Bet the NFL Super Bowl – New England Patriots vs New York Giants

Every year we get a lot of questions about how to bet on the Super Bowl and that’s what we’re going to teach you today. We’ll cover the different places you can bet on the game, and we’ll explain the different kinds of bets that are offered and how to bet them.

Where to bet the Super Bowl - There are several places and/or ways that you can bet on the Super Bowl. We list these options below.

Las Vegas – One of the best known ways to bet on football is by going toLas Vegas, and placing a bet with one of the many sportsbook there.Nevada is the only state inAmerica that allows you to walk up to a window and place a bet on any and every kind of sport. Most casinos in Vegas have a sportsbook inside their casino making it really easy to bet the big game. The only problem is that you have to be inLas Vegas to make these bets, because Vegas casinos currently do not accept bets online or over the phone.

Betting Online – Fifteen years ago there were just a handful of online sportsbooks, now there are literally hundreds. Some of these sportsbooks are great. Some of these sportsbooks are terrible. There is currently no single worldwide body that regulates online gambling, and because of that you really need to watch which online sportsbook you use. You want to choose one you can trust with a long history and good customer service.

For the last several years we’ve rated Bovada (LINK) as the best online sportsbook, and we’ve ranked them #1 again this year. Bovada is a trusted online sportsbook that’s been around for over 16 years. They keep every customer deposit in a separate, secure bank account to ensure that your money is safe. They also have great customer service with an open and friendly staff, but most importantly they offer an incredible amount of bets on the NFL Super Bowl.

We’ve also compiled a list of the 7 best online sportsbooks to use to bet on the Super Bowl in 2012 (LINK). Bovada is our recommended sportsbook, but if you use another one please check out our list to see how we rank it. If your online sportsbook is not listed here, we don’t endorse it and don’t recommend betting with them. Your money is too important to trust with a sportsbook that’s not one of the best.

Bookies – You can find a local bookie in every city inAmerica. If you don’t have one, and want to find one, we recommend asking a bartender at your local sports bar. He can probably give you a phone number or even introduce you to one.

We don’t recommend betting with bookies. Bookies can be dangerous people who might resort to physical violence to collect on a debt. They’re often involved in not just book making, but in other kinds of criminal activities as well. The last thing you want is to win a huge bet on the Super Bowl, and have your bookie busted for drugs that next day and never get paid.

The only real upside of using a bookie is that they can have different lines fromLas Vegasand the online sportsbooks. Most bookies only take local bets, so a bookie inNew York will get hundreds of bets on the Giants and not a lot on the Patriots. In order to balance this out, the bookie will often change the odds that he offers to entice more people to bet on the Pats. So if the national line on the game is the Patriots -3, a local bookie in New York might make his line the Patriots -2. Therefore if you live inNew Yorkand want to bet on the Patriots, it might make sense to use a local bookie in order to get better odds.

How to bet the Super Bowl – There are a lot of different kinds of bets offered on the Super Bowl. We are going to go through each different kind below and explain how to bet them.

The Spread Bet – The current spread on the Super Bowl is the New England Patriots -3 vs the New York Giants. This means that if you bet onNew England with the spread and they win by 3 points you win, but if the Patriots lose by 3 points, you lose. If you bet onNew York with the spread and the Giants either win the game or lose the game by less than 3 points, you win, and if the Giants lose the game by more than 3 points, you lose. Lastly if the game ends by exactly 3 points, the bet would be a push and you would get your money back.

The benefit on betting on the spread is that it’s close to a even money bet.Las Vegascreates the spread in order to offer a bet were you can get close to 50/50 odds on your money. The exact odds on the spread bet are -110. This means that you have to bet $11 to win $10. In order to do this, they need to offer a bet that they think half their bettors will bet onNew Englandand the other half will bet onNew York. Right now, Vegas thinks that the Patriots have a better chance of winning, so they are offering the Patriots -3 to entice more people to bet on the Giants +3 -110. Patriots backers who think thatNew Englandwill win by more than 3 points can also bet the spread at -110.

The Money Line Bet – The money line bet is a bet on which team will win the game straight up regardless of the spread.New England is favored, and that’s reflected in this line. The current odds on the money line are the New York Giants +120 and the New England Patriots -140. This means that if you want to bet the Giants to win, you can bet $10 to win $12, but if you want to bet on the Patriots to win, you will need to bet $14 to win $10.

The Over/Under Bet (also known as the Total Bet) – This is a bet on the total number of points scored in the game. The current over/under on the Super Bowl is 55, and you can bet on whether you think the combined final score of the game will be over 55 points or under 55 points.

Let’s do some examples to make sure everyone understands this bet. IfNew Englandscores 20 points and the Giants score 22 points, the total number of points scored in the Super Bowl would be 42 points. This is under the 55 points, so if you bet on the under, you would win, and if you bet the over, you lose. Now let’s say that the Patriots score 35 point andNew Yorkstill scores 22. The combine score would be 57 points, more than the Super Bowl total bet of 55. So if you bet the over, you would win, and the under bet would lose.

Proposition Bets (or Prop Bets) – Prop bets are bets that can be on just about anything, and there are usually 100s of different prop bets offered for the Super Bowl. These bets can range from the total number of yards that Tom Brady will throw for to the number of times the announcers talk about Eli Manning’s brother, Peyton. Some of the most unusual ones are based on the amount of time it takes to sing the national anthem or on the sets list of the Super Bowl halftime show. Some standard prop bets that are offered every year are which team will score first, will there be a safety, will there be a kickoff return for a touchdown, and even who will win the coin toss?

Super Bowl prop bets have become as legitimate as the spread, the money line and over/under bets. When there are 100s of bets offered, bettors can usually find some bets that they like. A lot of bettors also play fantasy football, and prop bets (such as the number of yards for Victor Cruz or will Rob Gronkowsk score a TD) cater to the fantasy football community.

This is our list of where and how to bet on the Super Bowl. This list was written for the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI inIndianapolisbetween the New England Patriots and the New York Giants, but it can really apply to any Super Bowl in any year. These are the basics of what you need to know to bet on the Super Bowl, and we assumed that since you are reading this, that’s exactly what you plan to do. So good luck! We hope you win every bet you place!

PS. If you are here looking for a complete list of prop bets offered on the Super Bowl, we have them here. (LINK) Good luck!

Congratulations to all the New England Patriots and New York Giants fans! A rematch of the 2007 Super Bowl. So much fun!

As always we are ranking the best Online Sports Books available for betting on the Super Bowl. For anyone who has been following these rankings in the past, it should come as no surprise that the top ranked sportsbook this year is Bovada. Designed specifically for US players, this company is safe, customer focused and user friendly. They offer great signup bonuses for sports bettors as well as casino and poker players, and they offer more bets on the Super Bowl than any other online sports book. This site really takes betting online to a whole new level.

#1. Bovada – Created specifically for US players, Bovada is at the top of our ratings for finances, customer service, software, website design, bonuses and wagers offered. Established in 1995, few sportsbooks can compete with Bovada when it comes to offering a fun and hassle-free experience when betting sports online. We highly recommend them for all you Super Bowl betting needs. ACCEPTS US PLAYERS.

#2 BoDog – BoDog is in the same family of sportsbooks as Bovada. Almost everything we’ve said about Bovada can also be said about BoDog except for one major difference. BoDog does not accept US players. These sportsbook is primarily focused on Europe and Canada, so if you live in either of those regions, we suggest you give BoDog a try. DOES NOT ACCEPT US PLAYERS.

#3 Pinnacle Sports – Like Bovada, Pinnacle offers great security, customer service and software, but there are two main areas where they differ. First off Pinnacle does not accept US players, so if you live in America you cannot bet with them. Secondly Pinnacle doesn’t offer good deposit bonuses, but they make up for that with by offering the lowest bookmaking margins in the world. That’s right the lowest in the World! If you live outside the US, you should give them a try. DOES NOT ACCEPT US PLAYERS.

#4 William Hill – This is another excellent site for sports betting and probably the best one located in the UK. William Hill primarily caters to the European market and even trades on the London Stock Exchange. Unfortunately, they do not accept US players, but if you are located in the UK they are worth a look. DOES NOT ACCEPT US PLAYERS.

#5 Bet365 – One of the internet’s oldest sports books, Bet365 is a great place to bet on the Super Bowl, unless you live in the USA or France. DOES NOT ACCEPT US OR FRENCH PLAYERS.

#6 Bookmaker – Strong financial and customer services ratings make Bookmaker one of our recommended sportsbooks. They also take US players, so if you’re looking for another option from Bovada, Bookmaker is it. ACCEPTS US PLAYERS.

