Odds Say Super Bowl 53 Champions Will Visit Trump at the White House

• A year after the champion Philadelphia Eagles skipped a White House visit, odds suggest the winner will go this time
• Odds currently have the winner visiting at greater than -200
• Is there any chance the Super Bowl 53 winner passes on Donald Trump’s invite?

Super Bowl betting doesn’t end with the final whistle.

From what the Gatorade shower will look like, to who will be named Super Bowl MVP, to who that person will thank first, there’s action to be settled for hours after the game.

But if you’re looking for a bet that won’t settle until long after the confetti has been swept up, give this one a look.

Today we explore whether the winning team will go to DC and get a photo-op with Donald Trump (or whoever holds the title of President this summer).

Odds the Super Bowl Winner Visits the White House

In years past, this wouldn’t even be offered as a prop.

Since it became commonplace in the late 80s, only five teams missed their White House invitation. Three canceled invites were a result of the President dealing with war or some sort of national tragedy, and the 1998 Broncos never got an invitation from Bill Clinton (he was a little preoccupied with something else).

Last year’s Eagles were the first team to actually turn their nose up at the invitation.

The Philadelphia Eagles Football Team was invited to the White House. Unfortunately, only a small number of players decided to come, and we canceled the event. Staying in the Locker Room for the playing of our National Anthem is as disrespectful to our country as kneeling. Sorry!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2018

Turns out a lot of the Eagles players, (keep in mind Philly is one of the NFL’s most socially conscious teams) didn’t really see eye to eye with ol’ Trumpy.

So what are the chances one of this year’s participants puts their foot in the ground and says no? Let’s examine.

Will the Pats No Show?

I don’t even know why I have this section.

Patriots owner Bob Kraft praises ‘very close friend’ Donald Trump on eve of Mass. primaryhttps://t.co/8KuhAm18bX pic.twitter.com/sB1D21aEFJ

— Boston.com (@BostonDotCom) March 1, 2016

What an enormous waste of space and characters.

I figured out Tom Brady’s secret. The reason he wins bigly. So much winning. Unbelievable amounts of winning…… It’s because he’s MAGA yo! #MAGA pic.twitter.com/nyDjIfPUrO

— Dr. Ernie Bang💥 (@FLAwaveSports) January 21, 2019

Moving on.

What About That Other Team?

The NFC champion New Orleans Sa… oops! My bad. I keep making that mistake for some reason.

Pretty unreal fan angle of the Blown PI call in the Saints Rams game. pic.twitter.com/7MVa4MM45t

— AMC A-List Member (@Ryanwtking) January 21, 2019

The Los Angeles Rams could also win the Super Bowl and how would they react to an invite? That’s a little harder to pinpoint.

Rams owner Stan Kroenke gave $1 million to Trump’s inauguration campaign (a million for every championship Kroenke’s myriad of sports franchises have won). But he also put out some generic-ass statement in response to Trump’s complaints about player protesting.

So maybe they aren’t on great terms?

Statement from Rams Owner/Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke. pic.twitter.com/OJ3vFbPNwn

— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) September 24, 2017

Either way, it will be on a large number of Rams players and coaches to call for the team not to go and it’s very hard to get a read on where they all stand.

Considering the Rams franchise has never been to the White House (they were one of the teams that got preempted by other presidential duties), I could see enough of them just saying “yeah.”

How the No Could Cash

There’s no guarantee the government shutdown will have ended by the summer.

Knowing what kind of meal awaits when the kitchen is closed, I could see both teams passing on that.

Clemson: "I thought you said we were having Steamed Clams?"

Trump: pic.twitter.com/GOQDxkLx34

— Mitch Jones (@ComicMitchJones) January 15, 2019

Otherwise, the Yes feels like a good bet.