Super Bowl National Anthem Betting: A History Of The Over/Under

If you wagered on the Super Bowl's national anthem to go under 120.5 seconds, then you can chalk your bet up as a win. The official final time for the national anthem was around 120 seconds, which means under bettors won for Super Bowl 59. Official times may vary based on the sportsbook. Stay tuned for next year's Super Bowl information.

The Super Bowl brings the last opportunity for sports gamblers to bet on the NFL, and many will be looking for the last chance to score a few bucks. The big game offers several “unique” opportunities when the festivities kick off on Super Sunday – and that even includes the over/under on the length of the National Anthem. New Orleans native and five-time Grammy winner Jon Batiste will sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. The Caesars Superdome in New Orleans is hosting the game on February, 09. Once National Anthem odds for Batiste rendition are set, we will examine them below. This year's Super Bowl matchup is the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles.

FanDuel Sportsbook has set the Super Bowl 59 National Anthem over under at 1 minute, 20.5 seconds. Last year, Reba McEntire's SB58 National Anthem over under was set at 1 minute and 30.5 seconds. McEntire went over the projected time. She finished with a National Anthem time of 1 minute and 34 seconds.

National Anthem prop odds

Last year, it was expected that McEntire's National Anthem over under was going to fall well under 2 minutes, given her track record of Anthem renditions. The longest McEntire National Anthem available to watch on YouTube is her going just 1 minute and 23 seconds. This is considerably shorter than most modern versions.

The consensus National Anthem over under had had something of a roller-coaster ride leading up to last year's Big Game. Opening Super Bowl National Anthem odds were as high as 2 minutes and 5 seconds. By Tuesday of Super Bowl week, the set length of the over under was 2:02. On Thursday, it was 1 minute and 59 seconds in most spots but with juice on the over.

By Super Bowl Sunday, though, the National Anthem over under was back to 2 minutes and 5 seconds.

Mickey Guyton went Over the set time with a National Anthem that lasted 1 minute and 52 seconds in the previous year. That was 17 seconds over the consensus set time.

The consensus National Anthem over under odds for Mickey Guyton at that year's Super Bowl was 95 seconds (1 minute and 35 seconds). Sportsbooks in the US are not permitted to offer a prop bet strictly on the length of the National Anthem, but it is allowed if the wager includes something that can be found in the final box score of the game.

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DraftKings Sportsbook had a National Anthem-related prop a few years back where you could bet on whether or not the shortest scoring drive of the game would be greater or less than the length of the National Anthem.

Keep in mind that scoring drives mean "football time" and not "real time." For instance, Tampa Bay had a scoring drive of 55 seconds (in football time) right before the half in that year's Super Bowl. So those DraftKings bettors who clicked "Yes" on the Anthem to be longer wound up victorious.

Most scoring drives in the NFL last longer than 2 minutes. For instance, the Chiefs' longest scoring drive in that year's Big Game was 3 minutes and 23 seconds.

Who is singing the Super Bowl National Anthem this year?

It was revealed in January that instrumentalist and composer Jon Batiste would perform the National Anthem at Super Bowl 59. Batiste is has been nominated for 22 Grammys and won five Grammys during his illustrious career. This list of accolades includes winning the 2022 Album of the Year for "We Are."

Not to be confused with "The Star-Spangled Banner," "America the Beautiful" will also be performed at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Singing that song this year will be Trombone Shorty alongside Lauren Daigle.

The halftime show performer for Super Bowl 59 has also been named as Kendrick Lamar will headline.

Jon Batiste National Anthem length history

In recent years, we have had plenty of history to work with when it comes to Super Bowl National Anthem betting odds. Three years ago, there were various YouTube videos of previous Mickie Guyton Star-Spangled Banner renditions. Ditto for Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church the year prior. Jon Batiste previously performed the National Anthem at the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at the Smoothie King Center, home of the New Orleans Pelicans.

It's available on YouTube. The rendition comes in right around the 2-minute mark.

Prop bets: Betting the Banner

Once again this year, bettors will be hoping the Super Bowl National Anthem turns into some star-spangled cash. Over/under wagering on the National Anthem adds some extra fun to the biggest game of the NFL season. More than two centuries after Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star-Spangled Banner,” bettors have a decision to make again on his song’s length this year.

There hasn't been much in the way of a trend in recent years. Since 2010, the Over has hit eight times, the Under has hit six times and there was one push.

When books initially release odds for the “Star-Spangled Banner,” the over/under usually checks in around 2 full minutes.

Trending toward the long road

When it comes to the Super Bowl, a long song seems to be the norm. From 2013 to 2017, the anthem went over 2 minutes each year.

One trend is the overall lengthening of the song. In the 1990s, the anthem went over 2 minutes only twice. In the 2000s, it went over 120 seconds four times, and in the 2010s it went over the 2 minutes mark five times. The Star-Spangled Banner has gone over 2 minutes twice so far this decade.

Super Bowl National Anthem history

Big sounds and big moments

The National Anthem and its singer bring plenty of interest each year. In 2015, some books halted betting on the National Anthem after some large bets came in on the over.

Figuring bettors may have been privy to rehearsal numbers, these books decided that continued action might end on a sour note.

Christina Aguilera awarded under bets in 2011, but received criticism after completely flubbing a line in the song. Did that screw-up lead to the under performance? It’s possible.

One of the most beloved performances is Whitney Houston’s 1991 rendition. It was melodic, patriotic, and brilliant.