The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in the Super Bowl for the first time since winning Super Bowl XXXVII at the end of the 2002 NFL season. A large part of the credit goes to QB Tom Brady, who led the Bucs to an 11-5 regular-season record and three straight road playoff wins in his first season in Tampa, Fla. Below, we look at Tom Brady’s Super Bowl prop bets with NFL picks and predictions.
Tom Brady Super Bowl prop bets
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Passing yards: UNDER 300.5 (-112)
Brady averaged 289.6 passing yards per game in the regular season. It was his highest per game average since the 2016 season when he threw for 296.2 yards per game with the New England Patriots.
The key for the Buccaneers to win Super Bowl 55 will be to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and QB Patrick Mahomes off the field. Doing this will require extended drives, which would also limit trips up and down the field for the Bucs offense. Back the UNDER 300.5 (-112) as it’s likely the result the Bucs want to see themselves.
Also see: Chiefs vs. Buccaneers odds, picks and prediction
Longest passing completion: UNDER 38.5 (+100)
The Bucs offense is full of big-play pass-catchers, including WRs Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Antonio Brown. Brady also connected with little-used WR Scotty Miller for a 39-yard touchdown in the NFC Championship.
Still, the Bucs will be hesitant to attempt these types of quick-strike scores against the Chiefs as part of their aforementioned strategy. Take the UNDER 38.5 (+100) at even-money. It’ll likely be late in the game before they’re tempted to try.
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Player to throw first touchdown pass: +105
This should essentially be a coin flip between Brady and Mahomes, but Mahomes is favored at -120 with many other players also listed.
Take the plus-money of BRADY (+105).
Passing touchdowns: 3 (+260)
The Over/Under for Super Bowl LV is set at 56.5, with the Buccaneers having an implied point total of 26.5.
The Bucs had 42 team passing touchdowns and just 16 rushing touchdowns in the regular season. Brady has thrown for another 7 scores in the postseason with RB Leonard Fournette running for 2 scores and Brady adding a touchdown on the ground. Points will need to come via the passing attack against the Chiefs, especially if Kansas City builds an early lead.
Anytime touchdown: +550
Brady rushed for 3 touchdowns in the regular season and has already added a rushing score in the postseason.
The 43-year-old has looked rejuvenated in his first season with Tampa Bay, and he’s a good bet to keep it himself near the goal line instead of risking a handoff to Fournette or RB Ronald Jones II.
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