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Super Bowl 2017: 6 bets you can place on the broadcast

Lady Gaga sang the national anthem before last year's Super Bowl.
Lady Gaga sang the national anthem before last year's Super Bowl.
By AJC Sports
Jan 25, 2017

The Super Bowl matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots will be broadcast on Fox (6:30 p.m., Feb. 5).

The game will be called by Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, along with reporting from Erin Andrews and Chris Myers on the sidelines.

Prop bets are the side wagers Vegas puts on certain elements of the game. Here are some of the elements of the broadcast that you could make some money on:

It's halftime

Lady Gaga is performing the halftime show at this year’s Super Bowl. What’s the first song she sings?

'Deflategate' odds  

The New England Patriots' NFL Super Bowl LI game ball is finished with the team's logo affixed to it at the Wilson Sporting Goods factory Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Ada, Ohio.
The New England Patriots' NFL Super Bowl LI game ball is finished with the team's logo affixed to it at the Wilson Sporting Goods factory Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Ada, Ohio.

The over/under of the number of times New England’s "Deflategate" scandal is mentioned during the broadcast is 2.5 times. These are the odds when the first "Deflategate" reference is made:

1st quarter: 7/4

2nd quarter: 5/3

3rd quarter: 5/1

4th quarter: 8/1

Troy's Super Bowls 

Troy Aikman, an analyst for Fox, won three Super Bowls with the Cowboys.
Troy Aikman, an analyst for Fox, won three Super Bowls with the Cowboys.

The over/under on the number of times Troy Aikman references to one of his Super Bowl games: 1.5 times.

Name game

Will the broadcast team make references to former players Michael Vick or Aaron Hernandez - both convicted for crimes outside football? Odds favor Vick being mentioned above Hernandez.

There's Peyton ... again 

The over/under for number of commercials featuring former quarterback Peyton Manning: 1.5

There's Gisele ... again 

Gisele Bundchen has been married to New England quarterback Tom Brady since 2009.
Gisele Bundchen has been married to New England quarterback Tom Brady since 2009.

The over/under on the number of times Tom Brady's wife, Gisele Bundchen, is shown during the broadcast: 1.5 times.

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