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Trump's Approval Rating Part of a Super Bowl Betting Prop

President Donald Trump applauds at the College Football Playoff National Championship between the University of Georgia and the University of Alabama / Getty
January 24, 2019

Some Super Bowl bettors will have their eyes on President Donald Trump's approval rating the morning after the big game.

Included in the wide array of Super Bowl prop bets are multiple involving Trump, including whether his approval rating on February 4, 2019, the day after the Super Bowl, will be higher than the yardage of the longest field goal made during the game, according to a list of bets available compiled on VegasInsider.com.

The bookmaker offering the bet is using Rasmussen Reports, which currently has Trump's approval at 44 percent.

Greg Zuerlein and Stephen Gostkowski, the kickers for the two teams, are among the top kickers in the league. The long kick this season for Zuerlein, who has been the Los Angeles Rams kicker since 2012, was 56 yards. The long for Gostkowski, the New England Patriots kicker since 2006, is 52 yards.

The oddsmakers currently view it as more likely for the yardage of the longest field goal made to exceed Trump's approval rating. The site of the Super Bowl, Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, has a retractable roof, so weather will likely not be a factor.

Other available prop bets involving Trump include whether he will tweet during the game, take part in the pregame on CBS, and whether the team that wins will visit the White House. Also available are bets on whether the ongoing government shutdown will end before the Super Bowl, and whether the total number of days the shutdown lasts will be higher than the yardage of the longest touchdown scored during the game.