#7 BetOnline – This sportsbook also accepts US players. They are well established, trust worthy and have good customer service. The only knock against them is that their software isn’t as nice as some other online sports books. That said, they are still a good sports book, and worthy of our recommendation. ACCEPTS US PLAYERS.

As always these are our top 7 recommended sports books for betting on the Super Bowl. There are a lot of sports books online, and it’s important to use one that you can trust. There is nothing worse than arguing with a site about a bet or winning a big bet and not knowing if you will ever see the money. We talk to operators of these sites several times a year. They are the best in the business, we have no problems recommending them.

If you use a sportsbook that we did not list here, we’re not saying that it is not a good sportsbooks, we are simply saying that in our opinion, it’s not of the best. There are plenty of decent sportsbooks that did not make our list and many more bad sportsbooks that didn’t make it either. If you are betting on the Super Bowl this year, we hope that you will do it with a sportsbook that you can trust.

Good Luck and thanks for stopping by.

That was the question that we were asked by more than a few people in 2006 right before we started this site. Super Bowl XL played between the Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers seemed to spark a lot of public interest in betting on the big game and in betting it online. At this point, seasoned gamblers had been betting online for years. It was the average everyday NFL fan that wanted the ability to make a bet that was looking for answers.

We’re not sure we’ll ever know what it was about the 2006 Super Bowl that sparked so much public interest in betting on the Super Bowl online. Maybe it was the first time that so many people had access to fast internet connections. Maybe it was the fact that the Steelers have millions of fans (they are the second most popular team in the NFL behind the Cowboys). Maybe it was the spread on the game (the Steelers were favored by 4). Maybe it was the controversy surrounding the officiating of the game (the Seahawks lost by 11, but because of some terrible calls many people think that Seattle should have won the game outright.) Whatever the reason was, all the public interested was what made us start this site.
Since then, we have been providing news, odds and bets during the NFL playoffs and Super Bowl to help the public understand was bets are offered on the game and what sportsbooks they can trust their money with. Unfortunately online gambling isn’t properly regulated yet. Over the year there have been a lot of fly by night operations that set up set up as an online sportsbook, but then disappear shortly after with all their customers money. Some of these sites have been scams and others have just been failed businesses that never got off the ground. This is a big reason why you should never bet with a sportsbook that you don’t know and trust. This is also the reason that every year we rate and recommend our most trusted online sportsbook, so that you can have faith that you money isn’t going to disappear.

For the last several years we’ve rated Bovada (rebranded from BoDog) as the best online sportsbook, and they will receive the same ranking this year. Bovada is a trusted online sportsbook that has been around since for over 16 years. They keep every customer deposit in a separate, secure bank account to ensure that their money is safe. They also have great customer service with an open and friendly staff, but most importantly they offer an incredible amount of bets on the NFL Super Bowl.

Every year we monitor every online sportsbook to see what Super Bowl bets they are offering and for the last several years Bovada has crushed the competition. Their list of available prop bets goes on for pages. They offer standard ones like will Eli Manning throw over or under 310 yards or how many turnovers the Patriots will have. They also offer bets that no one else offers like “What will Kelly Clarkson wear to sing the National Anthem?” or “What color will Madonna’s hair be when she begins the Super Bowl Halftime show?”

They also offer live in game betting. Bovada was the first online sportsbook to offer this. Now more and more online books and even some sportsbooks in Las Vegas offer in game betting.

If you’re not familiar with in-game betting, it allows you to place a bet after every play. A lot of places don’t offer it because it’s too hard to calculate odds after every play, and most bettors don’t want to places a ton of bets on the game. But if you are watching the game and notice something that you think might influence the game’s outcome, and you play with Bovada, you can always log onto your online account and make a bet at any point during the game.

So we will be posting a complete list of good, trusted online sportsbooks in about a week. If you are looking for one today, you can’t go wrong with Bovada. Hopefully with this site and this post we’ve helped answer the question “How do I bet on the Super Bowl?”

If you have any questions on how to make basic bets (such as spread bets, money line bets, and over/unders), we’ll be reviewing all of these in the next couple of days too.

Good Luck! We hope you enjoy and win some money betting on the Super Bowl!

Below is the full list of prop bets for Super Bowl 46. You can bet these at the Bovada Online Sportsbook.

How long will it take Kelly Clarkson to sing the National Anthem?
Over/Under 1 minute 34 Seconds
From first note starts until she completes saying “Brave”.

What will Kelly Clarkson wear to sing the National Anthem?
Super Bowl XLVI or official NFL shirt 2/1
Patriots Jersey or shirt 12/1
Colts Jersey or shirt 12/1
Giants Jersey or shirt 15/1
Anything else 1/3

Will Kelly Clarkson forget or omit at least 1 word of the official US National Anthem?
Yes +250

Will Kelly Clarkson’s bare belly be showing when she sings the National Anthem?
Yes +300

What color will Madonna’s hair be when she begins the Super Bowl Halftime show?
Blonde -400
Any other color +250

Will Madonna be wearing fishnet stockings at any point during the Super Bowl Halftime show?
Yes -120
No -120

Will Madonna wear an NFL Jersey or shirt at any point during the Super Bowl Halftime show?
Yes +250
No -400

Will Madonna wear a hat at any point during the Super Bowl Halftime show?
Yes +150
No -200

What will Madonna be using to start the Super Bowl Halftime show?
Headset -200
Handheld Microphone +150

How many times will Peyton Manning be shown on TV during the game?
Over/Under 3.5

How many times will Giselle Bundchen be shown on TV during the game?
Over/Under .5

If Tom Brady’s son is shown on TV during the game will he be wearing a Tom Brady Jersey?
Yes -200
No +150

How many times will Jim Isray be mentioned on TV during the game?
Over/Under 1

How many times will David Tyree’s 2008 Super Bowl catch be shown be shown on TV during the game?
Over/Under 1

How many times will Andrew Luck be mentioned on TV during the game?
Over/Under 1

How many times will Robert Kraft be shown on TV during the game?
Over/Under 3.5

How many times will Mitt Romney be shown on TV during the game?
Over/Under 1

Who will Barack Obama pick to win the game?
New England Patriots -120
New York Giants -120

Will any player get a penalty for excessive celebration in the game?
Yes +250

What Color will the Gatorade be that is dumped on the Head Coach of the Winning Super Bowl Team?
Yellow 7/4
Orange 9/4
Clear/Water 3/1
Red 11/2
Green 6/1
Blue 10/1

Who will the Super Bowl MVP of the Game thank first?
Teammates 2/1
God 7/2
Owner 7/2
Family 7/1
Coach 12/1
Does Not Thank Anyone 11/4

What will the TV Rating be for the Super Bowl?
Over/Under Nielsen Rating 47½

How many average viewers will the game have?
Over/Under 117 Million Viewers

Which region will have the higher local TV Rating?
Boston -7
New York +7

How many viewers will stream the Super Bowl online?
Over/Under 1.5 million

What will happen with the Dow Jones the day after the Super Bowl?
Market Up -140
Market Down EVEN

Will the New England Patriots win Super Bowl XLVI and the Boston Celtics win the 2012 NBA Championship?
Yes 40/1

Will the New England Patriots win Super Bowl XLVI and the Boston Red sox win the 2012 World Series?
Yes 18/1

Will the New England Patriots win Super Bowl XLVI and the Boston Bruins win the 2012 Stanley Cup?
Yes 9/1

Will the New England Patriots win Super Bowl XLVI and Mitt Romney be the Republican Candidate for the 2012 election?
Yes 3/2

Will the New England Patriots win Super Bowl XLVI and Mitt Romney win the 2012 Presidential Election?
Yes 4/1

Will the New York Giants win Super Bowl XLVI and the New York Knicks win the 2012 NBA Championship?
Yes 50/1

Will the New York Giants win Super Bowl XLVI and the New York Yankees win the 2012 World Series?
Yes 14/1

Will the New York Giants win Super Bowl XLVI and the New York Rangers win the 2012 Stanley Cup?
Yes 20/1

Coin toss
Heads -105
Tails -105

Who will win the coin toss?
New York Giants -105
New England Patriots -105

Team to Score First in the Game
New York Giants (Score First) -105
New England Patriots (Score First) -125

