Jon Batiste Super Bowl 59 Anthem Length Odds – National Anthem Odds Now Favor Over 120.5 Seconds

By Sascha Paruk in NFL Football
Published:

- New Orleans native Jon Batiste will sing the national anthem at Super Bowl 59 on Feb. 9 between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs
- The anthem has gone over its total in four straight Super Bowls
- See the latest Jon Batiste Super Bowl 59 anthem length odds, line movement, and betting trends
We are officially one week away from Super Bowl 59 between the two-time defending-champion Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. With the game at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, it was only fitting that Big Easy legen Jon Batiste would be tabbed to sing the national anthem before the game. And it wasn’t long after the announcement that sportsbooks opened the Super Bowl 59 anthem length odds, along with a couple other related anthem prop bets.
Jon Batiste National Anthem Odds (Super Bowl 59)
When I posted the early halftime and anthem props last week, three of these lines looked very different, and the fourth wasn’t on the board yet (length of brave).
Note that depending on your location, you may not be able to bet on the national anthem props at FanDuel. All US residents are able to sign-up at Kalshi and wager on their Super Bowl prediction markets.
Super Bowl 59 National Anthem Length Odds Moving Up
The odds for Jon Batiste’s national anthem at Super Bowl 59 have been moving in favor of the over in the last week. The price when the line first opened was set at -122 in favor of the over with the under at even-money (+100).
Whether because of Batiste’s personal style or the Super Bowl national anthem betting trends, the early money has been coming in on the over. As of Sunday, Feb. 2, the over was now heavily favored at -142 odds, which carries a 58.68% implied win probability, while the under had faded to +120 (45.45% implied win probability).
Dating back to Super Bowl 55 in 2021 between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs, each one of the last four Super Bowl national anthems has gone over its total.
That doesn’t mean they’ve all been over two minutes (120 seconds), though. Each anthem length is tailored by oddsmakers to the specific singer. Indeed, in that four-year run for overs, only two – Chris Stapleton in 2023 and Jazmine Sullivan/Eric Church in 2021 – went over a full two minutes. Stapleton’s just squeaked over that number at 121 seconds, while the Sullivan/Church duet was a length 136 seconds.
The average anthem length over the past four years is only 116.75 seconds.
But that number rises when you expand the history to the last 11 years. In that span, eight of 11 anthems have gone over the 120-second mark and the average anthem length has been 124.19 seconds.
Odds Player/Coach Cries During Anthem Skyrocket
The biggest odds movement on the board is in the market on whether a player or coach will cry during the national anthem. The odds opened with “yes” favored at -166 (62.41%) and “no” a +124 underdog (44.64%). But as of Sunday afternoon, the “yes” price had shortened to -770, which is an 88.51% implied win probability.
The “no” price is now +450, carrying just an 18.18% implied win probability. A bet on “no” at this price would profit $450 on a $100 wager if correct. Whereas, with the -770 price on the yes, bettors would have to risk $770 to win $100.
The main impetus for the odds movement is, in all likelihood, one specific player: Kansas City defensive tackle and five-time All-Pro Chris Jones. He was spotted getting emotional during last year’s anthem.
Odds Batiste Performs with a Piano Moving Towards “No”
Jazz legend Batiste is known for playing behind a piano and when FanDuel opened the odds on whether he would perform with a piano at Super Bowl 59, they listed “yes” as a heavy -650 favorite and “no” as a +420 underdog.
Fast forward a week and the lines are starting to converge. The “yes” is still heavily favored but, at the same time, has grown from -650 to -400. The “no” has, conversely, shortened from +420 to just +290.
It’s not super-common for the anthem singer to bring an instrument, but it does happen. Chris Stapleton (2023) and Eric Church (2021) both brought their guitars, and the last time the anthem singer was a piano savant, Alicia Keys at Super Bowl 46, she was sat behind her trademark Yamaha.

Batiste is the definition of a multi-instrumentalist, though. He’s best known for his talents with the ivories, but is equally comfortable with a guitar strap around his neck, so it’s not a huge surprise to see this line moving in favor of “no”.
- BET365 SPORTSBOOK
BET $5 & GET $150 IN BONUS BETS WITH CODE DIME365
- BETMGM SPORTSBOOK
USE CODE SBD1550 & GET $1,500 BACK IN BONUS BETS + $50 BETMGM REWARDS
- CAESARS SPORTSBOOK
USE CODE SBD1000 & GET YOUR FIRST BET BACK - UP TO $1,059 BACK ON CAESARS!
- DRAFTKINGS SPORTSBOOK
BET $5 & GET $250 IN BONUS BETS INSTANTLY!
- FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK
BET $5 & GET $200 IF YOUR BET WINS
Must be 21+. GAMBLING PROBLEM? Call 1-800-GAMBLER (CO, IL, KS, KY, MD, MI, NC, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV, WY); (800) 327-5050 or gamblinghelplinema.org (MA); (877) 8-HOPENY (NY); 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ); (888) 789-7777 (CT); 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA); 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN); mdgamblinghelp.org (MD); morethanagame.nc.gov (NC); 1800gambler.net (WV)

Managing Editor
Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.