Super Bowl LI: 5 Interesting Prop Bets to Target

Matt Ryan - Total Passing Yards: OVER 310.5 (-125)

Matt Ryan has amassed 4,944 passing yards over 16 games for an average of 309 passing yards per game this season. The over/under on Ryan's passing yards is purposely set just a shade higher at 310.5 yards.

The number -125 in parentheses will appear with each bet covered in this article. It is the vigorish, or as it's more commonly known, the juice, the vig, or the take. If you want to win $10 on this bet, you would have to bet $12.50.

In his two home playoff games this month, Ryan threw for 338 and 392 yards in 2 monstrous wins. The Atlanta Falcons are currently 3-point underdogs versus the New England Patriots.

The Falcons have been an underdog in five games this season, per the Rotoviz Game Splits App. In those games, Ryan has averaged 348.2 passing yards per game.

The total in this game is a sky-high 58.5 points. Ryan has played in five career games with a total of 55 or higher and has averaged 327.2 passing yards per game.

In a game where bookmakers expect it to remain close and high-scoring, you have to like Ryan's odds of surpassing this yardage mark.