Odds and Prop Bets for this Weekend and the Super Bowl

We have a lot of bets to share with you, so we’re not going to write much here. Below are the odds for this weekend’s games. These are followed by Super Bowl future bets (including early lines!) Lastly we have a list of team prop bets for this weekend. We’ll be back with a list of player prop bets on Friday or Saturday. You can find all these bets at Bovada (see the link to the right.) Good Luck!

San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons

TEAMS POINT SPREAD TOTAL TOTAL ODDS
San Francisco 49ers -5 49 (-110)o
Atlanta Falcons +5 (-110)u

Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots

TEAMS POINT SPREAD TOTAL TOTAL ODDS
Baltimore Ravens 10 51½ (-115)o
New England Patriots -10 (-105)u

Odds to win the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII
New England Patriots 1/1
San Francisco 49ers 2/1
Atlanta Falcons 11/2
Baltimore Ravens 15/2

2013 Super Bowl XLVII – Exact Super Bowl Matchups
Baltimore Ravens vs Atlanta Falcons 9/1
Baltimore Ravens vs San Francisco 49ers 6/1
New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons 9/4
New England Patriots vs San Francisco 49ers 5/6

Super Bowl XLVII – Exact Result
New England Patriots beat San Francisco 49ers 11/5
San Francisco 49ers beat New England Patriots 3/1
New England Patriots beat Atlanta Falcons 7/2
Atlanta Falcons beat New England Patriots 8/1
San Francisco 49ers beat Baltimore Ravens 8/1
Baltimore Ravens beat San Francisco 49ers 12/1
Atlanta Falcons beat Baltimore Ravens 15/1
Baltimore Ravens beat Atlanta Falcons 18/1

Super Bowl XLVII – Early Line
AFC -2½ (-125)
NFC +2½ (-105)

Super Bowl XLVII – Early lines
Wagers stand if this is the Super Bowl Matchup, all others will be No Action.
Atlanta Falcons +6 (-115)
New England Patriots -6 (-115)

Super Bowl XLVII – Early lines
Atlanta Falcons -1½ (-115)
Baltimore Ravens +1½ (-115)

Super Bowl XLVII – Early lines
San Francisco 49ers +2 (-110)
New England Patriots -2 (-120)

Super Bowl XLVII – Early lines
San Francisco 49ers -4 (-105)
Baltimore Ravens +4 (-125)

Super Bowl XLVII – Coin Toss
Heads -105
Tails -105

Below is a list of all team prop bets for this weekend

(SF @ ATL) – Who will be leading after the 1st Quarter?
San Francisco 49ers -140
Atlanta Falcons +110

(SF @ ATL) – Team to score first in the game
San Francisco 49ers -130
Atlanta Falcons EVEN

(SF @ ATL) – The first score of the game will be?
Touchdown -155
Field Goal or Safety +125

(SF @ ATL) – Will there be a score in the first 7min 30 seconds of the 1st quarter?
Yes -180
No +150

(SF @ ATL) – Total 1st Half Team Points – San Francisco 49ers
Over/Under 1st Half Points 13½

(SF @ ATL) – Total Team Points – San Francisco 49ers
Over/Under Points 26

(SF @ ATL) – Total 1st Half Team Points – Atlanta Falcons
Over/Under 10½ Points

(SF @ ATL) – Total Team Points – Atlanta Falcons
Over/Under 21½ Points

(SF @ ATL) – Total QB Sacks in the game by the 49ers
Over/Under 2½ Sacks

(SF @ ATL) – Total QB Sacks in the game by the Falcons
Over/Under 1½ Sacks

(SF @ ATL) – Total QB Sacks in the game
Over/Under 3½ Sacks

(SF @ ATL) – Will either team score 3 unanswered times in the game?
Yes -200
No +160

(SF @ ATL) – Will the game go to OT?
Yes +800
No -1900

(SF @ ATL) – Will there be a defensive or special teams TD scored in the game?
Yes +155
No -190

