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

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


BetMGM Sportsbook has actually taken a large amount of cash on Walker to discuss 20 1/2 receiving yards and under 72 1/2 rushing backyards.


Walker went beyond that getting yardage overall in both championship game and in four of his past five video games consisting of the routine season. He reached the hurrying overall in 3 of those.


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


"That is the most-bet under for any prop throughout the board," said John Ewing, BetMGM's PR media insights supervisor. "Usually, players tend to want to wager on favorable outcomes, but this is one circumstance where the rushing yard prop has actually boiled down quite a bit."


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


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


Wagers on touchdowns by several players are proving popular for DraftKings wagerers.


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


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


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


A sportsbook generally will offer more than 1,000 prop bets, however many are variations of the very same base wager. Each quarterback, for instance, will have different odds posted on whether he might pass for a minimum of 200, 250 or 300 lawns.


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


Avello stated publishing numerous different props isn't as difficult as it sounds.


"It's due to the fact that we do it every Sunday on every single video game," Avello said. "We have our model and we just plug in the groups that are new to the players and whatever to do with that particular game. We've had a great deal of these props up given that Sunday night 2 Sundays earlier."


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


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


"What BetMGM is focused on are props that take place on the field, so that takes away any of the ambiguity," Ewing stated. "That's why most props are ones most gamblers are used to."


sportsbooks and forecasts markets don't play by the exact same rules and can offer 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 song begins and ends can be translated differently, and there is likewise the possibility that bettors might have inside details about the efficiency.


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


"Today, we have a majority of the action on the Seahawks' spread, which is the most-bet market," Ewing stated. "The Seahawks on the future market is our only liability staying, so we are going to be cheering for the Patriots to perhaps pull the upset or a minimum of keep it close."


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