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 proposition bets drawing strong action as the Seahawks prepare to fulfill the New England Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl.


BetMGM Sportsbook has taken a big amount of cash on Walker to discuss 20 1/2 getting yards and under 72 1/2 hurrying backyards.


Walker surpassed that receiving yardage overall in both playoff games and in 4 of his past five video games including the routine season. He reached the rushing 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 throughout the board," stated John Ewing, BetMGM's PR media insights supervisor. "Usually, gamers tend to desire to bet on positive results, but this is one situation where the rushing backyard prop has boiled down rather a bit."


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


Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III (9) ratings a touchdown 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 numerous gamers are showing popular for DraftKings gamblers.


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


Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the +550 favorite to score the first TD and -110 to score a touchdown at any time. Teammate Cooper Kupp holds 14-1 odds to score the first touchdown.


Super Bowl bettors have a lot of choices. They can wager on whatever from whether there will be a safety to if the video game will enter into overtime to who will be called MVP.


A sportsbook typically will provide more than 1,000 prop bets, though many are variations of the same base wager. Each quarterback, for instance, will have different chances posted on whether he may pass for at least 200, 250 or 300 lawns.


"Caesars helped fire up the Super Bowl prop wagering fad 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 many different props isn't as tough as it sounds.


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


Some states will take a complete slate of prop bets, but others have laws restricting 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 banking on what color Gatorade will be sprinkled on the winning coach.


"What BetMGM is concentrated on are props that occur on the field, so that removes any of the uncertainty," Ewing stated. "That's why most props are ones most bettors are utilized to."


Offshore sportsbooks and forecasts markets don't play by the same guidelines and can provide lots of subjective props, such as the length of the national anthem. That is not allowed 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 gamblers might have details about the efficiency.


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


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