by The days leading up to the Super Bowl are as much spectacle as the actual game with parties and concerts at many times for media and fans alike.
FanDuel is no exception. The gaming company, which offers a wide variety of sports to bet on in addition to daily fantasy sports and casino games, will host its own Super Bowl party on Friday at Tempe Beach Park in Tempe, Ariz., kicking off at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale just days away.
Lisa Kerney, who has been with FanDuel since 2018, is one of the hosts for this year’s party. It’s the second party the company has hosted at the Super Bowl, and Kerney promised in a recent interview that this year’s soiree will surpass last year’s, which was held in Los Angeles.
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“This is going to be something that will continue to move forward,” Kerney said. “Our team has created this and accomplished it, and we have amazing guests.”
Fans quickly gobbled up tickets to the free event and will be able to see former athletes and celebrities like Rob Gronkowski, Shannon Sharpe, Shams Charania, Darius Butler, Michelle Beadle, Dr. Disrespect and Rob Riggle, just to name a few. you are expected to attend. They will be competing in various events including, tic tac toe toss, life size paper soccer and more.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski, #87, watches a replay on the jumbotron during the NFC divisional game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 23, 2022 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa , fl. (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Fans who attend will have the chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes. Those who can’t make it to Arizona for the event will be able to stream it. live on YouTube. In addition, The Killers is also ready to act. All the festivities begin at 8 pm ET.
Kerney, the current host of FanDuel’s “More Ways to Win,” joined the company in 2018 after more than four years on ESPN and stops in the New York, Seattle and Butte, Montana markets.
Super Bowl LVII will be between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, and among the countless bets a bettor can make, Kerney offered one that he thought would lock.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, left, and tight end Travis Kelce celebrate a win over Jacksonville in the Divisional Round of the playoffs on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Tammy Ljungblad/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
“This is great because I actually have a bet that … and I don’t normally have one because I’m all over the place,” Kerney told Fox News Digital. “The only bet I tell everybody is that the total is there at 50.5 (points). There’s a lot of talk about the offenses and the offensive line of the Eagles and Jalen Hurts and he’s so mobile and when you have an offensive line that’s the best in the business and then you have a quarterback who’s accurate and can run and oh by the way you’ve got weapons downfield that can catch it who’s stopping this offense?
“This game is going to be won in the trenches and I think it’s going to come down to a lower scoring game. So I say that, just to say, take the bass and the real X factor with take the bass, per For me, it’s the fact that Carl Cheffers is the head umpire for this game. He’s worked, I think, like four or five Super Bowls. He worked the Chiefs’ Super Bowl in Tampa two years ago. But his team consistently leads the league in flags thrown, penalties, penalty yards Your team averages about 16 penalties per game and that’s 1.5 times more than the average team.
Referee Carl Chefffers, #51, returns to the field after halftime to boos from Kansas City Chiefs fans after a rough call to the passer during the second quarter of a game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium on 10 October 2022 in Kansas. City, Missouri. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)
“So, he’s leading the charge for this Super Bowl and along with the defenses that are great, the offenses are great, of course, Patrick Mahomes, who knows, he might be limited, the Chiefs scored 23 in that AFC Championship Game with him limping his way through it. But the X factor being Carl Chefffers, I think I can feel safe on bass given that a lot of those years could be lost.”
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As for which team will lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the game, once I can only imagine who the Kansas City, Missouri native will go with.
“I know a lot of people want to defend the Eagles and they’re so good. They are … But this is the Chiefs’ third Super Bowl appearance in four years,” Kerney said. “And I think being able to have that experience, being in a place where I’ve already dealt with the pomp and circumstance that comes with a media day, and learning how to hone all those endorphins and energy and excitement and everything that goes swirls around the Super Bowl, I think it’s a huge advantage to have been there before I’m not saying this list is exactly the one that’s been here before, but when you have a whole host of guys that have come back and been there already. I think it’s a great advantage for the Chiefs.
Lisa Kerney is hosting the 2023 FanDuel Super Bowl party. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Women in Cable Telecommunications)
“Also, Patrick Mahomes is the best player in this league and he just comes in with one leg and you’re like, ‘Holy cow, he just limps his way to a first down. We set up a field goal on a roughing.’ passer penalty I mean, he just does it in a way where you’re constantly like oh my gosh. So I think the magic is with the Chiefs. This is how I feel in my heart. I’m also a huge Kansas City Chiefs fan, so with that being said, I hope it’s my team that holds the Lombardi Trophy.”
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Super Bowl LVII will take place on Sunday at 6:30 pm ET and can be seen on FOX.
