Prop bets abound ahead of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

Bettors won’t be left hungry just because New Jersey put the kibosh on gambling on the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Online gambling sites such as Bovada are happy to accept wagers on every aspect of the annual Coney Island contest — whether, for example, 11-time champion and heavy favorite Joey “Jaws” Chestnut will take home another title (-1000), or if a recount will be needed (+250) as in last year’s thriller.

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For the uninitiated, -1000 means anyone betting on Chestnut to repeat as top dog needs to wager that amount just to win back $100.

There’s also special prop bets on whether any contestants will be interrupted by animal rights protesters — as they tried to do in 2017 – and the over-under for total hot dogs downed by the men’s winner, currently set at 73.5 wieners, just below Chestnut’s record of 74 that he set in 2018.

Here’s a look at some of the unusual ways to get into the competitive eating action on the Fourth:

Will a contestant be interrupted by PETA during the contest?

Yes +700

No -1600

Will there be a recount?

No -400

Yes +250

Will there be an eat-off?

Yes +750

No -2000

Total hot dogs eaten by men’s champion?

Over 73.5 -130

Under 73.5 -110

Total hot dogs eaten by women’s champion?

Over 38.5 -130

Under 38.5 -110

On the women’s side, reigning champ and five-time winner Miki Sudo is heavily favored to beat out the field (-1600) after eating 37 hot dogs last year.

But bettors can get even more in the weeds by taking action on how many hot dogs Chestnut will have eaten in the first minute (over-under at 9.5) as well as the halfway mark (45.5). The wacky wagers are an alternative for gamblers in New Jersey after state officials banned sportsbooks from taking wagers on the contest despite “several” requests.

And anyone so inclined can even bet on the spread of 10.5 hot dogs Chestnut is expected to beat last year’s runner-up Carmen “The Mutiny” Cincotti, of Mays Landing, New Jersey, who ate 64 wieners.

Four of the top competitors on the men’s and women’s sides — Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Sudo and Michelle Lesco — attended a ceremonial weigh-in early Wednesday at the Empire State Building ahead of the event, Major League Eating chairman and contest host George Shea told The Post. Chestnut came in at 224 pounds, while Sudo weighed 122 pounds, Shea said.

Stonie, who won the contest in 2015, took fifth place last year and is expected to come up short (+425) if he meets Chestnut in a head-to-head eat-off.

The event will be televised live starting at 10:45 a.m. Thursday on ESPN.