Last updated: 29 September 2026 · By Power.Win Editorial Team
You don’t need to pick the winner to bet on a game. A prop bet lets you back one player, one stat or one moment. So what is a prop bet, how does each type settle, and what does it cost you in margin?
Key Takeaways
- Props bet on things that happen inside a game, not on the final result.
- Player props are the biggest group, and each sport settles them on its own official stats.
- Power.Win’s rulebook spells out when a player prop is void, sport by sport.
- Props usually carry more margin than a main line, and the price shows you how much.
- Before you bet props, check how deep the menu is and whether the settlement rules are published.
Here are 10 common prop bets, what each one settles on and what voids it. The last column shows whether the market was listed on the Power.Win sportsbook when we checked it, logged out, on 29 September 2026. A “not seen” row is a general example of the category, not a Power.Win claim.
| Prop | Sport | Settles on | Void if | Listed on Power.Win (checked 29 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anytime goalscorer | Soccer | The player scores at any point; own goals don’t count (Soccer 1.3) | The player stays on the bench or isn’t in the squad; a sub who comes on stands (Soccer 1.6) | ✔ Player Props tab |
| Player to receive a card | Soccer | Cards shown in the regular 90 minutes (Soccer 1.24–1.25) | Exempt from the starting-XI void rule (Soccer 1.5) | Not seen |
| Anytime touchdown scorer (“Player touchdowns 1+”) | NFL | A rushing or receiving TD; passing TDs don’t count (American football 4.13.6); overtime counts (4.13.8) | The player doesn’t participate (American football 4.13.1) | ✔ “Player touchdowns (incl. overtime)” |
| First touchdown scorer | NFL | The game’s first touchdown | The rulebook’s related “next touchdown scorer” market is void if no further TD is scored (American football 4.9) | Not seen |
| QB passing yards over/under | NFL | The official box score (American football 4.13.2) | The player doesn’t participate (4.13.1) | Not seen |
| Player points over/under | NBA | The official box score (Basketball 3.7.2); overtime counts (3.7.5) | The player doesn’t take part (Basketball 3.7.1) | Not seen on the game checked |
| Pitcher strikeouts | MLB | The official box score; extra innings count (Baseball 6.10.5) | The named pitcher doesn’t start (Baseball 6.10.8) | ✔ “incl. extra innings” |
| Batter hits, home runs or total bases | MLB | The official box score; extra innings count (Baseball 6.10.5) | The batter isn’t in the starting lineup (Baseball 6.10.6) | ✔ all three |
| Player goals or shots on goal | NHL | Overtime counts, shootouts don’t (Ice Hockey 5.6.5) | The player never enters the ice while the clock runs (Ice Hockey 5.6.1, 5.6.6) | ✔ both |
| First team to score | Soccer (game prop) | The team that scores the first goal | Check the market’s rule; the related “team to score first and win” is void on 0–0 (General rules 4.5.18) | Not seen |
Checked on power.win/sportsbook and power.win/sportsbook-rules on 29 September 2026.
What is a prop bet?
A prop bet is a wager on something that happens during a game rather than on who wins it. “Prop” is short for proposition: a yes/no or over/under question about one player, one team or one event. Did the running back score? Did the pitcher strike out eight?
Props split into three groups:
- Player props ask about one person’s stats: goals, touchdowns, strikeouts, points.
- Game or team props ask about the match itself without asking who wins: first team to score, total corners.
- Specials or novelty props ask about something outside normal play. They mostly appear around big events.
A main line asks one question per game. A prop menu can ask dozens, which is why its depth is a clear test of a sportsbook.
How do player props work?
A player prop settles on one player’s official statistics for that game. The sportsbook sets a line or a milestone, you take a side, and the official box score decides it. Most US-sport props on the Power.Win rulebook settle “as soon as the final official box score is received” (American football 4.13.2, Basketball 3.7.2).
Two rules decide almost every player prop:
- Does the player have to play? In every sport’s player props section, a player who doesn’t take part voids the bet.
- Does overtime count? It depends on the sport, and the rulebook says so in writing.
How do NFL player props work?
A prop bet in football, in the NFL sense, is usually a yardage line or a touchdown milestone for one player. On Power.Win, the NFL game checked listed “Player touchdowns (incl. overtime)” at 1+, which is the anytime touchdown scorer bet. The rulebook credits a touchdown to “any player who carries or receives the ball in the end zone” and excludes passing TDs (American football 4.13.6).
So a quarterback who throws three touchdowns doesn’t win you an anytime TD bet. He has to carry or catch one into the end zone himself. Overtime counts (4.13.8), and the rulebook names nfl.com as its data source (4.13.5). Passing-yards and first-TD-scorer props weren’t seen on the game checked.