The First Score of the Game will be?
Touchdown -190
Field Goal or Safety +155

New York Giants Total Team Points
Over/Under 26½

New England Patriots Total Team Points
Over/Under 29½

New York Giants Total 1st Half Team Points
Over/Under 13½

New England Patriots Total 1st Half Team Points
Over/Under 14½

Odds to win MVP
Tom Brady 13/10
Eli Manning 9/4
Rob Gronkowski 15/2
Hakeem Nicks 14/1
Victor Cruz 14/1
Aaron Hernandez 15/1
Wes Welker 15/1
Ahmad Bradshaw 22/1
BenJarvus Green-Ellis 22/1
Jason Pierre-Paul 25/1
Deion Branch 30/1
Brandon Jacobs 35/1
Mario Manningham 35/1
Danny Woodhead 50/1
Antrel Rolle 75/1
Justin Tuck 75/1
Chad Ochocinco 100/1
Devin McCourty 100/1
Jake Ballard 100/1
Jerod Mayo 100/1
Kyle Arrington 100/1
Lawrence Tynes 100/1
Osi Umenyiora 100/1
Stephen Gostkowski 100/1
Vince Wilfork 100/1
Field 20/1

Player to score the first TD in the game?
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE 11/2
Aaron Hernandez (NE) TE 15/2
BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE) RB 15/2
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR 15/2
Wes Welker (NE) WR 15/2
Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG) RB 17/2
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR 17/2
Brandon Jacobs (NYG) RB 12/1
Deion Branch (NE) WR 14/1
Mario Manningham (NYG) WR 14/1
Danny Woodhead (NE) RB 20/1
Jake Ballard (NYG) TE 20/1
Chad Ochocinco (NE) WR 25/1
Stevan Ridley (NE) RB 25/1
Tom Brady (NE) QB 25/1
Eli Manning (NYG) QB 35/1
Julian Edelman (NE) WR 35/1
Travis Beckum (NYG) TE 35/1
Bear Pascoe (NYG) TE 40/1
D.J. Ware (NYG) RB 50/1
Field 15/2
No TD scored in the game 150/1

Player to score the first New York Giants TD in the game?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR 7/2
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR 7/2
Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG) RB 9/2
Brandon Jacobs (NYG) RB 6/1
Mario Manningham (NYG) WR 7/1
Jake Ballard (NYG) TE 12/1
Eli Manning (NYG) QB 15/1
Travis Beckum (NYG) TE 16/1
Bear Pascoe (NYG) TE 22/1
D.J. Ware (NYG) RB 25/1
Field 10/1
No NYG TD in the game 10/1

Player to score the first New England TD in the game?
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE 11/4
Wes Welker (NE) WR 4/1
Aaron Hernandez (NE) TE 9/2
BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE) RB 9/2
Deion Branch (NE) WR 15/2
Danny Woodhead (NE) RB 12/1
Tom Brady (NE) QB 14/1
Chad Ochocinco (NE) WR 15/1
Stevan Ridley (NE) RB 15/1
Julian Edelman (NE) WR 20/1
Field 10/1
No NE TD in the game 10/1

Total Passing Yards – Eli Manning (NYG)
Over/Under 310½

Total Rushing Attempts – Eli Manning (NYG)
Over/Under 2½

Total Rushing Yards – Eli Manning ((NYG)
Over/Under 3½

Total Rushing Yards – Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG)
Over/Under 57½

Total Receiving Yards – Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG)
Over/Under 22½

Total Receptions – Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG)
Over/Under 3

Total Rushing Yards – Brandon Jacobs (NYG)
Over/Under 30½

Total Receiving Yards – Brandon Jacobs (NYG)
Over/Under 5½

Total Receptions – Brandon Jacobs (NYG)
Over/Under 1

Total Receiving Yards – Hakeem Nicks (NYG)
Over/Under 85½

Total Receptions – Hakeem Nicks (NYG)
Over/Under 5½

Total Receiving Yards – Victor Cruz (NYG)
Over/Under 89½

Total Receptions – Victor Cruz (NYG)
Over/Under 5½

Total Receiving Yards – Mario Manningham (NYG)
Over/Under 50½

Total Receptions – Mario Manningham (NYG)
Over/Under 3

Total Receiving Yards – Jake Ballard (NYG)
Over/Under 25½

Total Receptions – Jake Ballard (NYG)
Over/Under 2

Total Receiving Yards – Travis Beckum (NYG)
Over/Under 14½

Total Receptions – Travis Beckum (NYG)
Over/Under 1½

Total Tackles & Assists – Antrel Rolle (NYG)
Over/Under 6

Total Tackles & Assists – Jason Pierre-Paul (NYG)
Over/Under 5½

Total Tackles & Assists – Osi Umenyiora (NYG)
Over/Under 2½

Total Tackles & Assists – Michael Boley (NYG)
Over/Under 6½

Total Tackles & Assists – Mathias Kiwanuka (NYG)
Over/Under 4½

Total Tackles & Assists – Kenny Phillips (NYG)
Over/Under 4½

Will Corey Webster (NYG) get an interception in the game?
Yes +350
No -500

Will Kenny Phillips (NYG) get an interception in the game?
Yes +400
No -600

Total Passing Yards – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under 320½

Total Rushing Yards – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under 5½

Total Rushing Attempts – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under 3

Total Rushing Yards – BenJarvus Gree-Ellis (NE)
Over/Under 45½

Total Rushing Yards – Danny Woodhead (NE)
Over/Under 25½

Total Receiving Yards – Danny Woodhead (NE)
Over/Under 10½

Total Receptions – Danny Woodhead (NE)
Over/Under 1½

Total Receiving Yards – Wes Welker (NE)
Over/Under 82½

Total Receptions – Wes Welker (NE)
Over/Under 6½

Total Receiving Yards – Deion Branch (NE)
Over/Under 45½

Total Receptions – Deion Branch (NE)
Over/Under 3

Total Receiving Yards – Rob Gronkowski (NE)
Over/Under 82½

Total Receptions – Rob Gronkowski (NE)
Over/Under 6

Total Receiving Yards – Aaron Hernandez (NE)
Over/Under 64½

Total Receptions – Aaron Hernandez (NE)
Over/Under 5½

Total Rushing Yards – Aaron Hernandez (NE)
Over/Under 10½

Total Rushing Attempts – Aaron Hernandez (NE)
Over/Under 2½

Total Receiving Yards – Julian Edelman (NE)
Over/Under 7½

Total Receptions – Julian Edelman (NE)
Over/Under ½

Total Receiving Yards – Chad Ochocinco (NE)
Over/Under 10½

Total Receptions – Chad Ochocinco (NE)
Over/Under 1

Total Tackles & Assists – Jerod Mayo (NE)
Over/Under 7½

Total Tackles & Assists – Kyle Arrington (NE)
Over/Under 5½

Total Tackles & Assists – Devin McCourty (NE)
Over/Under 5½

Total Tackles & Assists – Patrick Chung (NE)
Over/Under 5½

Total Tackles & Assists – Rob Ninkovich (NE)
Over/Under 5

Total Tackles & Assists – Vince Wilfork (NE)
Over/Under 3½

Who will catch a Pass first?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR -105
Wes Welker (NE) WR -125

Who will catch a Pass first?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR -175
Deion Branch (NE) WR +145

Who will catch a Pass first?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR EVEN
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE -130

Who will catch a Pass first?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR -115
Aaron Hernandez (NE) TE -115

Who will catch a Pass first?
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR -115
Wes Welker (NE) WR -115

Who will catch a Pass first?
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR -175
Deion Branch (NE) WR +145

Who will catch a Pass first?
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR -105
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE -125

Who will catch a Pass first?
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR -115
Aaron Hernandez (NE) TE -115

Who will catch a Pass first?
Mario Manningham (NYG) WR -115
Deion Branch (NE) WR -115

Who will catch a Pass first?
Travis Beckum (NYG) TE -130
Julian Edelman (NE) WR EVEN

Who will record more receptions?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR Pick (+130)
Wes Welker (NE) WR Pick (-160)

Who will record more receptions?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR Pick (+110)
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE Pick (-140)

Who will record more receptions?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR Pick (-105)
Aaron Hernandez (NE) TE Pick (-125)

Who will record more receptions?
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR Pick (+120)
Wes Welker (NE) WR Pick (-150)

Who will record more receptions?
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR Pick (-105)
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE Pick (-125)

Who will record more receptions?
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR Pick (-115)
Aaron Hernandez (NE) TE Pick (-115)

Who will record more receptions?
Mario Manningham (NYG) WR Pick (-115)
Deion Branch (NE) WR Pick (-115)

Who will have more Rushing Attempts?
Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG) RB -½ (-125)
BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE) RB +½ (-105)

Who will have more Passing Attempts in the game?
Eli Manning (NYG) QB Pick (-115)
Tom Brady (NE) QB Pick (-115)

Who will have more Completions in the game?
Eli Manning (NYG) QB +1 (-115)
Tom Brady (NE) QB -1 (-115)

Who will throw the first Interception in the game?
Eli Manning (NYG) QB -155
Tom Brady (NE) QB +125

