Super Bowl 2024 betting for beginners -- Odds, lines, props - ESPN

There are 60 seconds in a minute, and 24 hours in a day; that adds up to 86,400 seconds in a day. That means there are 31,536,000 seconds in a year and 3.1 billion seconds in a century.

According to a survey by the American Gaming Association, the United States is going to wager $23.1 billion on the Super Bowl this year.

You want to know how big a number 23.1 billion actually is? 23.1 billion seconds ago was August 1291. That month, the nation of Switzerland was founded — it's considered to be the oldest remaining republic in the world.

So, yeah, people like to bet on the Super Bowl.

And if you're reading this right now, you're either an experienced bettor looking for picks, or newer to the world of sports betting and trying not to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of things you can bet on.

There are more betting markets for the Super Bowl than there are ways to eat green eggs and ham.

Would you bet Mahomes to pass?
Or maybe running on the grass?
Would you bet Purdy to score?
Or throwing touchdowns, 2 or more?
Who will score first, CMC? Or will it be Travis Kelce?
Which will be the highest scoring quarter?
The second and fourth odds are shorter.

Bet on the color of Gatorade, or whether a fourth-down conversion will be made.

Try the coin flip, heads or tails...
Or at the half, bet which team trails...
Make a parlay with Taylor Swift!
So many props, through which you must sift.

There are easily 300-plus different options available on ESPN BET and that's before counting any alternate lines. Let me be your guide through this massive props smorgasbord so that when you get to your Super Bowl party on Sunday, the only thing you'll get lost in is the appetizer smorgasbord. We'll get to the picks in a minute, but here's a quick