How the Bay Area is Betting the Super Bowl 2026: From Fun Novelty Props to Fading the Rival Seahawks

With the Bay Area playing host to Super Bowl 60, I'm diving into how the Bay Area is betting the Super Bowl 2026 by exploring the top novelty prop markets as well as the potential for bitter 49ers fans to wager against the hated Seattle Seahawks versus the New England Patriots.

The Super Bowl will be played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. ET. We have the matchup and every betting market covered from all angles in our Super Bowl predictions.

🌉 How is the Bay Area betting the Super Bowl 2026?

Will the Bay Area fade the Seahawks after they knocked out its favorite team in the playoffs? And if they have no specific rooting interest in seeing either team succeed or fail, there are plenty of fun novelty props to wager on throughout the Big Game.

49ers fans fading the rival Seahawks

Will bad blood from Bay Area San Francisco 49ers fans have them fading the rival Seahawks?

Most Bay Area locals are naturally 49ers fans, especially after the Raiders left Oakland. One of the 49ers' chief rivals is the Seahawks, who blew out San Francisco in the Divisional Round to end Brock Purdy and Co.'s season.

Seattle is a 4.5-point betting favorite to win the Super Bowl at the best sports betting sites, so a bet on the Patriots certainly provides more value. Wagering on the Patriots moneyline for New England to win the game outright carries +188 odds, which translates to a 34.72% implied probability, per our odds converter. A $10 bet on the Seahawks to lose at those odds would net $18.80 in potential profit.

While there might not be many Patriots fans living in the Bay Area, New England success in the Super Bowl translates to Seattle failure, and our Gary Pearson broke down how Patriots fans are betting on Super Bowl 2026.

Who doesn't like to cheer for more points?

If you're not emotionally tied to a specific outcome, then rooting for the Over is always a fun play. Touchdowns are exciting enough, but even more so when they get you that much closer to cashing your bet on the total.

The Over/Under for Super Bowl 60 is currently set at 45.5 points at the best sports betting apps, with the Over slightly favored by the latest odds. Backing the Over at DraftKings carries -112 odds, with a $10 bet winning $8.93 in profit with an implied probability of 52.83%.

Both Seattle and New England went Over their total more than 50% of the time this season.

🏆 Best Super Bowl novelty props 2026

There's always something fun to bet on as a neutral observer if you have no rooting interest in the game itself, including several popular novelty props involving the halftime show, coin toss, and much more.

Halftime show featuring Bad Bunny

Bad Bunny is headlining this year's Super Bowl halftime show. There are multiple Super Bowl halftime show prop bets to get in on the action of the Bad Bunny performance, including which song he will play first and which celebrity guests will join him on stage.

Our Sean Tomlinson also explained how to trade on the Super Bowl halftime show at Kalshi.

How long will the national anthem be?

The betting action gets started on Super Bowl Sunday with the national anthem, which will be sung this year by Charlie Puth. I broke down how to bet the Super Bowl national anthem, which includes how long it will be, which coach and player will be shown first on the broadcast during the anthem, and whether or not someone will cry.

Will the coin toss result in heads or tails?

Another popular novelty prop market is the pregame coin toss, where you can wager on whether it will result in heads or tails. Our Andrew Reid dove into the ins and outs of how to bet the Super Bowl coin toss.

Which colour will the Gatorade be?

It's a football tradition to dunk a Gatorade cooler on the championship-winning head coach at the end of the game, with the mystery being which color the Gatorade will be. Andrew Reid explored that market and how to bet the Super Bowl Gatorade color.

📺 How to watch Super Bowl 2026: Seahawks vs. Patriots

• Date: Sunday, Feb. 8
• Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. ET
• Location: Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.)
• TV: NBC/Peacock