There was a surprise guest at Super Bowl LVII, one that no one was expecting. The surprise guest, it turns out, was inside Rihanna’s belly.
Fans all over the world went crazy when, during the opening of her halftime performance, the singer rubbed her stomach and pulled down the zipper of her jacket to reveal the growing baby bump.
The incredible number of people who bet on which song Rihanna would perform first during her halftime show this year shows just how closely people follow her every move,” says Tim Williams, a spokesperson for BetUS (pronounced ‘Bet U.S.’) Sportsbook, which was taking bets on about a dozen aspects of Rihanna’s halftime show. “We have long been known for having some of the wildest ‘prop’ bets out there, but not even our oddsmakers had anticipated that she would reveal herself to be pregnant!”
But while they may not have anticipated her reveal during the halftime show, BetUS wasted no time in getting some betting odds up after Rihanna’s official spokesperson confirmed the pregnancy.
Customers at BetUS.com can bet on the gender of the child (a boy is slightly favored at –130 odds, or an implied probably of 56.52%).
Meanwhile, if you think Riri could have twins, that’s a bet that will pay you 10-to-1 on your money.
One thing that BetUS oddsmakers don’t think will happen is A$AP Rocky getting a ring on RiRi’s finger before the baby is born: the sportsbook has set odds of that not happening of –400, or 80%. But if you disagree and think we’ll see Rihanna and Rocky finally tie the knot before her child is born, BetUS will pay you +200 (that’s 2-to-1) on your money.