Massive Shift in Betting Odds For Super Bowl LVI's First Halftime Song

A massive shift has taken place regarding Super Bowl LVI's first halftime song, a popular novelty wager for bettors.

Both casual and professional sports bettors love having action involving the Super Bowl itself as well as those considered novelty bets.

Some of the most fun wagers often involve events such as the length of the National Anthem to the first song being sung during the halftime show.

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I have been providing a series all week featuring the players/markets that respected money is either fading or backing both in Vegas as well as at SI Sportsbook. We are only days away from Super Bowl LVI and the entire SI Betting team has been supplying some great wagering and DFS information you need to have ahead of the Big Game!

But now we have some potentially breaking news for bettors!

Entering Thursday, these were the universal odds regarding the first halftime song to be performed by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige:

California Love +250
The Next Episode +350
Family Affair +475
Still D.R.E. +575
Nuthin' But a G Thang +700
Lose Yourself +750
Drop It Like It's Hot +850
HUMBLE +975
All The Stars +1100

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Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg perform on the Coachella Stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Fields in April 2012 in Indio. The rappers surprised the crowd when they performed with a hologram of Tupac Shakur, who died in 1996. Coachella 2012.
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However, word broke early this morning in Vegas that the First Song to be song could potentially be “The Next Episode” by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg (along with Kurupt and Nate Dogg).

Since this potential “leak,” oddsmakers have been scrambling and the odds are on the move now reflecting new updated odds on the First Song Played at halftime!

Here are the updated odds:

The Next Episode -300
California Love +300
Still D.R.E. +700
Lose Yourself +1000
Nuthin' But a G Thang +1200
All the Stars +1400
Drop It Like It's Hot +1450
HUMBLE +1500
Family Affair +1600

As they often say: “Where there's smoke, there's fire” and “The Next Episode” has flipped from +350 odds offered late Wednesday to a prohibitive favorite of -300 odds!

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Frankie Taddeo is a successful high-stakes fantasy football player who created the first-ever DFS program ever offered in a Las Vegas sportsbook. Frankie is SI Betting's Senior Analyst who provides his significant experience and resources in the sports betting scene. You can follow Frankie on Twitter @Frankie_Fantasy for his latest betting and fantasy insights from Las Vegas.

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FRANKIE TADDEO

Frankie Taddeo is a successful high-stakes fantasy football player who created the first-ever DFS program offered in a Las Vegas sportsbook. Besides contributing NFL fantasy analysis with a Vegas slant, Frankie primarily performs as Sports Illustrated's Senior Betting Analyst providing his significant experience and resources in the sports betting scene.