How do NBA player props work?
NBA player props usually set an over/under on points, rebounds, assists or a combination such as rebounds + assists. The NBA game checked on Power.Win listed no player props yet. The rulebook still has a basketball player props section: a player who doesn’t take part voids the bet (3.7.1), and overtime counts (3.7.5).
How do MLB and NHL player props work?
MLB and NHL props work the same way, with their own timing rules. Power.Win listed batter hits, batter home runs, batter total bases and pitcher strikeouts, all including extra innings (Baseball 6.10.5). On the NHL, it listed player goals and player shots on goal, including overtime but not shootouts (Ice Hockey 5.6.5).
Baseball is stricter on pitchers: if a named pitcher doesn’t start, all of that pitcher’s markets are void (6.10.8). Hockey is looser: a player who steps on the ice while the clock runs counts, for any length of time (5.6.6).
Checked on power.win/sportsbook on 29 September 2026.
What is an anytime goalscorer bet?
An anytime goalscorer bet wins if your player scores at any point in the match. Power.Win’s Premier League page listed it under Player Props. Two rules shape it: own goals don’t count for the scorer (Soccer 1.3), and a player who comes on as a substitute still counts (Soccer 1.6).
What are some prop bet examples?
Those 10 rows are the everyday prop bet examples, but a worked price shows what a prop actually pays. Take a $25 anytime touchdown bet on a starting running back at +150, which is 2.50 in decimal odds. The price is illustrative, not a quote.
- If he scores a rushing or receiving TD: you get $62.50 back, your $25 stake plus $37.50 profit.
- If he doesn’t score: you lose the $25.
- If he’s ruled out and doesn’t participate: the bet is void and the $25 comes back (American football 4.13.1).
- Implied probability: 1 ÷ 2.50 = 40%. The price says he scores in about four games out of ten.
Game props work the same way. “First team to score” asks about the opening goal and ignores the final result. Team stat markets such as shots and fouls settle from a priority list of data sources in the rulebook (Soccer 1.31).
How do prop bets settle, and when are they void?
Prop bets settle on official data after the game, and they’re void when the thing they depend on never happens. The commonest void is a player who doesn’t play. Power.Win’s rulebook writes these conditions sport by sport.
Soccer is the strictest:
- Soccer 1.5: player props are void if the player isn’t in the starting XI.
- Exceptions to 1.5: anytime, first and last goalscorer, player to receive a card, player to score x+ and team first goalscorer.
- Soccer 1.32: soccer player props settle on data from OPTA.
The US sports void a player bet if the player doesn’t participate (American football 4.13.1, Basketball 3.7.1, Ice Hockey 5.6.1, Baseball 6.10.1). Baseball also voids a batter who isn’t in the starting lineup (6.10.6).
Two more rules are worth knowing. If an NFL game is abandoned or postponed and not played in the same NFL week, markets are void (American football 4.6). An over/under that lands exactly on the line is void too (General rules 4.5.3). A “Pitcher strikeouts 8+” milestone can’t tie, but an 8.0 line can.
Checked on power.win/sportsbook-rules on 29 September 2026.
Why do prop bets carry a bigger margin?
Props usually carry a bigger margin because a sportsbook prices hundreds of thin markets with less information and less betting volume than a main line. It covers that risk with more margin per price, and you can measure it from any two-way prop.
Worked example: a −120/−120 prop against a −110/−110 main line.
The method is to turn each side’s price into an implied probability, add them, and see how far past 100% the total goes.
| Price on each side | Implied probability per side | Implied total | Book’s margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| −110 / −110 (1.91 decimal) | 110 ÷ 210 = 52.38% | 104.76% | about 4.5% |
| −120 / −120 (1.83 decimal) | 120 ÷ 220 = 54.55% | 109.09% | about 8.3% |
The margin column is 1 − (1 ÷ implied total). In money terms: if $120 goes on each side of a −120/−120 prop, the book takes $240, pays the winner $220 and keeps $20. That’s 8.3% of what was staked. At −110/−110, $110 a side leaves $10 of $220, or 4.5%.
So the same “coin flip” costs nearly twice as much as a prop. For how American prices convert, see what +200 and −300 odds pay.
That’s also the answer to anyone chasing the best prop bet. There’s no best prop, only a price. A prop is worth a look when you think the price underrates the chance, and the margin tells you how wrong the book has to be first.
What is the difference between a prop bet and a parlay?
A prop bet is a single market inside a game; a parlay combines several bets into one ticket that only pays if every leg wins. You can combine props from one game on Power.Win through Bet Builder, which the rulebook defines as a bet on multiple markets of the same event, “such as total, 1×2, team stats, player props” (General rules 4.4.13).
