If you were looking over social media during Super Bowl 57 and suddenly saw “Octopus” trending, there’s a fair chance you were very confused.
No, fans of the Detroit Red Wings did not take over State Farm Stadium. Something even more rare happened, in fact.
Jalen Hurts scored a touchdown for the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth quarter and then immediately scored again on a two-point conversion on the following play. That very specific combination is called an octopus: when a player scores a touchdown and then the same player immediately scores a two-point conversion.
Six points for the touchdown plus two more on the conversion for an eight-point play.
And it was (perhaps not so surprisingly) a longshot prop bet that saw tons of love from the betting public at +1400.
Jalen Hurts cashes the Octopus bet (same player scores TD + ensuing 2-pt conversion) at 14-1 at @DKSportsbook 🐙🐙
98% of bets AND 98% of wagers were on the YES
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) February 13, 2023
Jalen Hurts runs for a TD and then scores the 2 point conversion for an Octopus
Odds on an Octopus at @dksportsbook were 14/1.
This is the first Octopus in the 29 Super Bowls since the 2-point conversion was implemented.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 13, 2023
Between the octopus and the kick hitting the cross bar, the insane yes props are all cashing tonight. And we are live for OT, public is eating tonight.
— Greg Peterson (@GUnit_81) February 13, 2023
Let this be a lesson to bettors and oddsmakers: weird stuff happens in the Super Bowl all the time. It’s more fun to bet on it than against it.