Who will record more Tackles & Assists in the game?
Antrel Rolle (NYG) Pick (-140)
Patrick Chung (NE) Pick (+110)

Who will record more Tackles & Assists in the game?
Jason Pierre-Paul (NYG) Pick (-115)
Kyle Arrington (NE) Pick (-115)

Who will record more Tackles & Assists in the game?
Osi Umenyiora (NYG) Pick (+160)
Vince Wilfork (NE) Pick (-200)

Who will record more Rushing Yards in the game?
Brandon Jacobs (NYG) RB +14½ (-105)
BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE) RB -14½ (-125)

Who will record more Receiving Yards in the game?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR Pick (-125)
Wes Welker (NE) WR Pick (-105)

Who will record more Receiving Yards in the game?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR Pick (-125)
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE Pick (-105)

Who will record more Receiving Yards in the game?
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR -5½ (-125)
Wes Welker (NE) WR +5½ (-105)

Who will record more Receiving Yards in the game?
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR -5½ (-125)
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE +5½ (-105)

Who will reach 30 Receiving Yards First?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR -115
Wes Welker (NE) WR -115

Who will reach 30 Receiving Yards First?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR -115
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE -115

Who will reach 30 Receiving Yards First?
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR -130
Wes Welker (NE) WR EVEN

Who will reach 100 Passing Yards First?
Eli Manning (NYG) QB -115
Tom Brady (NE) QB -115

Who will reach 10 Completions First?
Eli Manning (NYG) QB -115
Tom Brady (NE) QB -115

Who will reach 30 Receiving Yards First?
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR -130
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE EVEN

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
Eli Manning Completions Pick (-115)
Lebron James Points Pick (-115)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
Wes Welker Receptions Pick (-115)
Lebron James Assists Pick (-115)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
Ahmad Bradshaw Receiving Yards Pick (-115)
Chris Bosh Points Pick (-115)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
Tom Brady TD Passes Pick (-115)
Ray Allen 3 Point Shots made in the game Pick (-115)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rushing Yards -15½ (-115)
Rajon Rondo Points, Rebounds & Assists +15½ (-115)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
Deion Branch Receptions Pick (-115)
Tyler Seguin Shots on Goal Pick (-115)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
Tom Brady TD Passes Pick (-115)
Boston Bruins Total Team Goals Pick (-115)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
Hakeem Nicks Receptions Pick (-115)
Total Golas in the Flyers vs Bruins game Pick (-115)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
Mario Manningham Receptions Pick (+125)
Marian Gaborik Shots on Goal Pick (-155)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
New York Giants Total Team Points Pick (-115)
Henrik Lundqvist Saves Pick (-115)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
Eli Manning TD Passes Pick (-115)
Tim Hardaway Jr. 3 Point Shots made in the game Pick (-115)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushing attempts Pick (-115)
Keith Appling Points Pick (-115)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
Danny Woodhead Receiving Yards -2½ (-115)
Draymond Green Rebounds +2½ (-115)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
Jason Pierre-Paul Tackles & Assists Pick (-115)
Trey Burke Assists Pick (-115)

What will be higher? wager is for games played Feb 5th only.
Tom Brady Total Completions Pick (-115)
Draymond Green Points and Rebounds Pick (-115)

SUPER BOWL XLVI – Alternative Point Spread
New York Giants +4½ (-175)
New England Patriots -4½ (+145)

Alternative Point Spread
New York Giants +7½ (-275)
New England Patriots -7½ (+215)

Alternative Point Spread
New York Giants +10½ (-400)
New England Patriots -10½ (+300)

Alternative Point Spread
New York Giants +14½ (-700)
New England Patriots -14½ (+475)

Alternative Point Spread
New York Giants -3½ (+195)
New England Patriots +3½ (-250)

Alternative Point Spread
New York Giants -7½ (+350)
New England Patriots +7½ (-500)

Alternative Point Spread
New York Giants -10½ (+500)
New England Patriots +10½ (-800)

Alternative Point Spread
New York Giants -14½ (+850)
New England Patriots +14½ (-1700)

Will the team that scores first win the game?
Yes (Team Scores First Wins) -165
No (Team Scores First Does Not Win) +135

Will Either team score 3 unanswered times in the game?
Yes (3 Unanswered Scores) -190
No (3 Unanswered Scores) +155

Team to score last in 1st half
New York Giants (Score last in 1st Half) -115
New England Patriots (Score last in 1st Half) -115

Team to Score Last in the Game
New York Giants (Score Last in Game) EVEN
New England Patriots (Score Last in Game) -130
New York Giants first scoring play of the game
Touchdown (Giants First Score) -180
Field Goal or Safety (Giants First Score) +150
New England Patriots first scoring play of the game
Touchdown (Patriots First Score) -180
Field Goal or Safety (Patriots First Score) +150

First Team to reach 10 points (or more) in the game.
New York Giants (First to 10) EVEN
New England Patriots (First to 10) -125
Neither Team Scores 10+ Points +5000

Which Will be the Highest Scoring Quarter?
1st Quarter +265
2nd Quarter +170
3rd Quarter +300
4th Quarter +220

Will there be More Points Scored in the
1st Half + ½ Pts -120
2nd Half + OT -½ Pts -110

Half Time / Full Time – Which team will be leading at half time and which team will win the game.
New York Giants / New York Giants 11/5
New England Patriots / New York Giants 7/1
Tie / New York Giants 18/1
Tie / New England Patriots 16/1
New York Giants / New England Patriots 6/1
New England Patriots / New England Patriots 6/5

Total Points – Odd or Even?
Odd -140
Even +110

Longest Touchdown Scored in the Game (Yardage)
Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams touchdowns count towards wager.
Over/Under Yards (Longest Touchdown) 49½

Team to Score the Longest Touchdown in the Game
Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams touchdowns count towards wager.
New York Giants ( Longest Touchdown) -105
New England Patriots ( Longest Touchdown) -125

Shortest Touchdown Scored in the Game (Yardage)
Over/Under Yards (Shortest Touchdown) 1½

Total Touchdowns in the game
Over/Under TDs 6½

Will there be a Special Teams or Defensive Touchdown scored in the game?
Yes (Defensive or Special Teams TD) +145
No (Defensive or Special Teams TD) -175

The First Turnover of the Game will be?
Fumble +125
Interception -150
No Turnover In Game +700

Team to Call the First Timeout in the Game
New York Giants (First Timeout) -115
New England Patriots (First Timeout) -115

Team to Get the First Penalty in the Game
New York Giants (First Penalty) -135
New England Patriots (First Penalty) +105

Team to Call the First Coaches Challenge in the Game
New York Giants (First Coaches Challenge) -115
New England Patriots (First Coaches Challenge) -115

Hello NFL and Super Bowl Bettors!

If you are looking for a list of prop bets on this weekend’s games, we have a full list below. These are the current odds available at the Bovada Online Sportsbook right now! If you are interested in placing a bet.

(Bovada is one of the best sportsbooks available online. We’ll be ranking the best sportsbooks to bet the Super Bowl at next week, and Bovada has been our top rated sportsbook for the last two years. Will it be this year? You’ll need to stop by next week to find out!)

If you think these are a lot of prop bets, you should see then number of prop bets that will be offered on the Super Bowl. It’s probably 3 times this size.

CONFERENCE FINALS – Who will Record the Most Passing Yards? Listed competitors only, if there is a tie dead-heat rules apply.
Tom Brady (NE) QB -110
Eli Manning (NYG) QB +125
Joe Flacco (BAL) QB +450
Alex Smith (SF) QB +750

CONFERENCE FINALS – Who will Record the Most Rushing Yards? Listed competitors only, if there is a tie dead-heat rules apply.
Ray Rice (BAL) RB -150
Frank Gore (SF) RB +130
Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG) RB +600
Brandon Jacobs (NYG) RB +1200

CONFERENCE FINALS – Who will Record the Most Receiving Yards? Listed competitors only, if there is a tie dead-heat rules apply.
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR 7/2
Wes Welker (NE) WR 4/1
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE 9/2
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR 5/1
Aaron Hernandez (NE) TE 7/1
Anquan Boldin (BAL) WR 7/1
Michael Crabtree (SF) WR 10/1
Torrey Smith (BAL) WR 10/1
Vernon Davis (SF) TE 10/1
Mario Manningham (NYG) WR 15/1

(BAL vs NE) Total Passing Yards – Tom Brady (NE)

Over/Under 315½ (-130)o (EVEN)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Passing Attempts – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under 35½ (-135)o (+105)u

(BAL vs NE) – Total Completions – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under 25½ (-115)o (-115)u

