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Halftime Props for Rihanna’s 2023 Super Bowl Performance

Eric Rosales

by Eric Rosales in NFL Football

Updated Feb 8, 2023 · 2:57 PM PST

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  • Rihanna headlines the Super Bowl 57 halftime show
  • Odds on first/last song have shifted since original prop bets were released
  • Read below for prop bets for Rihanna’s performance and our favorite betting picks

We’re inching closer to one of the biggest spectacles in the sports world — the Super Bowl 57 Halftime Show, headlined by Rihanna.

With no other artists on the official docket, it’s Ri-Ri’s stage, and the betting lines on her performance have moved significantly, even more than the 2023 Super Bowl odds between the Chiefs and Eagles.

That doesn’t mean there can’t be a cameo, even with last year’s star-studded ensemble of Dr Dre, Snoop, Eminem, Mary J Blige and Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent still found some air time with “In Da Club”.

Let’s break this down and get you set for halftime. It’s a good a chance as any to remind you to take advantage of the Super Bowl betting promotions, with all the sites using major incentives to get you on board. But keep in mind that many of these halftime props are striclty for entertainment purposes and cannot be bet on at legal sportsbooks.

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First SongLast SongGuest Appearance OddsHair & Clothing PropsEverything Else

Super Bowl Halftime First Song Odds

Song Odds
Don’t Stop The Music +150
Stay +300
Run This Town +400
B**ch Better Have My Money +400
Diamonds +800
This Is What You Came For +900
Umbrella +1300
We Found Love +1400
Disturbia +1500

First/Last song & cameo odds as of February 8th at FanDuel Sportsbook

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Plenty of changes to report here, since our initial Super Bowl Halftime Show props pieceDon’t Stop The Music is now the betting favorite to be the opening song in Arizona, shortening to +150.

Originally, it started at +400, tied with both Diamonds and B**ch Better Have My Money.

Tumbling downwards were also Umbrella  (from +700 to +1300) and Disturbia (from +900 to +1500). Makes sense, as these songs have more mid-range to closer potential than an opening.

Still, can’t shake the notion that just a quick opening beat and riff from Run This Town sets this off.

Pick:

  • Run This Town (+400)

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Super Bowl Halftime Last Song Odds

Song Odds
Diamonds +100
Umbrella +300
Run This Town +350
Don’t Stop The Music +600
We Found Love +900
SOS +1000
B**ch Better Have My Money +1200
Disturbia +1200
Stay +1500

Significant happenings for the last song as well.

Diamonds, which opened with +1000 odds have shrunk all the way down to the betting favorite, now at +100.

Umbrella doesn’t move at +300, while Run This Town shortens from +500 down to +350 odds.

The latter two are classics featuring Jay-Z, whose Roc Nation now curates the halftime extravaganza. Fresh off a dynamite closing performance at the Grammy’s, could he also be the one who closes things down with Rihanna as the guest performer?

Perhaps, but I’m leaning another way. If the show ends with an electric bang, then Please Don’t Stop the Music feels like the song to close things out. The odds actually lengthened from opening odds, from +500 to +600.

We’re going to go with a little value here.

Pick: 

  • Please Don’t Stop the Music (+600)

Rihanna Halftime Show Guest Appearance Odds

Artist Odds
Drake -150
Calvin Harris -175
JAY-Z -400
A$AP Rocky +150
DJ Khaled +200
Kendrick Lamar +250
A$AP Rocky with a baby +300
Eminem +300
Kanye West +400
TI +400
Kid Cudi +500
David Guetta +500
Paul McCartney +500
Pharrell Williams +650
SZA +800
Future +900
Chris Martin +1200
Ne-Yo +1200
Shakira +1200

When you’re as accomplished as Rihanna, and have worked with the biggest names in the industry, this wager might be the one that turns out most lucrative, if you can nail the right one.

I would have bet almost everything I own that prior to Kanye going … uh, Kanye, that he and Paul McCartney would have hit the soft spot of the program with FourFiveSeconds.

Now? I really like the idea of Pharrell and Drake dropping by to perform Lemon, which is an absolute banger.

That’s one of five great tracks Drake and Rihanna have collaborated on: Take Care, Too Good, What’s My Name and Work being the others.

FanDuel has Work  as a distant +2500 for opening song in case you’re interested. It’s definitely a long shot — however if Drake does appear that song has to be on the set list.

Not much of a reach here, just playing the percentages.

Pick:

  • Drake (-150)

Hair / Clothing Props

Rihanna Hair Color Odds
Black -670
Blonde +250
Red +775
Pink +1500
Purple +1690
Blue +2100
Rihanna Dress Color Odds
Black -160
White +425
Grey/Silver +510
Gold/Yellow +727
Red +750
Pink +1350
Green +1400
Blue +1700

Rihanna Hair Color for Super Bowl

I know this doesn’t mean anything, but the most recent Rihanna sighting was on Tuesday night, part of a video tribute as LeBron James became the all-time leading scorer in NBA history.

In that video, her hair is black. There’s plenty of time to get her hair done by halftime, and if you’re going to actually go after this bet, seek out some value. Basically, anything but black.

As for the color of dress: even if I thought it was black, there’s just a good a chance she comes out in something bright and stunning. There’s a reason she’s considered a fashion icon.

Pick:

  • Hair: Red 
  • Dress: White

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Other Super Bowl Halftime Prop Bets

Prop Over Under
Total Songs Performed at Halftime Show 8.5 (-141) 8.5 (-119)
Prop Yes Odds No Odds
Will Rihanna Announce a Tour During Halftime +250 Off
To Happen First on Stage Yes Odds No Odds
Pyrotechnics +150 N/A
Umbrella Used as a Prop +225 N/A
Football Used as a Prop +310 N/A
Shown Wearing a Bathing Suit +600 N/A
Cover Song +1050 N/A
Wardrobe Malfunction +1500 N/A
Songs Part of Halftime Set List Yes Odds No Odds
Umbrella -4500 +1025
We Found Love -2340 +820
Where Have You Been -1000 +555
Rude Boy -375 +239
Don’t Stop the Music -1050 +480
Only Girl (In The World) +175 -300
Diamonds -575 +333
What’s My Name? +188 -232
 FourFiveSeconds +476 -459
S&M +255 -375
Stay +425 -730
Disturbia +430 -735
Work +252 -315

Over/Under Songs Performed

Last year, the Dr Dre-led all-star team totaled eight songs. The Weeknd got through nine songs during his Super Bowl 55 setlist, while the year prior, Shakira and JLo packed 17 songs in their set.

In 2019, Maroon 5 also performed nine songs, while Justin Timberlake crossed the total with 11.

Only JT and the Shakira/JLo have gone over the total in the 2000s in Super Bowl halftime history.

Even with the extended halftime show, which runs up to 30 minutes, the building and breaking down of the stage means at most she’ll have a precious 12-15 minutes to work with.

However, if there’s someone with a playlist that could definitely work itself into a medley (and into the over), it’s Rihanna.

Pick:

  • Over 8.5 songs

Remember, this is just one aspect of prop betting for the big game. There are so many other popular Super Bowl prop bets, including Super Bowl game props, and a great one for following along at home are the broadcast props for the Super Bowl.

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