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The odds 'Awaken' for Star Wars

Posted Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 4:23 PM Central
Last updated Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 5:01 PM Central

by John Couture

We are officially less than a month away from the opening of The Force Awakens, so it only seems fitting that we get serious about the latest Star Wars film. Yeah, because countless stories in the last year about the film hasn't quite done the trick yet.

Tim and I made our case last week for how big (or not) we think that The Force Awakens will be, but the total box office is only one piece of the action on this highly anticipated installment. Star Wars is a cultural phenomenon. It is a multi-generational touching stone and as such there is an amazing level of awareness for next month's release.

For those of us that like to place a wager from time to time, this means that a cottage industry of proposition bets (prop bets) is thriving on the seedier side of the internet. If you're looking for official action, word has it that it can be had at Bovada.

Some of the rumored prop bets include whether The Force Awakens will become the highest grossing film of all time (surprisingly favored to not set a new record), earn a Best Picture Oscar nomination and whether such famous lines such as "I've got a bad feeling about this," "May the Force be with you," and "Never tell me the odds" will pop up in the new film.

If you're looking for something a little more fun and less official, then Sports Betting Dime has some interesting prop bets to consider. They lay odds as to the true parentage of Rey, the fate of Luke Skywalker and even the odds that Jar Jar Binks will make a surprise appearance in The Force Awakens.

If comedy is more your thing, then this list of prop bets will surely float your boat. I have to say that line on Lando Calrissian popping up in Episode VIII is quite enticing.

Of course, being the type of galactic scum that would totally patronize the Mos Eisley Cantina, we couldn't help ourselves but add a few of our own. For legal purposes, all odds are for entertainment purposes only.

  • Over/Under on the number of lens flares: 13
  • Over/Under on the total minutes of screen time for Luke: 5
  • Odds that BB-8 will get into a fight with R2-D2: 5/1
  • Odds of the final MPAA rating:
    G: 100/1
    PG: 25/1
    PG-13: 1/2
    R: 100/1
    NC-17: 1,000,000/1
    Settled: Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence.
  • Odds that the opening shot is in space: 3/1
  • Odds that we will see any Force ghosts: 15/1
  • Odds that someone will say "midichlorians": 100/1
  • Odds that Rey will wield a lightsaber: 25/1
  • Odds that we will see a dead ewok: 75/1
  • Odds that Boba Fett will show up: 250/1
  • Odds that Greg Grunberg will play a relative of Jek Porkins: 4/1
  • Odds that there will be an Empire level cliffhanger: 5/1
  • Over/Under on the length of the opening crawl in words: 80
  • Odds on use of an ALL CAPS descriptor in the opening crawl: 50/1
  • Odds that George Lucas will speak out negatively on The Force Awakens before Christmas: 25/1

What do you think? Have any prop bets that we haven't uncovered yet? Share down in the comments.

UPDATE: Wow, that was fast. Less than an hour after the story posted, the rating was released by the MPAA. I hope you got that wager in real fast.