(BAL vs NE) Total TD Passes – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under 2½ (-135)o (+105)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Interceptions – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under ½ (-155)o (+125)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Rushing Yards – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under 3½ (-125)o (-105)u

(BAL vs NE) How many times will he be sacked – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under 2 (-130)o (EVEN)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Rushing Yards – BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE)
Over/Under 32½ (-105)o (-125)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Rushing Attempts – BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE)
Over/Under 10½ (EVEN)o (-130)u

(BAL vs NE) Will BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE) score a TD in the game?
Yes +130
No -160

(BAL vs NE) Total Rushing Yards – Danny Woodhead (NE)
Over/Under 22½ (-115)o (-115)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Receiving Yards – Danny Woodhead (NE)
Over/Under 7½ (-115)o (-115)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Receptions – Danny Woodhead (NE)
Over/Under 1 (-125)o (-105)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Receiving Yards – Wes Welker (NE)
Over/Under 82½ (-125)o (-105)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Receptions – Wes Welker (NE)
Over/Under 7 (-115)o (-115)u

(BAL vs NE) Will Wes Welker (NE) score a TD in the game?
Yes +105
No -135

(BAL vs NE) Total Receiving Yards – Rob Gronkowski (NE)
Over/Under 85½ (-125)o (-105)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Receptions – Rob Gronkowski (NE)
Over/Under 6 (-125)o (-105)u

(BAL vs NE) Will Rob Gronkowski (NE) score a TD in the game?
Yes -180
No +150

(BAL vs NE) Total Receiving Yards – Aaron Hernandez (NE)
Over/Under 62½ (-125)o (-105)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Receptions – Aaron Hernandez (NE)
Over/Under 5 (-115)o (-115)u

(BAL vs NE) Will Aaron Hernandez (NE) score a TD in the game?
Yes +110
No -140

(BAL vs NE) Total Receiving Yards – Chad Ochocinco (NE)
Over/Under 10½ (-115)o (-115)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Tackles & Assists – Jerod Mayo (NE)
Over/Under 8 (-115)o (-115)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Tackles & Assists – Kyle Arrington (NE)
Over/Under 5½ (-115)o (-115)u

(BAL vs NE) Total Tackles & Assists – Devin McCourty (NE)
Over/Under 4½ (-130)o (EVEN)u

(BAL vs NE) Will Kyle Arrington (NE) get an interception in the game?
Yes +325
No -450

(BAL vs NE) – Total Points – Stephen Gostkowski (NE)
Over/Under 8½ (-130)o (EVEN)u

(BAL vs NE) – Player to score the first TD in the game?
Ray Rice (BAL) RB 4/1
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE 17/4
Wes Welker (NE) WR 7/1
Aaron Hernandez (NE) TE 8/1
BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE) RB 8/1
Anquan Boldin (BAL) WR 10/1
Torrey Smith (BAL) WR 12/1
Deion Branch (NE) WR 15/1
Ed Dickson (BAL) TE 18/1
Danny Woodhead (NE) RB 20/1
Lee Evans (BAL) WR 20/1
Stevan Ridley (NE) RB 20/1
Dennis Pitta (BAL) TE 22/1
Ricky Williams (BAL) RB 22/1
Chad Ochocinco (NE) WR 30/1
Joe Flacco (BAL) QB 30/1
Tom Brady (NE) QB 30/1
Julian Edelman (NE) WR 35/1
Field 15/2
No TD scored in the game 75/1

(BAL vs NE) – Player to score the first Baltimore TD in the game?
Ray Rice (BAL) RB 9/4
Anquan Boldin (BAL) WR 9/2
Torrey Smith (BAL) WR 11/2
Dennis Pitta (BAL) TE 10/1
Ed Dickson (BAL) TE 10/1
Lee Evans (BAL) WR 10/1
Ricky Williams (BAL) RB 12/1
Joe Flacco (BAL) QB 18/1
Field 15/2
No BAL TD scored in the game 6/1

(BAL vs NE) – Player to score the first New England TD in the game?
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE 9/4
BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE) RB 4/1
Wes Welker (NE) WR 4/1
Aaron Hernandez (NE) TE 5/1
Deion Branch (NE) WR 8/1
Danny Woodhead (NE) RB 14/1
Stevan Ridley (NE) RB 14/1
Chad Ochocinco (NE) WR 18/1
Tom Brady (NE) QB 18/1
Julian Edelman (NE) WR 25/1
Field 10/1
No NE TD scored in the game -

(BAL vs NE) – Who will throw the 1st Interception in the game? Both
Joe Flacco (BAL) QB -135
Tom Brady (NE) QB +105

(BAL vs NE) – Who will record more receptions in the game?
Anquan Boldin (BAL) WR +½ (-115)
Aaron Hernandez (NE) TE -½ (-115)

(BAL vs NE) – Who will record more receptions in the game?
Danny Woodhead (NE) WR Pick (-130)
Chad Ochocinco (NE) WR Pick (EVEN)

(BAL vs NE) – Who will record more Receiving Yards in the game?
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE -2½ (-115)
Wes Welker (NE) WR +2½ (-115)

(BAL vs NE) – Who will record more Tackles & Assists in the game?
Ray Lewis (BAL) Pick (EVEN)
Jerod Mayo (NE) Pick (-130)

(BAL vs NE) – Who will have the most New England Rushing Yards in the game? Listed competitors only.
BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE) RB -125
Danny Woodhead (NE) RB +175
Stevan Ridley (NE) RB +350
Aaron Hernandez (NE) TE +650

(NYG vs SF) Total Passing Yards – Eli Manning (NYG)
Over/Under 300½ (-130)o (EVEN)u

(NYG vs SF) Total TD Passes – Eli Manning (NYG)
Over/Under 2 (-150)o (+120)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Interceptions – Eli Manning (NYG)
Over/Under ½ (-250)o (+195)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Rushing Yards – Eli Manning (NYG)
Over/Under 2½ (-135)o (+105)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Rushing Yards – Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG)
Over/Under 47½ (-125)o (-105)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Rushing Attempts – Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG)
Over/Under 12½ (-115)o (-115)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Receiving Yards – Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG)
Over/Under 18½ (-115)o (-115)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Receptions – Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG)
Over/Under 2½ (-135)o (+105)u

(NYG vs SF) Will Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG) score a TD in the game?
Yes +135
No -165

(NYG vs SF) Total Rushing Yards – Brandon Jacobs (NYG)
Over/Under 32½ (-115)o (-115)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Rushing Attempts – Brandon Jacobs (NYG)
Over/Under 9½ (-105)o (-125)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Receiving Yards – Hakeem Nicks (NYG)
Over/Under 85½ (-130)o (EVEN)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Receptions – Hakeem Nicks (NYG)
Over/Under 5½ (-145)o (+115)u

(NYG vs SF) Will Hakeem Nicks (NYG) score a TD in the game?
Yes -110
No -120

(NYG vs SF) Total Receiving Yards – Victor Cruz (NYG)
Over/Under 82½ (-130)o (EVEN)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Receptions – Victor Cruz (NYG)
Over/Under 5½ (-125)o (-105)u

(NYG vs SF) Will Victor Cruz (NYG) score a TD in the game?
Yes +125
No -155

(NYG vs SF) Total Receiving Yards – Mario Manningham (NYG)
Over/Under 50½ (-120)o (-110)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Receptions – Mario Manningham (NYG)
Over/Under 3 (-135)o (+105)u

(NYG vs SF) Will Mario Manningham (NYG) score a TD in the game?
Yes +150
No -180

(NYG vs SF) Total Receiving Yards – Jake Ballard (NYG)
Over/Under 27½ (-115)o (-115)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Receptions – Jake Ballard (NYG)
Over/Under 2 (-135)o (+105)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Tackles & Assists – Anrtrel Rolle (NYG)
Over/Under 6½ (-130)o (EVEN)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Tackles & Assists – Jason Pierre-Paul (NYG)
Over/Under 5 (-130)o (EVEN)u

(NYG vs SF) Total Tackles & Assists – Osi Umeniora (NYG)
Over/Under 2½ (-125)o (-105)u

(NYG vs SF) – Total Points – Lawrence Tynes (NYG)
Over/Under 7½ (EVEN)o (-130)u

(NYG vs SF) – Player to score the first TD in the game?

