We’re just a few short days out from Super Bowl 60, setting the stage for a rematch of a blast from the past. Just over a decade ago, the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks dueled on a similar stage for all the glory. Players, coaches and uniforms change, but the goal remains the same as these iterations of the franchises now duke it out once again.
DraftKings Sportsbook is offering a massive variety of betting markets with just about more prop bets than you can imagine. With so many ways to get in on the action, it can be tough to decipher the top options for Super Bowl betting cards. Thankfully, we’ve got you covered!
Here are the best player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for Super Bowl 60 between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots.
Super Bowl Prop Bets for Seahawks vs. Patriots
Rhamondre Stevenson over 14.5 rush attempts (+100)
Coming in at even odds, this is an over I’m happy to hammer for Sunday’s matchup. Rhamondre Stevenson wasn’t exactly a star this season, conceding work to rookie TreVeyon Henderson and even Antonio Gibson during the early weeks. While his rookie teammate did get most of the shine after a couple of massive performances around midseason, Stevenson has slowly reemerged as the lead runner in this backfield. In the final two weeks of the regular season, the veteran tallied over 100 scrimmage yards in each game with five total touchdowns. It was a sign of things to come in the Wild Card as well, which saw him hit 128 total yards on the day. Why is that important?
Well, Stevenson handled 10 rush attempts in that first postseason contest while Henderson took just nine on the day. The following week, the elder back once again out-carried his younger counterpart, 16-12. You may be asking whether that trend continued in the AFC Championship Game… if you guessed yes, you’d be very correct. Stevenson toted the rock 25 times in that contest while Henderson carried it just three times. The blizzard-like conditions in that one may have played a role in that massive workload, but it’s become increasingly clear that Mike Vrabel’s coaching staff trusts their veteran halfback in this playoff environment. In the most important game imaginable, Stevenson should once again work as a bell cow and take the bulk of rushing work. The Patriots aren’t the most efficient team on the ground with just 4.4 YPC, but they do tend to pound the rock — their 29.7 rush attempts per game rank sixth in the NFL. Over 14.5 attempts on the ground feels great for Stevenson.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba over 6.5 receptions (-139)
The Seahawks’ passing attack runs through one man. Jaxon Smith-Njigba finished the regular season as the NFL’s leader in target share at 36.2%, showing an absolutely dominant ability to create separation and demand the football. The third-year star emerged as one of the NFL’s most elite wideouts, earning a spot among the upper echelon at the position. Smith-Njigba paced the entire league with 1,793 receiving yards, catching 119 balls (third-most) with 10 receiving touchdowns (fourth-most). His 157 targets also ranked fourth among wideouts as well, while he fell ninth in yards per reception and sixth in passer rating when targeted.
I could sing JSN’s praises all day long, but we don’t have time for that. Instead, I’ll offer up my top prop bet on the superstar. Smith-Njigba recorded over 6.5 catches in 13/19 appearances on the full season’s sample and caught an incredible 12 passes in Week 2 against New England as well. Given the target share, it’s clear that Seattle should continue to feed him the ball as the focal point of the attack regardless of how the game script plays out. If this is a competitive game, that bodes even better for the wideout after he hauled in 10 receptions in an NFC Championship shootout against the Rams. There’s a ton to like about Smith-Njigba’s game, and while cornerbacks Christian Gonzalez and Marcus Jones won’t be easy matchups, I’m still bullish enough on his play to consider taking 8+ catches for him at +127 odds as well.
Drake Maye anytime touchdown (+280)
I strongly considered taking under 1.5 receptions for Rashid Shaheed as the third and final prop bet in this article, but ultimately backed off. I’ll still be placing some tickets on that at plus odds, but I did want to include something with better value since we’re yet to get into the +200 range or higher. That led me to an anytime touchdown for Patriots quarterback Drake Maye. The second-year field general hasn’t had a stellar playoff run, throwing for 533 yards and four touchdowns to two interceptions, completing just 55.84% of his passes and fumbling six times over that three-game sample. He’s not doing too well as a passer, especially after pacing the NFL in completion percentage at 72.0% during the regular season.
Still, Maye finds ways to make plays. He’s eclipsed 60 rushing yards with 10+ rush attempts in two of his three postseason appearances and ran in a touchdown during the AFC Championship Game. He used his legs to the tune of 450 yards and four scores on the ground over the course of the regular season as well, ranking third among quarterbacks in scramble yards. Maye should have to run plenty in the Super Bowl against a Seattle pass rush that generated a 41% pass-rush win rate in the regular season, sixth-best in the NFL. With a handful of scrambles likely, it does make sense to target a rushing line for the quarterback. Beyond that, though, the Seahawks allowed three rushing touchdowns to the position out of their nine scores conceded on the ground during the entire regular season. If Maye plays a little bit of hero ball or even just gets forced out of the pocket in the red zone, that could bode quite well for his anytime touchdown prop.