(SF @ ATL) – Total Points – Odd or Even?
Odd -140
Even +110

(BAL @ NE) – Team to score first in the game
Baltimore Ravens +145
New England Patriots -175

(BAL @ NE) – The first score of the game will be?
Touchdown -180
Field Goal or Safety +150

(BAL @ NE) – Will there be a score in the first 7min 30 seconds of the 1st quarter?
Yes -210
No +170

(BAL @ NE) – Total 1st Half Team Points – Baltimore Ravens
Over/Under 10½

(BAL @ NE) – Total Team Points – Baltimore Ravens
Over/Under 21½

(BAL @ NE) – Total 1st Half Team Points – New England Patriots
Over/Under 1st Half Points 16½

(BAL @ NE) – Total Team Points – New England Patriots
Over/Under 29½

(BAL @ NE) – Will the game go to OT?
Yes +1000
No -2500

(BAL @ NE) – Will there be a defensive or special teams TD scored in the game?
Yes +155
No -190

(BAL @ NE) – Total Points – Odd or Even?
Odd -140
Even +110

Thanks for reading. We’ll be back with more bets soon. Have a great day and happy betting!

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Prop Bets for this Weekend’s NFL Playoffs Games

We just received the most current odds for Super Bowl 2013 and a big list of prop bets for this weekend’s playoff games. We’re listing all the bets below.

First you’ll find the Super Bowl odds. Under these you’ll find prop bets for the entire weekend (like “Who will have the most passing yards?”) After these you will find the prop bets for each individual game. These are listing in the order of when each game will be played. The first game is Baltimore at Denver, so those bets are listed first, and the props for the Houston vs New England game are last.

All of the bets can be placed at Bovada (see the banner/link on the right of the page). Please let us know if you have any questions. Good luck!

Odds to win the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII
Denver Broncos 11/4354x200-super-bowl-7099
New England Patriots 7/2
San Francisco 49ers 6/1
Green Bay Packers 6/1
Atlanta Falcons 7/1
Seattle Seahawks 7/1
Houston Texans 18/1
Baltimore Ravens 18/1

Odds to win the 2013 AFC Championship
Denver Broncos 11/10
New England Patriots 7/5
Houston Texans 9/1
Baltimore Ravens 9/1

Odds to win the 2013 NFC Championship
San Francisco 49ers 11/5
Atlanta Falcons 12/5
Green Bay Packers 3/1
Seattle Seahawks 13/4

2013 Super Bowl XLVII – Exact Super Bowl Matchups
Baltimore Ravens vs Atlanta Falcons 30/1
Baltimore Ravens vs Green Bay Packers 35/1
Baltimore Ravens vs San Francisco 49ers 30/1
Baltimore Ravens vs Seattle Seahawks 40/1
Denver Broncos vs Atlanta Falcons 6/1
Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers 7/1
Denver Broncos vs San Francisco 49ers 11/2
Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks 15/2
Houston Texans vs Atlanta Falcons 30/1
Houston Texans vs Green Bay Packers 35/1
Houston Texans vs San Francisco 49ers 30/1
Houston Texans vs Seattle Seahawks 40/1
New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons 7/1
New England Patriots vs Green Bay Packers 8/1
New England Patriots vs San Francisco 49ers 13/2
New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks 9/1

Super Bowl XLVII – Early Line
AFC -2.5 (-135
NFC +2.5 (+105)

SPECIALS – Who will record the most Passing Yards in the Divisional Round?
Aaron Rodgers (GB) 7/2
Tom Brady (NE) 7/2
Peyton Manning (DEN) 15/4
Matt Ryan (ATL) 5/1
Matt Schaub (HOU) 6/1
Joe Flacco (BAL) 7/1
Colin Kaepernick (SF) 10/1
Russell Wilson (SEA) 15/1