Frank Gore (SF) RB 5/1
Vernon Davis (SF) TE 6/1
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR 15/2
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR 15/2
Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG) RB 8/1
Michael Crabtree (SF) WR 8/1
Brandon Jacobs (NYG) RB 10/1
Mario Manningham (NYG) WR 12/1
Kyle Williams (SF) WR 14/1
Alex Smith (SF) QB 15/1
Kendall Hunter (SF) RB 16/1
Jake Ballard (NYG) TE 18/1
Ted Ginn Jr. (SF) WR 25/1
Eli Manning (NYG) QB 35/1
Field 13/2
No TD scored in the game 40/1

(NYG vs SF) – Player to score the New York first TD in the game?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR 7/2
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR 7/2
Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG) RB 4/1
Brandon Jacobs (NYG) RB 5/1
Mario Manningham (NYG) WR 7/1
Jake Ballard (NYG) TE 9/1
Eli Manning (NYG) QB 20/1
Field 9/1
No NYG TD scored in the game 5/1

(NYG vs SF) – Player to score the first San Francisco TD in the game?
Frank Gore (SF) RB 5/2
Vernon Davis (SF) TE 7/2
Michael Crabtree (SF) WR 9/2
Alex Smith (SF) QB 15/2
Kyle Williams (SF) WR 8/1
Kendall Hunter (SF) RB 12/1
Ted Ginn Jr. (SF) WR 14/1
Field 15/2
No TD scored in the game 5/1

(NYG vs SF) – Who will throw the 1st Interception in the game?
Eli Manning (NYG) QB -200
Alex Smith (SF) QB +160

(NYG vs SF) – Who will record more receptions in the game?
Victor Cruz (NYG) WR -½ (-125)
Vernon Davis (SF) TE +½ (-105)

(NYG vs SF) – Who will record more receptions in the game?
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) WR -1 (-130)
Michael Crabtree (SF) WR +1 (EVEN)

(NYG vs SF) – Who will have more turnovers in the game?
New York Giants -180
San Francisco 49ers +150

(NYG vs SF) – How many times will the name “Peyton Manning” be mentioned during the live broadcast of the game? Live only from kickoff until game ends. Half TIme does not count towards wager. Book Manager’s decision is final. Must say full name.
Over/Under 2½ (-120)o (-120)u

Who will be the Next Head coach of the Colts? Any wager placed after this becomes public knowledge will be graded as No Action.
Marty Mornhinweg 5/2
Greg Roman 4/1
Brad Childress 5/1
Dennis Allen 13/2
Mike Zimmer 13/2
Marc Trestman 7/1
Perry Fewell 15/2
Tony Dungy 15/2
Bill Cowher 10/1
Kirk Ferentz 12/1
Jon Gruden 15/1

“How can I bet on the Super Bowl?” We hear this question a lot this time of year, and there are many ways to answer it. If you’re looking for a great online sports book try Bovada (link on the right of the page). If you’re are looking for a tutorial on how to bet the spread, the money line and/or prop bets, we’ll be explaining all of these early next week. If you are just looking for updated Super Bowl odds we have that information listed below!

Odds to win the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI
New England Patriots 6/5
New York Giants 3/1
San Francisco 49ers 3/1
Baltimore Ravens 6/1

2012 NFL Playoffs – Which Conference will win the Super Bowl?
AFC -135
NFC +105

2012 NFL Playoffs – What will be the match up in the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI?
San Francisco 49ers vs. New England Patriots 6/5
San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens 9/2
New York Giants vs. New England Patriots 9/5
New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens 13/2

NFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Baltimore Ravens +9 (-125)
New England Patriots -9 (+105)

New York Giants +3 (-130)
San Francisco 49ers -3 (+110)

A lot of people have asked us what team we bet to win the Super Bowl. Well we don’t make that information public, but believe me we’ve placed than just a bet or two. After this weekend’s games when the Super Bowl teams are determined, there was will literally hundreds of different bets that you can make on this game. You can bet the coin toss, the first TD, the first interception, the Super Bowl MVP… the list of Super Bowl bets goes on and on every year. You should even be able to bet on the singing of the Star Spangled Banner and the halftime show. If there is one event that the Las Vegas sports books love, it’s the Super Bowl.

Right now we’ll look at potential Super Bowl match ups. The first one we’ll look at is the San Francisco 49ers vs. the New England Patriots. These are this weekend’s favorites, so if Las Vegas is right, these two teams are the most likely to meet in the Super Bowl. This would be a great match up between Tom Brady and the Patriots awesome offense against the one of the best defenses in the league. Tom Brady has already been to the Super Bowl 4 times and he’s won it 3 times. Would you bet on him doing it again? Or would you rather bet on Alex Smith, Michael Turner and the incredible 49ers defense to win this Super Bowl match-up? This game would draw huge ratings, and it’d be great to have teams from both coasts playing on Super Bowl Sunday.

The next match up would be the New York Giants vs. the New England Patriots. This would be a rematch of the 2007 Super Bowl were the Giants beat and undefeated Patriots team. This match up would put the two best quarterbacks still in the playoffs into the Super Bowl. Tom Brady vs Eli Manning. According to Bloomberg.com, this matchup in the Super Bowl might become the most-watched show in the history of U.S. television. Brady’s will be supported by a cast of offensive weapons in teammates Rob Gronkowski, Deion Branch, Aaron Hernandez, Wes Welker and BenJarvus Green-Ellis. Eli Manning’s best offensive weapons include Hakeem Nicks, Victor Cruz, Mario Manningham, Ahmad Bradshaw, and Brandon Jacobs.

The third most likely Super Bowl (according to the odds makers) would be a match-up between the San Francisco 49ers vs. the Baltimore Ravens. This could be a great one because the Harbaugh family, Jim Harbaugh coaches the 49ers while John Harbaugh coaches the Ravens. Meanwhile Ray Rive will probably be the biggest football star on the field. The Ravens quarterback is Joe Flacco, and he’s not exactly star material. The same can be said for the 49ers QB Alex Smith. Flacco will be supported not only by Ray Rice, and also be team mates Ricky Williams, Anquan Boldin, Lee Evans and Torrey Smith. Alex Smith will be handling off and throwing to Michael Turner, Vernon Davis, Michael Crabtree, Kendall Hunter and David Akers. Baltimore also has some star power on defense with the likes on Ed Reed and Ray Lewis.

The least likely Super Bowl matchup that you can bet on is the New York Giants vs. the Baltimore Ravens. Neither of these teams are favored to win this weekend, and most people will be betting on one of both of them losing. The odds on the Giants/San Fran game actually opened as even, and so many gamblers bet on the 49ers right away that the Las Vegas sports books has to adjust the spread to the 49ers minus 2.5. That said, we wouldn’t mind seeing this match up. This would be an interesting rematch from the 2001 Super Bowl were the Ravens beat the Giants and easily covered the Spread. Interestingly that was one of the first Supers Bowl that you could bet online. Now you can bet almost anything online especially the Super Bowl.

We’ll be back this week with a full list of all the possible props bet on this weekend’s NFL games. We’ll also be back early next week with a step by step guide on how to bet the Super Bowl, including what sports books to use, how to read the odds and how to place your bets. Thanks for reading. See you soon!

A lot of people come to our website to learn how to bet on the Super Bowl, and we are proud to be that source of information for most of the internet. Over the next couple of weeks we will be evaluating a large number of online sports books and recommending which ones we believe will be the best to use to bet on the NFL Super Bowl. We will look not just at reputation and past history of Super Bowl odds and bets available (although this will be a part of it), we will also be looking at the odds, the payout methods and Super Bowl prop bets each internet sports book is offering for the 2012 game.

Currently our #1 Online Sports Book is Bovada (see the link on the right side of the webpage). If you want to bet on the Super Bowl today, you can’t go wrong with them. This book has been one of our top 5 sports books to bet the Super Bowl with since 2006 and has been the number 1 sportsbook for the Super Bowl for the last two years.

After the Giants win tonight there are only 4 teams that you can bet to win the Super Bowl. Congrats to all this weekend’s winners.

The fun started yesterday when the San Francisco 49ers beat the Saints in San Fran. The 49ers won the game and covered the spread when Alex Smith completed a 14 yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis with 9 only seconds left! This was Davis’s second touchdown catch of the game. Smith also ran for a touchdown and threw another TD pass to Michael Crabtree. Everyone’s favorite fantasy football kicker David Akers, who kicked 44 field goals during the regular NFL season, also kicked 3 field goals in the game. The 49ers star running back Michael Turner didn’t score but ended up with 89 rushing yards and 38 receiving yards in the game.

The 49ers have a lot of star power. I’m sure a lot of people will be betting on them to win the Super Bowl, and if they make it to the Big Game, there should be some great prop bets offered on their players.

The second winner yesterday was the New England Patriots who simply destroyed the Broncos. The spread on this game was 2 touchdowns, and that obviously wasn’t enough. People love to bet on the Patriots and Tom Brady to win the Super Bowl. Brady is already a two time Super Bowl MPV, and this team Patriots team is stacked with talent.

