Super Bowl XLV Proposition Betting Picks
Over the years the Super Bowl has not only become the most popular sporting event for even the most casual of fans, it has become the most heavily wagered-on sporting event in the world. There are so many ways to create action on this single football game that millions of people will have some kind of financial investment when it comes to Super Bowl XLV.
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Sportsbooks are well aware of the general public’s propensity to wagering on this game, so in order to capitalize on this feeding frenzy they offer a number of ‘proposition bets’ surrounding just about any aspect of this event.
There is no limit to the variety and number of prop bets when it comes wagering on the Super Bowl. All you have to do is go to favorite online sportsbook and search Super Bowl prop bets and you will find hundreds of things to bet on.
Everyone knows that the odds on the coin toss is 50/50 so why not get the ball rolling on Super Sunday with a wager on the actual length of the singing of the National Anthem. Christina Aquilera is performing the song this year and the current money line at BetUs.com is -130 it goes ‘over’ 1:54 and -110 it stays ‘under’ 1:54. You can even lay $100 to win $300 she comes out wearing a cowboy hat.
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Some of the more serious prop bets include which team scores first, what kind of score it will be and when will it take place. For example, if you think that Pittsburgh scores first the money line is -105. If you like Green Bay to draw first blood then your line is -125.
If you think the first score is going to be a touchdown then it will cost you -170 to win $100. A field goal (or safety) is worth a look at +145.
Wagering on a quick score (within the first 7:15 on the first quarter) would cost you -175 to make $100, but the line on a score in the second half of the first quarter is +145.
Teams that score first in the Super Bowl have often gone on to win the game, but it will cost you -165 to bet that will be the case this time around. If you want to go the other way the money line is +135.
A smarter wager, given the fact how closely these two teams match-up with one another, might be to risk -175 that the team that scores last wins the game. If you think this game will be decided long before the final gun then go the other way at +145.
The ‘over/under’ for the total points scored in the game is currently 44 ½, but you can break this down into Green Bay’s total of 23 ½ points which will cost you -125 on the over or -105 on the under. Pittsburgh’s total is 21 points and it will cost you -115 for either the over or the under.
To go along with all the team prop bets, there are also a number of individual player prop bets. One of the most popular is wagering on the games’ Most Valuable Player. Since quarterbacks are the most frequent recipient of this honor, Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers is the current odds-on-favorite at 3/2 with Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger the second favorite at 7/2. The lowest odds for a defensive player has Steelers safety Troy Polamalu at 15/1 followed by Packers cornerback Charles Woodson at 16/1.
You can also wager on the ‘over/under’ of just about any starting skill player’s performance. Rodgers will cost you -125 if you think he will throw for more than 275 ½ yards and -105 if you think he throws for less. Roethlisberger’s money line is -115 for throwing over 245 ½ yards and -115 for throwing under.
If you would rather just stick with the absurd, then take a look at the 2 ½ over/under line on first, how many times FOX will show Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on TV during the game, or second, how many times will FOX mention the name ‘Brett Favre’ on TV during the game.
Whatever the case may be, if it concerns some aspect of the Super Bowl either on or off the field, there is a good chance you can bet on the outcome.
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