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Why you may not see 'How many times will Taylor Swift be shown?' Super Bowl 58 props

Let the Super Bowl 58 betting begin.

But here’s a PSA (and also: I learned something today!): If you want to bet on how many times CBS’s broadcast will show Taylor Swift during the big game with an over/under — I’ll say it’s 5.5 and take the over, but not by much! — it may not be that easy.

But why is that? We’ve seen plenty of those Super Bowl prop bets when it comes to significant others … haven’t we? It turns out that maybe making a prop like that is trickier than it seems, because a CBS producer could theoretically bet their life savings on the bet and manipulate it, as Darren Rovell pointed out:

In case you’re wondering.

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