Tom Brady set am NFL playoff record yesterday by throwing for 6 touchdowns in a single game. The first one was to Wes Welker less than 2 minutes after the game started. He followed that with three touchdown passes to Rob Gronkowski, one to Deion Branch, and another to Aaron Hernandez. Brady was on fire! The Patriots kicker, Stephen Gostkowski, ended the game with 6 extra points and a field goal.

With Green Bay’s lose to the New York Giants, the New England Patriots are the odds on favorites to win the Super Bowl. They have gone to the NFL Super Bowl 4 times since Tom Brady has taken over at quarterback, and they won it 3 of those times. If you want to bet on the Patriots to win the Super Bowl, do it now! The odds will only get worse if (or when) they beat the Baltimore Ravens next week. That said, if you like any team to win the Super Bowl, you should bet on them now. For example, if the Ravens win next week, their odds will change drastically to win the Super Bowl once they are actually playing in the Super Bowl!

The Baltimore Ravens beat the Texans in today’s first game. The Ravens all-star defense was lead by veteran stars Terrell Suggs, Ed Reed and Ray Lewis, and their offense was lead by quarterback Joe Flacco and wide receiver Anquan Boldin. Ray Rice was relatively quit today he had 21 carries for only 60 yards. Joe Flacco threw 2 TD passes today, the first was to Kris Wilson and the second was to Boldin. Lee Evans and Torrey Smith were both quiet on the day. The Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff had 2 extra points and 2 field goals on the day.

The Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl would enable Las Vegas to create some very interesting Super Bowl prop bets. You never know what this team is going to do and who is going to do it. One week it looks like Joe Flacco sucks and Ray Rice is carrying the team, the next week Rice is ineffective and Flacco and Anquan Boldin step up. But if there is one reason to bet on the Ravens to win the Super Bowl, it’s their defense. The saying is “Defense wins Championships (aka Super Bowls)”. If that is still true today, you should expect the Ravens, the 49ers or the Giants to win the Super Bowl as they have some of the best defenses around.

The last winner today was the New York Giants who knocked off last year’s Super Bowl Champions, the Green Bay Packers. Eli Manning threw 3 touchdown passes, two were to Hakeem Nicks and one was to Mario Manningham. Fantasy football star Victor Cruz was relatively quiet today with 5 catches for 74 yards. Giants running back Brandon Jacobs rushed for a touchdown and Ahmad Bradshaw lead the team with 63 rushing yards on the day. New York’s kicker, Lawrence Tynes, was good for 4 extra points and 3 field goals.

As he said at the beginning of the year, Eli Manning is proving that he is an elite NFL quarterback. He has already won the Super Bowl once with the Giants, and they have a good shot at winning the Super Bowl again. The New York Giants also have a great shot at meeting the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl again for a rematch of Super Bowl XLII. Who would you bet on this year?

Congratulations again to the teams who won this weekend. We’d love to see any of them win the Super Bowl. The Baltimore Ravens, the New York Giants, the New England Patriots and the San Francisco 49ers… One of these teams will win the 2012 NFL Super Bowl. Which one are you going to bet on?

This weekend’s lines are set and if Las Vegas (and the online sports books) knows their stuff, the winners of these games will be the New Orleans Saints, the New England Patriot, the Baltimore Ravens and the Green Bay Packers. Of course don’t tell the fans of the other teams that!

And just because those teams are favored, it doesn’t mean that they’ll win. After all Las Vegas just creates the odds, but they don’t place any bets. It’s up the gamblers and NFL fans to bet on who they think will win, and the sports books will adjust the odds accordingly. For example, Drew Brees and the Saints are favored in San Fran this week, but if more people bet on the 49ers than New Orleans, the sports books will adjust the odds and the 49ers could be the favorites.

This rarely happens because Las Vegas knows this and they try to set the odds so that they will get 50% of the bets on one team, and 50% on the other. See the sports books want to make money based on whoever wins or loses, and they do that by trying to get an equal amount of bets on both sides. That way they have no risk.

Let’s use this weekend’s NFL game between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens as an example. The Ravens are a good team. They won their division and ended their season at 12-4. They’ve also been to the playoffs before and recently, so a lot of people know the players on their team such as quarterback Joe Flacco, running backs Ray Rice and Ricky Williams, and wide receivers Anquan Boldin and Lee Evans. These are all big name players. Now let’s look at the Texans…

Houston finished the year at 10-6. This is their first time ever playing in the NFL playoffs. They have a few big NFL players on their team such as running back Arian Foster and wide receiver Andre Johnson and Kevin Walter. They also have a solid defense, but due to injuries during the regular season their going into this game with a rookie quarterback T.J Yates leading the team.

Now after know these basic facts about both teams, the average bettor (as well as the seasoned sports bettor) would pick the Ravens to win this game, and by a fair margin. After all they won more games during the NFL regular season, they have more stars, they are rested and they are playing at home. Las Vegas knows all these facts too, and that is why the spread on this game is set at 7.5 points with Baltimore as the favorite.

So, to bet with the spread, if you where to bet on the Ravens to win, you would need to give 7.5 point and bet $110 to win $100. The extra ten dollars is called the vig and this is how the sports books make their money. If you wanted to bet on the Texans, you would get an extra 7.5 point and you would still have to bet $110 to win $100. Again the sports books (and Vegas) are getting an extra $10.

This is the way that sportsbooks make money no matter who wins. Let’s say Ricky bet on the Ravens and William bet on the Texans to win. Each guy bet $110 to win $100, and the Ravens won and cover the spread. Ricky would win his bet and get back $210, the $110 he bet and the $100 he won. William would lose the $110 he bet. The sports book would make $10 by taking the $110 dollars from each player (adds up to $220) and only paying Ricky $210. The extra $10 is the sports books profit.

No because this is the way that it works, the sports books really try to set the spread so that they get an equal amount of bets on each side. This is especially important for the NFL Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is the most heavily bet game of the year. This is the game that a sports book can make the most money on all year. This is a great weekend for Las Vegas. That said, this is also the game that sports books can lose a lot of money on if they spread is not right and a lot more bets come in on one team than the other.

Let’s say the Packers and the San Francisco 49ers meet in the Super Bowl, and Las Vegas sets the line at the Patriot minis 3 (meaning that San Francisco is favored). But the betting public really like Green Bay, and bets more money on them than the 49ers. Now the sports books have a position where they need the 49ers to win to make money because the line was set incorrectly. Let’s say that the Packers then go on to win the Super Bowl. In a scenario like that Las Vegas could actually lose money on the Super Bowl. This is very real. It’s happened before and it can happen again.

The last time that I remember hearing that Las Vegas lost money on the Super Bowl was the 2008 Super Bowl when the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots. In that Super Bowl the Patriots were favored by 12 points which is a huge spread. Because the spread was so big, All the Giants fans bet on the Giants to win on the money line straight up (at about 3-1 odds), while the New England fans bet on the Patriots to win with the spread. New York ended up winning the game out right, the Giants bettor won his Super Bowl bet and Las Vegas had to pay the Giants money line bets which cost a lot more at 3-1 than the Patriots spread bets.

See Vegas didn’t get equal action in this Super Bowl. The Giants money line paid about $300 for a $100 bet, while the Patriots money line paid $100 for a $110. The sports books ended up taking in a lot of money on the New England bettors, but they paid out even more to the people who bet on the Giants. This was a bad Super Bowl for the sports books and a great Super Bowl for sports bettor! We always hope that it will end up this way!

Well that’s it for now, as always thanks for stopping by and learning how to bet the Super Bowl. We’ll have more news and updated later in the week and every other day until the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis! Take Care and Good Luck!

Only 27 more day until the Super Bowl!

There were some great games this weekend. It was crazy watching them all play out. In the first three games the favorites easily covered. So if you bet on the New Orleans Saints, the Houston Texans and/ or the New York Giants, you easily won your bet. I remember thinking that after the first 3 favorites won and easily covered the spread that the dog (Denver) had to cover the fourth the game. I rushed to bet on the Broncos with the points. (For a few minutes I thought about betting them to win straight up, but didn’t). It’s true anything can happen in the NFL, but I can’t remember the last playoff weekend where all four favorites covered the spread. It wasn’t this weekend!

The Denver Broncos not only covered, they beat the Steelers outright in overtime. Tim Tebow looked good, but he’ll have a tougher job winning this week in New England. The Patriots are a very good team at home, and Tom Brady will put up a lot of point. The last week the Broncos and Tebow had the luxury of playing at home against an injured quarterback and defense without their leading tackler. Also the Steelers were a wildcard team who didn’t win their division. The New England Patriots not only won their division, but they have the best record in the AFC. This will be a very tough match up for the Broncos, and you can see this in this weekend’s lines. Right now if you wanted to be the Patriots to win, they are current favored by 15 points to 13.5 points depending on the sportsbook that you bet with. These are some crazy odds, especially for the playoffs.

