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 quantity of money on Walker to go over 20 1/2 getting lawns and under 72 1/2 hurrying yards.


Walker surpassed that receiving yardage overall in both playoff video games and in four of his previous five 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 lawns.


"That is the most-bet under for any prop across the board," said John Ewing, BetMGM's PR media insights supervisor. "Usually, gamers tend to desire to bet on favorable outcomes, however this is one circumstance where the rushing backyard prop has actually boiled down rather a bit."


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


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


Wagers on touchdowns by several gamers are proving popular for DraftKings gamblers.


"That's one prop that's taking a great deal of action," said Johnny Avello, DraftKings director of race and sportsbook operations. "And it usually does take a lot of action throughout the year. It doesn't amaze me that's most likely going to be the most significant prop of anything for the Super Bowl."


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


Super Bowl gamblers have a lot of alternatives. They can wager on whatever from whether there will be a safety to if the game will go into overtime to who will be called MVP.


A sportsbook normally will use more than 1,000 prop bets, however lots of are variations of the same base wager. Each quarterback, for example, will have different odds published on whether he might pass for at least 200, 250 or 300 yards.


"Caesars assisted spark the Super Bowl prop wagering craze back in the 1980s," said Craig Mucklow, Caesars Sportsbook vice president of trading. "This is our most extensive and varied prop menu ever."


Avello stated posting a lot of different props isn't as tough as it sounds.


"It's since we do it every Sunday on each and every single video game," Avello stated. "We have our model and we simply plug in the groups that are brand-new to the players and everything to do with that particular game. We've had a great deal of these props up given that Sunday night two Sundays back."


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


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


"What BetMGM is concentrated on are props that happen on the field, so that removes any of the obscurity," Ewing stated. "That's why most props are ones most wagerers are used to."


Offshore sportsbooks and forecasts markets do not play by the very same rules and can use many subjective props, such as the length of the national anthem. That is not allowed in the U.S. for many reasons. The time that the tune starts and ends can be analyzed in a different way, and there is also the possibility that wagerers might have inside details about the efficiency.


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


"Right now, 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 staying, 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 LX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, in Santa Clara. Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)