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SAN FRANCISCO – The Super Bowl marks the biggest game day of the year, and as it becomes more frequent, there are many more options.
DraftKings, of course, has realized what fans might like, giving oddsmaker Johnny Avello the pretty fun job for Super Bowl LX and the entire season leading up to it.
Bets used to be simply spreads, moneylines or over/unders, but Avello saw a trend and followed it.
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A general view of the DraftKings Super Bowl LIX host committee float on February 8, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for DraftKings)
The accessories that actually make the most money in the last two or three years? They would be touchdown scorers,” Avello told Pak Gazette Digital on Radio Row.
“We started three or four years ago with the first touchdown scorer, and that was the bet: first touchdown scorer in every game. And now we can get to any scorer in every game, and then two touchdown scorers, three touchdown scorers, the last touchdown scorer. That’s the pillar that has had the most growth in the last two or three years.”
Avello also said he enjoyed delving into next-gen statistics, including fastest ball carrier, furthest ball thrown and other similar bets that can’t be determined simply from the box score.
The Super Bowl is also the king of prop bets, including the length of the national anthem, the color of the Gatorade, and other miscellaneous bets. But Avello decided to bow to NFL history for an available bet.
The DraftKings logo is displayed on a laptop in an arranged photo taken in Little Falls, New Jersey, on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“We put up a prop: Will the Seahawks have a one-yard pass attempt and complete it?” Avello said, noting that it’s a play in Super Bowl XLIX, which, like this year, featured the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. That game, of course, is best known for Malcolm Butler’s interception of Russell Wilson at the 1-yard line with Marshawn Lynch in the backfield.
Avello said most of the spread bets are on the Seahawks favored to cover the 4.5-point spread, but many moneyline bets are on New England. And that wouldn’t be good for DraftKings.
“People who want to bet on the Patriots say, ‘I don’t need 4.5 points.’ The Patriots are going to win straight up.” That’s the main reason the Patriots went with the underdogs on the money line, Avello said. “So we’re kind of balanced in the game.”
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye celebrates with the AFC championship trophy after the AFC championship game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots in Denver, Colorado, on January 25, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)
“We have a little risk on the Patriots to win it all. We opened them up, like, 70-1 to win the Super Bowl, but we also opened the Seahawks up high, too. But they haven’t come close to the money the Patriots made. So we’re in a little bit of danger there.”
