What is a prop in sports betting?

What is a prop in sports betting? And here are the top five props by handle at the Caesars Sportsbook. The coin toss is usually the most bet-on prop, and the majority of money is going on tails. Tails has won 29 times; heads has only won 26 times in Super Bowl history. The no-overtime — popular bet, but it's, I mean, minus 1600 — that's a lot of juice there. Evan McPherson, over one and a half made field goals, minus 145. An opening-kickoff touchback? No — that's minus 125. I believe Justin Page, our researcher, told us in the last 20 years there's only been two opening-game touchbacks to start things off. That was Super Bowl week — real money, by the millions, on the coin toss and the color of the Gatorade. Bets on things inside the game that aren't the final score: props. A bet on a specific event within a game, not the final outcome. In plain terms: props ignore the scoreboard. Player yards, touchdowns, strikeouts — the game inside the game. “I've got a prop on Mahomes over two and a half touchdowns.” Let's use this example. The prop is Mahomes over two and a half passing touchdowns. He throws three, the over cashes — even if his team loses the game. The final score never touched the ticket. Lines and prices can differ by sportsbook. Nothing here guarantees a result or tells you to bet. Lines move and books differ. Nothing here is a guarantee or a command to bet — it's how the number works.