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There are no more bridges to cross, no more trains to take, no more unnecessary hurdles to enjoy what our New Jersey neighbors have had at their fingertips for multiple Super Bowls. Mobile and online sports betting has been live in New York for more than a month — and countless Super Bowl prop bets are a click away.

In the past four years, this column has provided a pair of lucrative first touchdown scorers — Rob Gronkowski (18/1) and Alshon Jeffery (12/1) — and an unlikely Super Bowl MVP — Julian Edelman (18/1). It’s only right we do it again.

Below are some of the best prop bets available for Sunday’s game (prices vary by sportsbook):

Kickoff

National anthem Over 95 seconds (-120): Of the past 15 Super Bowl national anthem performances, just two have ended in less than 95 seconds. YouTube research shows Mickey Guyton has never crossed the 90-second mark while singing the anthem, but she’ll likely join most of her predecessors and stretch the most-watched performance of her life. Wait for the rehearsal to leak online before placing the bet.

Coin toss (-105): Heads won last year. Tails won’t fail again.


  Clockwise from top left: Von Miller, Joe Burrow, Cooper Kupp and Tee Higgens Getty Images (3); USA TODAY Sports Clockwise from top left: Von Miller, Joe Burrow, Cooper Kupp and Tee Higgens Getty Images (3); USA TODAY Sports

Opening kickoff not a touchback (3/2): Even with last decade’s rule changes to incentive touchbacks, seven of the past eight Super Bowl kickoffs saw a return. Both kickers rank around the middle of the league in touchback percentage, and Rams kicker Matt Gay isn’t 100 percent healthy.

First touchdown

Odell Beckham Jr. (9/1): Having earned Matt Stafford’s trust after a midseason trade, Beckham recorded just two fewer receptions than Cooper Kupp in the NFC Championship and has scored a touchdown in six of the past 10 games.

Tee Higgins (12/1): The 6-foot-4 receiver racked up 19 targets and 13 receptions over the past two games, and the Bengals have scored 11 of their 12 postseason touchdowns through the air.

Matthew Stafford (34/1): The Rams quarterback is worth a small sprinkle, having scored in two of three playoff games.

Jersey number of first touchdown scorer under 23.5 (-140): This provides the Rams’ top scoring options (Cooper Kupp, Beckham, Cam Akers, Van Jefferson) as well as the Bengals’ leader in touchdowns (Chase) and Burrow.

Rushing totals

Joe Burrow Over 12.5 yards rushing (-114): Burrow is more willing to put his body on the line when the stakes are highest. In the four most important games of his college career — including the national championship — Burrow averaged 46 yards rushing per game. In the AFC title win over the Chiefs, Burrow matched a season-high with 25 yards rushing.

Joe Mixon Under 64.5 yards rushing (-115): The Bengals running back has topped 65 yards once in the past eight games. The Rams’ fifth-ranked run defense won’t be as generous as the Chiefs’ mediocre group was in the AFC Championship.

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Receiving totals

Tee Higgins Over 69.5 yards receiving (-114): With Jalen Ramsey shadowing Ja’Marr Chase, Burrow has more reason to throw to Higgins, who has 199 receiving yards in the past two playoff games.

Odell Beckham Jr. Over 63.5 yards receiving (-120): Beckham will continue to benefit from the attention given to Kupp. In the NFC Championship, Beckham had a season-high in targets (11), receptions (9) and receiving yards (113). BeckhamHe is also an intriguing sleeper MVP candidate (25/1), who has two career touchdown passes and completed a 40-yard pass in the wild-card round.

Joe Mixon Over 3.5 receptions (-138): He has exceeded this number in four of the past five games. A strong Rams pass rush will force Burrow to get the ball out of his hands quicker than usual.

Potpourri

Evan McPherson Over 7.5 points (-144): Cincinnati’s second-most valuable player in the playoffs hasn’t missed a field goal in nearly two months and hasn’t scored fewer than eight points in his past seven games.

Rams call first timeout (-125): The only mystery is whether Sean McVay burns through all his timeouts before the two-minute warning.

Total sacks over 5.5 (+105):The Rams could accomplish this alone. LA, which recorded the third-most sacks in the league, faces an offensive line which allowed the third-most in the regular season, then surrendered nine against the Titans in the divisional round. The Bengals could chip in, too, having sacked Patrick Mahomes four times in the AFC Championship.

Rams record first sack (-160): See above.

Which song is played first at halftime show (“California Love,” 7/2): See below.

Which song is played last at halftime show (“California Love,” +600): You’ll hit one. Dr. Dre will open or close the show in his hometown. “California … knows how to party” won’t be buried in the middle of the act. I just wonder what Tupac will look like after all these years.

Puppy Bowl XVIII winner (Team Ruff, -110): Just use the winnings from Team Fluff’s second half collapse last year.

Super Bowl MVP

Joe Burrow (+235): This follows the same underdog principle that allowed us to cash with Tom Brady last year and Nick Foles four years back. A QB has claimed the honor 11 of the past 15 years. If the Bengals win, Burrow is nearly certain to be the reason why, and this offers better value than the money line.

Cam Akers (40/1): At some point, the 24-year drought without a running back winning Super Bowl MVP will end. The odds make Akers worth a small flier. He is effective as a pass-catcher and capable of breaking big runs against a defense allowing nearly 6 yards per carry in the postseason.

Von Miller (50/1): The former Super Bowl MVP is worth a small potential donation, too.. Graded as the best pass rusher in the playoffs, Miller could rack up multiple sacks against the worst pass protectors in the NFL, and force a fumble or two, like he did in Super Bowl 50.

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