It basically means that almost no one thinks the Broncos will win this game. Of course if you do, you can bet on the Broncos to win straight up and at great odds. Right now if you bet on the Broncos to win this weekend, the odds are +575 to +600 depending on the sports book. So if you bet $100 on them to win, and they won, you could win $600. Pretty nice odds!

All the other games this weekend are considered to be much closer. The New Orleans Saints are on the road, but they are favored to beat the San Francisco 49ers by 3.5 points. The Houston Texans are playing the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore, and the Ravens are favored in that game. If you want to bet it, the spread is between 7.5 and 9 depending on the sports book you use. In the last game of the weekend, the Green Bay Packers are 8.5 to 9 points favored over the New York Giants.

This is the first weekend that the eventual 2012 NFL Super Bowl will definitely be playing in the playoffs. Last weekend the Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers all had byes. Well the bye week is over and now all the teams will be playing. That said, below we had list the update odds for each team to win the Super Bowl. If you want to bet on the NFL Super Bowl today, these are the odds available at a major online sports book. These odds are pretty standard and they should be close to if not exactly the same odds that you will find at other online sports books or at the sports books in Las Vegas.

Odds to win the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI
Green Bay Packers 19/10
New England Patriots 11/4
New Orleans Saints 7/2
Baltimore Ravens 7/1
New York Giants 14/1
San Francisco 49ers 14/1
Houston Texans 28/1
Denver Broncos 40/1
The team that I think will most likely upset this week is the San Francisco 49ers. They are playing at home. It’s true that they will be facing Drew Brees and the awesome Saints offense, but the 49ers have a pretty solid defense. They are also underdogs playing at home which most sports bettors know is a bet that is worth taking. It used to be a golden rule in sports betting, to bet on the home-dog. I don’t think that it’s as strong a play today because so many gamblers have heard about it, but it could still be a good play in the NFL playoffs. So much money in going to be bet this week, that a little rule like this will easily be overlooked by the masses. Now I’m not guaranteeing that San Francisco will cover, and I haven’t bet on the game (yet), but this is something that I will definitely consider when placing my bets this weekend.

I don’t have much of an opinion on this weekend’s other game right now. Honestly, I can see reasons to bet on any of these teams to win the Super Bowl, and if you wanted to pick and bet the Super Bowl winner, now is the time to do it. After next weekend, when there will only be 4 teams left in the hurt that Super Bowl odds will drop significantly. Let’s say you want to bet on the Green Bay Packers because you like Aaron Rodgers and you think they can win the Super Bowl two years in a row. Right now the odds on the Packers winning the whole thing are 19/10. So you will need to be $190 to win $100. Once Green Bay wins next weekend (assuming that they do), the odds on this team could change to 25/10 meaning that you will need to bet $250 in order to win $100. It really depends on the teams left in the playoffs and who the sports bettors think will win the Super Bowl.

You can also bet on the 2012 Super Bowl match up. This bet lets you pick the two teams that you think will meet and play in Super Bowl 46. We have the odds for this listed below. You can see how the cooridinate with the normal Super Bowl odds above. The favorites above are the Packers and the Patriots. Below the most heavily bet match up is Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots while the match up with the longest odds is the NY Giants vs Denver.

2012 NFL Playoffs – What will be the match up in the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI?
Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots 21/10
Green Bay Packers vs. Baltimore Ravens 5/1
Green Bay Packers vs. Houston Texans 20/1
Green Bay Packers vs. Denver Broncos 35/1
San Francisco 49ers vs. New England Patriots 11/1
San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens 20/1
San Francisco 49ers vs. Houston Texans 75/1
San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos 125/1
New Orleans Saints vs. New England Patriots 9/4
New Orleans Saints vs. Baltimore Ravens 8/1
New Orleans Saints vs. Houston Texans 35/1
New Orleans Saints vs. Denver Broncos 55/1
New York Giants vs. New England Patriots 14/1
New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens 25/1
New York Giants vs. Houston Texans 80/1
New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos 175/1

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What a good ending to the NFL’s regular season, and the NFL playoffs are starting this weekend! There were some great games last weekend with some exciting endings to the NFL regular season.

The New York Giants won and they are in the playoffs with a shot at the Super Bowl! Think they can win it all? You can bet on them to win the Super Bowl today at 18 to 1 odds. So if you bet $100 on the Giants to win the Super Bowl, and they won, you would win $1,800. Not bad!

Of course the Green Bay Packers are the favorites to win the Super Bowl. If you wanted to bet on them, the odds are 9 to 5. That means that if you bet $100 on them to win the Super Bowl, and they did you would win $180. That’s ten times less than you would win if you bet on the Giant to win it all. Still they the Packers are a great team, so that very well could be the best bet on the board.

The other top bet teams to win the Super Bowl are the New England Patriots, the New Orleans Saints, the Baltimore Ravens, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Francisco 49ers. The Patriots are the favorites out of the AFC. It makes sense because they have the best record in their conference.

The Steelers are also an interesting bet. Right now you can bet them at 11 to 1 to win the Super Bowl. They are one of the top six teams that people have bet on, and they are a wildcard team. That means that they have to win 3 playoff games on the road in order to get to the NFL Super Bowl. That will be tough. Pittsburgh is a good team, and this point, I wouldn’t risk my money and bet the Super Bowl with them. I would need to see them win one or two playoff games first.

All you Tim Tebow fans can current bet on the Denver Broncos to win the Super Bowl at 50 to 1. So if you bet $100 and they win the big game, you’ll win $5,000! That’s a great day. If there are any other teams that you would like to bet on, we have all the team’s Super Bowl odds listed below.

Odds to win the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI
Green Bay Packers 9/5
New England Patriots 4/1
New Orleans Saints 9/2
Baltimore Ravens 15/2
Pittsburgh Steelers 11/1
San Francisco 49ers 11/1
New York Giants 18/1
Atlanta Falcons 35/1
Detroit Lions 40/1
Houston Texans 40/1
Denver Broncos 50/1
Cincinnati Bengals 65/1

A lot of people ask us how to bet on the NFL Super Bowl. They come to this site to superficially learn just this. They want to what the odds are on all the team to win the Super Bowl, and what are all the different ways that they can bet on the Super and the playoffs.

Our goal is to educate these bettors. Over the course of the next month or so leading up to the Super Bowl, we will continue to keep you updated with the odds for winning the Super Bowl and well as any other interesting bets that we come across. Once the big game gets closer, there will be a ton of prop bets offered on the Super Bowl teams and players on each team. That’s when things get really exciting.

Some of the bets that we list here and you will not find everywhere are the odds of the exact match up for Super Bowl 2012. Listed below, you will find the odds of each playoff team will face every other team in the other conference in the Super Bowl XLVI. If you want to make any of these bets, you can find them at our top ranked sports book Bovada. To get there just click the link on the top right of our page.

2012 NFL Playoffs – What will be the match up in the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI?
Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots 11/4
Green Bay Packers vs. Baltimore Ravens 9/2
Green Bay Packers vs. Houston Texans 28/1
Green Bay Packers vs. Denver Broncos 40/1
Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 7/1
Green Bay Packers vs. Cincinnati Bengals 40/1
San Francisco 49ers vs. New England Patriots 12/1
San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens 20/1
San Francisco 49ers vs. Houston Texans 100/1
San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos 150/1
San Francisco 49ers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 28/1
San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals 150/1
New Orleans Saints vs. New England Patriots 13/2
New Orleans Saints vs. Baltimore Ravens 11/1
New Orleans Saints vs. Houston Texans 50/1
New Orleans Saints vs. Denver Broncos 80/1
New Orleans Saints vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 14/1
New Orleans Saints vs. Cincinnati Bengals 75/1
New York Giants vs. New England Patriots 18/1
New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens 28/1
New York Giants vs. Houston Texans 150/1
New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos 200/1
New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 40/1
New York Giants vs. Cincinnati Bengals 200/1
Atlanta Falcons vs. New England Patriots 30/1
Atlanta Falcons vs. Baltimore Ravens 50/1
Atlanta Falcons vs. Houston Texans 200/1
Atlanta Falcons vs. Denver Broncos 300/1
Atlanta Falcons vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 65/1
Atlanta Falcons vs. Cincinnati Bengals 300/1
Detroit Lions vs. New England Patriots 40/1
Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Ravens 65/1
Detroit Lions vs. Houston Texans 250/1
Detroit Lions vs. Denver Broncos 350/1
Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 80/1
Detroit Lions vs. Cincinnati Bengals 350/1

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