National Anthem Prediction, Best Bet
Personally, betting on the national anthem is too unpredictable for my liking. That being said, if I have to go on the record with a prediction/best bet, a quote from Puth’s recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine makes Over 119.5 seconds seem like the move.
Puth said to Rolling Stone’s Brian Hiatt, “I feel like people don’t really think of me as, like, a stand-alone vocalist at times…. I actually have always wanted to do this.” In my admittedly unscientific opinion, that doesn’t sound like someone who’s planning to rush through his performance.
Best bet: Over 119.5 seconds (-110 at FanDuel)
*Note: the prices at Polymarket referenced in this story are up-to-date as of publish time, and they are subject to change.
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