How are some people preparing for the State of the Union speech?

Answer: By placing bets online.

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In preparation for the president’s State of the Union address, to be delivered Feb. 5, BetDSI, a platform for online wagering for events, has launched a series of prop bets related to the speech.

There are more than 50 prop bets total, including odds on the predominant color of the president’s tie, Melania Trump’s dress or Ivanka Trump’s dress. There are also odds on the total number of viewers according to Nielsen’s final tally, with the over/under set at 47 million, as well as the length of the speech where the over/under is 75 minutes.

The full list of odds is available here.

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Kate is a senior copy editor in Northern California. She holds a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in professional writing from the University of California, Davis.