SPECIALS – Who will record the most Rushing Yards in the Divisional Round?
Marshawn Lynch (SEA) 2/1
Arian Foster (HOU) 11/4
Ray Rice (BAL) 6/1
Knowshon Moreno (DEN) 6/1
Frank Gore (SF) 6/1
Stevan Ridley (NE) 6/1
Michael Turner (ATL) 10/1

SPECIALS – Who will record the most Receiving Yards in the Divisional Round?
Andre Johnson (HOU) 4/1
Wes Welker (NE) 6/1
Roddy White (ATL) 13/2
Julio Jones (ATL) 13/2
Greg Jennings (GB) 7/1
Michael Crabtree (SF) 7/1
Anquan Boldin (BAL) 15/2
Jordy Nelson (GB) 8/1
Brandon Lloyd (NE) 8/1
Torrey Smith (BAL) 17/2
Golden Tate (SEA) 18/1

NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Baltimore Ravens +10
Denver Broncos -10

Total Passing Yards – Joe Flacco (BAL)
Over/Under 235½

Total Rushing Yards – Ray Rice (BAL)
Over/Under 67½

Will Ray Rice (BAL) fumble in the game? (Fumble or Fumble lost)
Yes +150
No -200

Total Receiving Yards – Anquan Boldin (BAL)
Over/Under 70½

Total Receptions – Anquan Boldin (BAL)
Over/Under 4½

Total Receiving Yards – Torrey Smith (BAL)
Over/Under 54½

Total Tackles & Assists – Ray Lewis (BAL)
Over/Under 9

Total Passing Yards – Peyton Manning (DEN)
Over/Under 290½

Total TD Passes – Peyton Manning (DEN)
Over 2½ (+125)
Under 2½ (-155)

Total Interceptions – Peyton Manning (DEN)
Over ½ (-130)
Under ½ (EVEN)

Total Completions – Peyton Manning (DEN)
Over/Under 24½

Total Passing Attempts in the game – Peyton Manning (DEN)
Over/Under 35½

Total Rushing Yards – Knowshon Moreno (DEN)
Over/Under 74½

Total Receiving Yards – Demaryius Thomas (DEN)
Over/Under 82½

Total Receptions – Demaryius Thomas (DEN)
Over/Under 5

Total Receiving Yards – Eric Decker (DEN)
Over/Under 67½

Total Receptions – Eric Decker (DEN)
Over/Under 5

Total Tackles & Assists – Von Miller (DEN)
Over 4½

Total Sacks – Von Miller (DEN)
Over 1 (-130)
Under 1 (EVEN)

Who will have more Sacks in the game?
Baltimore Ravens +200
Denver Broncos -300

SPECIALS – Will Mike McCoy be a head Coach on the NFL for the 2013 NFL Season?
Yes -150
No +110

NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Green Bay Packers +3
San Francisco 49ers -3

Total Passing Yards – Aaron Rodgers (GB)
Over/Under 285½

Total TD Passes – Aaron Rodgers (GB)
Over 2 (-150)
Under 2 (+120)

Total Interceptions – Aaron Rodgers (GB)
Over ½ (-130)
Under ½ (EVEN)

Total Completions – Aaron Rodgers (GB)
Over/Under 24½

Total Passing Attempts in the game – Aaron Rodgers (GB)
Over/Under 35½

Total Rushing Yards – Aaron Rodgers (GB)
Over/Under 15½

Total Sacks – Clay Matthews (GB)
Over 1 (-150)
Under 1 (+120)

Total Rushing Yards – Colin Kaepernick (SF)
Over/Under 32½

Total Rushing Yards – Frank Gore (SF)
Over/Under 75½

Total Receiving Yards – Michael Crabtree (SF)
Over/Under 75½

Total Receptions – Michael Crabtree (SF)
Over 5½

Total Receptions – Vernon Davis (SF)
Over/Under 3

Total Sacks – Aldon Smith (SF)
Over 1½ (+120)
Under 1½ (-150)

