Super Bowl XLIV Betting Propositions
It’s that time of the year when bettors go ga-ga over one huge football game, betting on everything from coin tosses to who among the Colts will wear panties.
Well, maybe not that last one. (I hope…) Seriously, Super Bowl XLIV should once again generate all kinds of betting propositions since this is only the biggest sporting event of the year other than the World Cup and it will be the last time we’ll ever get to enjoy football until we hit August again later this year.
Get ready, because here they come again, Super Bowl prop bets. Every year, a part of the media coverage around the big game focuses on the astounding number of proposition betting options that online sportsbooks roll out.
These prop bets range from the obvious (correct score of the game) to the unique (the Over/Under on the length of the national anthem). Over the next week and a half, we’ll look at some of the Super Bowl prop betting options offered and where the betting public are putting their money.
On that note, SPORTSBETTING.com has hundreds and hundreds of props listed and some of the most innovative options you’ll find anywhere.
Let’s get the popular coin toss one out of the way at the start here. The prop bet ”will the opening coin toss be heads or tails?” is currently listed at -115 for both options (I don’t really see this line moving due to heavy one-sided action…)
The Total for the Super Bowl is at 56 and of course there are numerous props related to the Over/Under. For example, one betting option is, ”what will the actual total score of the game be? An even number (-110) or an odd number (-120)?” See how crazy that is? Not even Peyton Manning can figure that one out.
There is also a proposition on the highest-scoring quarter with the first and the third listed at +500, the second at +150 and the fourth at +170.
SPORTSBETTING.com even has propositional bets on interceptions. As a team, the Indianapolis Colts intercepted 16 passes this season, Antoine Bethea led the way with four, while LB Clint Session and DB Jacob Lacey both returned INTs for TDs and if any Indy defensive player returns a pick for a major, it will net you a payday at +232.
As for which team can score first in Super Bowl XLIV, the New Orleans Saints have a high-powered offense while Peyton Manning can pick apart a defense with laser-like precision. I’m not surprised that there is a prop on whether there will be a score in the first 7.5 minutes of the game, -230 for Yes and +180 for No.
Early action at SPORTSBETTING.com has, somewhat predictably, come in on the ”Yes” side of this prop, with 85 percent of all the action so far siding with a score in the first 7.5 minutes.
With arguably the two best QBs in the game going head to head in Super Bowl XLIV, (yes, I’m referring to Peyton Manning and Drew Brees…) there are decent odds that the first offensive play of the game will be a pass and to that end, the ”First Offensive Play by Either Team” proposition sees a pass favored at -125 while a run is at +105.
Here are some of the betting propositions offered by SPORTSBETTING.com.
Which team will win the coin toss?
Indianapolis Colts will win the coin toss -115
New Orleans Saints will win the coin toss -115
Is the coin toss in Super Bowl XLIV be heads or tails?
Heads -120
Tails -110
What will be the first score of Super Bowl XLIV?
Touchdown -220
Any other score +170
Can the Indianapolis Colts beat the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV? SPORTSBETTING.com has the odds.
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