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Kickers are always prominent in both the Super Bowl and betting and Adam Vinatieri has proved this time and again.
If you think the former Pat will continue to be the man with the golden boot in the Super Bowl, the odds are listed at -145 that he will kick the last and possibly winning field goal.
If you think Robbie Gould will kick the possible game winning field goal for the Bears the odds are +130.
Bet365’s offerings are vast and one particularly fun bet is the jersey number of the player who scores the first TD.
If you think the player who rumbles into the endzone first will be a QB, RB or DB (numbers 0-44½ and yes, I realize that there are no ½ jersey numbers, but this is betting) the odds are listed at -110.
If you think it will be a LB, DL, WR, TE or God forbid, an OL the odds are listed at -120.
If you think that Indy will be more effective in the red zone early on and think that the Colts can put 10-points on the board first, Bet365’s odds are listed at -180.
If you think that the Bears’ defense will shutdown on Manning’s vast arsenal and Chicago will get the early lead, odds are listed at +140.
Think that both offenses will choke under the pressure and have trouble putting up 10-points on both sides of the board? Put down some money at +4000.
Rookie DB Devin Hester made his bones this year, not so much by picking off passes, but scoring touchdowns as a return man. He starts on the punt return and is the second man on the kick return and if you think the rookie will score a TD off of the punt or kick, Bet365 is offering odds at +160 for their Special Teams or Defensive TD scored prop.
Sportsbook.com is offering a number of interesting cross sport proposition bets involving the NFL and other sports.
Every sports fan worth their weight in gold knows that the Colts’ offense and Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James can put points on the board with relative ease.
Sportsbook is offering a bet on who will score more points on Super Bowl Sunday, the Colts’ offense vs. Chicago or LeBron James against the Detroit Pistons.
The line for this bet is a ½-point with the Colts favored at -103 and LeBron listed as the underdog at + 103.
When all the smoke clears from the fireworks display at the games conclusion, the Pete Rozelle trophy for the Super Bowl’s MVP will be awarded. Yes, Peyton, Urlacher, Harrison et al. have a real shot at winning the honor, but what about a longshot bet?
According to The Greek sportsbook, Robbie Gould, Lance Briggs and Bob Sanders are all listed at +3000 to be take home MVP honors.
There is a lot more hype surrounding the Super Bowl these days and someone from the late 60’s would be shell shocked to see how much the game has evolved. But who cares? As everyone who is a fan of the NFL will tell you, bigger is better.
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