Bet Builder follows parlay logic. Every outcome in it has to be predicted correctly, one wrong leg loses the whole bet, and the payout is the stake times the total odds. If one selection is voided, the rest stands. Bet Builder may not be available on every sport, event or market, so look for the tab.
How combined odds build up, and why a combo compounds the margin, is covered in parlays and combo bets with crypto.
What are Super Bowl prop bets?
Super Bowl prop bets are the props sportsbooks post for the NFL’s championship game, usually the biggest prop menu of the season. They cover the same player props as any NFL game, plus game props such as the first scoring play and specials built around the broadcast, like the coin toss.
The settlement rules don’t change for the big game. On Power.Win’s rulebook, a touchdown prop still excludes passing TDs (American football 4.13.6), and overtime still counts (4.13.8). For specials, read each market’s wording: a novelty prop settles on whatever source that market names, which may not be the box score.
What should a crypto sportsbook show before you bet props?
A crypto sportsbook worth betting props with shows three things before your money moves: a deep prop menu, written settlement rules for each sport, and a licence you can look up. Honest reviews and a clear list of where it doesn’t accept players round it out.
Does it list enough props to compare?
Prop depth is a quick test of a sportsbook. Open one game in each sport you follow and count the player markets. On 29 September 2026, the Power.Win sportsbook listed player props on the soccer, NFL, MLB and NHL games checked, and the soccer and NFL events also carried a Bet Builder tab.
Are the settlement rules published?
Published rules let you know why a prop was voided instead of guessing. Power.Win’s sportsbook rules set out player props for soccer, American football, basketball, ice hockey and baseball, each with its own void and data-source clauses. The NHL section names nhl.com as its source (Ice Hockey 5.6.5). For the rest of the rulebook, see the Power.Win sportsbook explained.
What licence and reviews should you look for?
Look for a named regulator and a licence number, not just the word “licensed”. The Power.Win site is licensed by the Tobique Gaming Commission, licence 0000209, operated by 3-102-968317 SRL (Costa Rica). The detail is in who licenses Power.Win.
For reviews, read what independent bettors say about settlement disputes and payouts. A sportsbook ranking itself isn’t a review.
Rules on online sports betting vary by country and state. Before you bet props anywhere, check your local law and read Power.Win’s terms, which name the countries it doesn’t accept players from.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are they called prop bets?
“Prop” is short for proposition. The sportsbook offers a proposition about one event in a game, such as “this player scores 1+ touchdowns”, and you take the yes or the no. The name describes the question, not the sport.
Can you parlay props?
Yes, where the sportsbook allows it. On Power.Win, props from one event combine through Bet Builder (General rules 4.4.13), and every selection has to win. Adding legs raises the payout and the combined margin together.
Are prop bets harder to win?
Not by design, but they usually cost more. A −120/−120 prop carries a margin of about 8.3%, against about 4.5% on a −110/−110 line. That gap is what you have to overcome before a prop pays off over time.
What does +200 mean on a prop bet?
+200 means a $100 bet wins $200 profit, so you get $300 back if it lands. In decimal odds that’s 3.00, an implied probability of about 33.3%. The same maths applies to props, sides and totals.
Sources (Citations)
- Power.Win, Sportsbook Rules: General rules 4.4.13 (Bet Builder), 4.5.3, 4.5.18; Soccer 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.24–1.25, 1.31, 1.32; Basketball 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.7.5; American football 4.6, 4.9, 4.13.1, 4.13.2, 4.13.5, 4.13.6, 4.13.8; Ice Hockey 5.6.1, 5.6.5, 5.6.6; Baseball 6.10.1, 6.10.5, 6.10.6, 6.10.8 — power.win/sportsbook-rules (read 29 September 2026)
- Power.Win Sportsbook, markets listed on soccer, NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA events — power.win/sportsbook (checked logged out, 29 September 2026)
- NFL, data source named in American football 4.13.5 — nfl.com
- NHL, data source named in Ice Hockey 5.6.5 — nhl.com
- Power.Win blog, what +200 and −300 odds pay — blog.power.win
Take the Lead, Gamble Responsibly
Props are easy to stack. One game can offer dozens, and a Bet Builder turns a handful into one ticket in seconds. Set your budget before you open the Player Props tab, and treat every stake as the cost of the entertainment, not a route to money.
Power.Win’s responsible gambling tools help you keep that line. You can set deposit limits daily, weekly or monthly, and a cut takes effect immediately. Wagering limits cap how much you stake. If you need a longer break, self-exclusion can be set for anything from 3 months to 5 years, or with no end date. If betting stops feeling like a choice, use them, and reach out to the support organisations listed on that page.