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Patrick Everson
FOX Sports Betting Analyst
As has been the case much of this season, the Swifties are having an impact on Travis Kelce proposition bets. But it’s not just Kelce getting the attention of Taylor Swift fans.
Said Johnny Avello, director of operations for DraftKings Sportsbook: “We’ve been seeing continuous action weekly not only on Kelce props, but props on the entire Chiefs team.”
Evidence of that is quite clear in DraftKings’ betting data on AFC Championship Game odds. As Sunday’s 3 p.m. ET kickoff nears, Avello helps break down the Swifties Effect.
Counting on Kelce
Scoring props are among the most popular in NFL betting markets, specifically player to score the first touchdown, player to score anytime touchdown and player to score two or more touchdowns. At DraftKings Sportsbook, among all the players on the four teams involved in Sunday’s conference championship games, Kelce is No. 2 in ticket count on all three of those props.
The only player taking more tickets in each is Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson – who touches the ball on every offensive snap and has a propensity to run and score. Kelce does not touch the ball on every snap, yet he is right behind Jackson on first TD, anytime TD and two or more TD props.
Swift, Kelce’s girlfriend, has been a regular at games over the course of the season and will undoubtedly be at Sunday’s game between the Chiefs and Ravens in Baltimore. So is the run on Kelce props yet again the Swifties Effect in action?
“I’d like to think so,” Avello said. “She keeps coming to the playoff games, and we continue to see the action on those props rise.”
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Domino Effect
Apparently, the Swifties Effect is having a domino effect, as well, particularly in the market of player to score two or more TDs.
“Three of the top five are Chiefs, out of all the players available. That’s pretty…
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