Super Bowl Kickoff Time 2016: National Anthem Start Time and TV Coverage

Super Bowl Sunday is quickly approaching, and the matchup between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers has been broken down from every angle imaginable over the past two weeks. 

As you're preparing for your Sunday night festivities, here's all the pregame info you'll need. 

We've got all the TV and betting info below followed by a breakdown of one of the most popular prop bets on Super Bowl Sunday: the national anthem over/under.

Game Details 

When: Sunday, February 7, 6:30 p.m. ET

Where: Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California

Television: CBS

Over/Under (via Odds Shark): 44.5

Spread: Carolina (-5.5)

National Anthem

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On Tuesday, the NFL announced that Lady Gaga would kick things off on Super Bowl Sunday by singing the national anthem. 

According to Odds Shark, the over/under for Lady Gaga's performance was set at two minutes, 20 seconds. 

For those who follow this popular prop bet from year to year, the over/under total likely came as a shock. The average time over the past 10 Super Bowls has been 1:57. 

In fact, for Lady Gaga to hit the over, she would have to approach the longest national anthem of the past 10 years, which belongs to Alicia Keys at 2:35 before Super Bowl XLVII. 

TV Coverage

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CBS gets the honors of broadcasting Super Bowl 50, and its top announcing duo, Jim Nantz and Phil Simms, will be on the call. 

It's been a particularly exciting week for Nantz, whose wife gave birth to their second child on Monday. 

While Nantz's newborn son cut it awfully close, he was never in danger of missing the Super Bowl. According to the New York Post's Justin Terranova, Nantz had planned on calling the game even if his wife was in labor during it. 

Coverage is set to begin on CBS at 6:30 p.m. ET. 

Super Bowl Odds

The Panthers opened as 3.5-point favorites, but the line quickly rose to where it stands now at 5.5. 

The early money clearly poured in on the Panthers, which makes sense considering their dominant playoff run through the NFC. 

But recent history tells us it might be safer to roll with the Broncos on Sunday. 

According to Pro-Football-Reference.com, each of the last four teams to be favored in the Super Bowl by more than a field goal failed to cover. The last team to cover a spread this large in the championship game was the Indianapolis Colts—led by Peyton Manning—in 2007. 

Raising further doubt for the Panthers is the fact that they've struggled in these types of games this season.

According to Odds Shark, the Panthers are just 3-4 against the spread as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points.

Given the Panthers' lack of success and the recent history, the smart play is to take the points on Sunday.