Super Bowl National Anthem Length Prediction, Pick and History (Jon Batiste)

A deep dive into one of the most popular Super Bowl prop bets: the length of the National Anthem.

Jon Batiste will sing the National Anthem at Super Bowl 59. / Nicole Hester / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Super Bowl has a long history of novelty prop bets that get bettors across the country focusing in on some things that have nothing to do with the actual outcome of the game.

One of the most popular throughout the years has been the length of the National Anthem. Get your stop watches out as it's Jon Batiste who will be singing this year's anthem in New Orleans. Let's take a look at the latest over/under on how long it will take him to sing The Star-Spangled Banner and then I'll dive into the betting history of this specific prop.

Super Bowl 2025 National Anthem OVER/UNDER

Odds via FanDuel Canada.

• OVER 120.5 seconds -142
• UNDER 120.5 seconds +114

Keep in mind that this prop bet won't be available in many states. FanDuel Canada has been the first sportsbook to release the OVER/UNDER on the National Anthem length.

Super Bowl National Anthem Betting History

Super Bowl	Singer	OVER/UNDER
Super Bowl 58	Reba McEntire	UNDER
Super Bowl 57	Chris Stapleton	OVER
Super Bowl 56	Mickey Guyton	OVER
Super Bowl 55	Jazmine Sullivan & Eric Church	OVER
Super Bowl 54	Demi Lovato	UNDER
Super Bowl 53	Gladys Knight	OVER
Super Bowl 52	P!NK	UNDER
Super Bowl 51	Luke Bryan	UNDER
Super Bowl 50	Lady Gaga	OVER
Super Bowl 49	Idina Menzel	OVER
Super Bowl 48	Renee Fleming	UNDER
Super Bowl 47	Alicia Keys	OVER
Super Bowl 46	Kelly Clarkson	PUSH
Super Bowl 45	Christina Aguilera	UNDER
Super Bowl 44	Carrie Underwood	OVER
Super Bowl 43	Jennifer Hudson	OVER
Super Bowl 42	Jordin Sparks	OVER
Super Bowl 41	Billy Joel	UNDER

The OVER is 10-6-1 on the National Anthem dating back to Super Bowl 41.

Super Bowl National Anthem Prediction

We have a somewhat recent example of Jon Batiste performing the National Anthem at a sporting event. He performed the Star-Spangled Banner at the 2017 NBA All-Star Game which you can watch here.

The key for this bet, especially when it comes to Batiste, is how the sportsbook will grade the bet. Some books will start the timing at the first note, instrument or voice, while others will start the timing at the first note sung, meaning an instrumental intro won't count towards the time. Batiste, at the NBA All-Star game, had a length instrumental intro to the song before he started singing.

At FanDuel Canada, they state the bet is "Settled from the first note played (instrument or voice) to last note (instrument or voice)" meaning I love the OVER at 120.5 seconds.

If the sportsbook you bet this at goes by vocals only, I'd take the under as Batiste isn't one to vocally drag out a song.

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