Eight is great if your 'Yes Octopus' wager hits. But what does it even mean? Patrick Everson breaks down the history of this novelty prop bet.
There’s a veritable sea of Super Bowl prop bets available at sportsbooks across the nation. So perhaps it’s only natural that the Octopus has found its place in that ocean. You might ask, 'What’s the Octopus?' Well, it’s when a player scores a touchdown, then scores the subsequent two-point conversion. So one player scores eight points on the same drive. Get it? Thankfully, Mitch Goldich did back in 2018, while working for Sports Illustrated.
It’s a square bet, no question. It rarely hits, and as noted above, it’s only happened once in the Super Bowl. But when it does hit, the payout is sure nice. 'It’s not for sharps, and you won’t get rich betting on it,' Goldich said. 'But I look at it as: I hit it at 14/1 two years ago, so I can lose the bet 14 years in a row and still say I’ve broken even.' That’s the perfect mindset for any long-shot Super Bowl prop — the Octopus among them.
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