Prop Bets On Seahawks' Kenneth Walker III Draw Heavy Action Ahead

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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Seattle running back Kenneth Walker III is at the center of proposition bets drawing strong action as the Seahawks prepare to meet the New England Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl.


BetMGM Sportsbook has taken a large amount of money on Walker to review 20 1/2 receiving lawns and under 72 1/2 hurrying backyards.


Walker exceeded that receiving yardage total in both championship game and in 4 of his previous 5 video games consisting of the regular season. He reached the hurrying overall in three of those.


The hurrying lawns prop bet opened at 78 1/2 yards.


"That is the most-bet under for any prop throughout the board," said John Ewing, BetMGM's PR media insights manager. "Usually, players tend to wish to wager on positive results, but this is one situation where the rushing backyard prop has actually come down rather a bit."


Walker is a popular bet at DraftKings Sportsbook too. He is +350 to score the video game's first touchdown and -195 to strike completion zone at any time.


running back Kenneth Walker III (9) scores a touchdown past Los Angeles Rams linebacker Byron Young (0) during the first half of the NFC Championship NFL football video game Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)


Wagers on touchdowns by a number of players are showing popular for DraftKings bettors.


"That's one prop that's taking a lot of action," said Johnny Avello, DraftKings director of race and sportsbook operations. "And it normally does take a lot of action during the year. It doesn't shock me that's probably going to be the greatest prop of anything for the Super Bowl."


Seahawks large receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the +550 preferred to score the very first TD and -110 to score a touchdown whenever. Teammate Cooper Kupp holds 14-1 odds to score the first goal.


Super Bowl wagerers have plenty of options. They can wager on everything from whether there will be a safety to if the video game will go into overtime to who will be called MVP.


A sportsbook usually will use more than 1,000 prop bets, however numerous are variations of the very same base wager. Each quarterback, for instance, will have various odds published on whether he may pass for a minimum of 200, 250 or 300 backyards.


"Caesars helped ignite the Super Bowl prop wagering trend back in the 1980s," stated Craig Mucklow, Caesars Sportsbook vice president of trading. "This is our most comprehensive and diverse prop menu ever."


Avello stated publishing so lots of different props isn't as difficult as it sounds.


"It's because we do it every Sunday on every single video game," Avello said. "We have our design and we simply plug in the teams that are brand-new to the players and everything to do with that specific video game. We have actually had a lot of these props up since Sunday night two Sundays back."


Some states will take a sportsbook's complete slate of prop bets, but others have laws restricting what can be bet on.


Not all states permit bets on whether the coin toss will show up heads or tails. Only a handful license banking on what color Gatorade will be sprinkled on the winning coach.


"What BetMGM is focused on are props that happen on the field, so that takes away any of the uncertainty," Ewing said. "That's why most props are ones most wagerers are utilized to."


Offshore sportsbooks and forecasts markets do not play by the exact same rules and can provide lots of subjective props, such as the length of the national anthem. That is not permitted in the U.S. for various reasons. The time that the tune begins and ends can be interpreted differently, and there is likewise the possibility that wagerers might have details about the performance.


For those making traditional bets on the result of the video game, the Seahawks are agreement 4 1/2-point favorites.


"Today, we have a bulk of the action on the Seahawks' spread, which is the most-bet market," Ewing said. "The Seahawks on the future market is our only liability remaining, so we are going to be cheering for the Patriots to maybe pull the upset or at least keep it close."


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A view of Levi's Stadium ahead of Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, in Santa Clara. Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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