I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t bet on the Super Bowl since the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV. Actually, let me rephrase that. I haven’t bet on the Super Bowl game itself since the Saints beat the Colts.

So what have I been betting on the past four Super Bowls? Prop bets, baby!

Yep! It’s that time of the year again, ladies and gentlemen. Prop betting has become as important to the Super Bowl as chips and tacos. These types of bets have really taken a life of their own, sometimes generating more interest and publicity than the actual spread for the game.

Remember when an actual prop bet came out with an over/under on the time of the post-game handshake between the two Harbaugh brothers in Super Bowl XLVII? Maybe you’ll also remember the prop bet involving Aaron Rodgers’ “Discount Double-Check” celebration back in Super Bowl XLV.

These are the kinds of bets you can make on the Super Bowl. They range from the meta to the mundane, often times falling somewhere in-between.

This year promises to be no different as the first wave of prop bets have been released. As I have done over the past few years, I’m going to spend several days highlighting some of the most notable prop bets being offered ahead of Super Bowl XLIX. So let’s begin with a pair of props involving two people who aren’t even playing in the game: Idina Menzel and Katy Perry.

If you didn’t know by now, Idina Menzel is scheduled to sing the National Anthem at the game and Katy Perry will be performing the halftime.