Will there be a missed Field Goal in the game?
Yes -150
No +110

Who will have more Passing Yards?
Alex Smith Week 1 vs Green Bay (211 Yards) +170
Colin Kaepernick vs Green Bay this week -250

NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Seattle Seahawks +3
Atlanta Falcons -3

Total Passing Yards – Russell Wilson (SEA)
Over/Under 215½

Total Rushing Yards – Russell Wilson (SEA)
Over/Under 40½

Total TD Passes – Russell Wilson (SEA)
Over 2 (+120)
Under 2 (-150)

Total Rushing Yards – Marshawn Lynch (SEA)
Over/Under 100½

Total Passing Yards – Matt Ryan (ATL)
Over/Under 275½

Total TD Passes – Matt Ryan (ATL)
Over 1½ (-150)
Under 1½ (+120)

Total Interceptions – Matt Ryan (ATL)
Over ½ (-165)
Under ½ (+135)

Total Completions – Matt Ryan (ATL)
Over/Under/Under 23½

Longest Completion – Matt Ryan (ATL)
Over/Under 39½

Total Passing Attempts in the game – Matt Ryan (ATL)
Over/Under 35½

Total Rushing Yards – Michael Turner (ATL)
Over/Under 45½

Total Receiving Yards – Roddy White (ATL)
Over/Under 75½

Total Receptions – Roddy White (ATL)
Over/Under 5½

Total Receiving Yards – Julio Jones (ATL)
Over/Under 70½

Total Receptions – Julio Jones (ATL)
Over/Under 4½

Total Receiving Yards – Tony Gonzalez (ATL)
Over/Under 57½

Total Receptions – Tony Gonzalez (ATL)
Over/Under 5½

Who will have more Sacks in the game?
Seattle Seahawks -120
Atlanta Falcons -120

SPECIALS – Will Gus Bradley be a head Coach on the NFL for the 2013 NFL Season?
Yes +150
No -200

NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Houston Texans +10
New England Patriots -10

Total Passing Yards – Matt Schaub (HOU)
Over/Under 265½

Total Rushing Yards – Arian Foster (HOU)
Over/Under 90½

Total Receiving Yards – Arian Foster (HOU)
Over/Under 35½

Total Receptions – Arian Foster (HOU)
Over/Under 4½

Total Receiving Yards – Andre Johnson (HOU)
Over/Under 94½

Total Receptions – Andre Johnson (HOU)
Over/Under 7

Total Tackles & Assists – J.J. Watt (HOU)
Over/Under 5

Total Sacks – J.J. Watt (HOU)
Over 1

Total Passing Yards – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under 300½

Total TD Passes – Tom Brady (NE)
Over 2 (-150)
Under 2 (+120)

Total Interceptions – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under ½

Total Completions – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under 23½

Total Passing Attempts in the game – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under 36½

Total Rushing Yards – Stevan Ridley (NE)
Over/Under 72½

Total Receiving Yards – Wes Welker (NE)
Over/Under 85½

Total Receptions – Wes Welker (NE)
Over/Under 7

Total Receiving Yards – Brandon Lloyd (NE)
Over/Under 64½

Total Receptions – Brandon Lloyd (NE)
Over/Under 4½

Total Receiving Yards – Rob Gronkowski (NE)
Over/Under 67½

Total Receptions – Rob Gronkowski (NE)
Over/Under 5

Who will have more Rushing Yards?
Arian Foster Week 14 vs New England +44½ (-115)
Arian Foster this week vs New England -44½ (-115)

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Odds for this Weekend’s Games and Prop Bets

It’s the second round of the NFL Playoffs, and so far there have been no surprises. Last week all the favorites won to move on. This week all the bye teams are home, and Las Vegas has picked them to all win. It looks like business as usual for the NFL’s elite teams, but we have to expect at least one upset this weekend, right?

denver-broncos-cheerleader The first game on the board is the Baltimore Ravens at the Denver Broncos. The Ravens ended the year the 10-6 and bet the Colts at home last week. The Broncos went 13-3 (the best record in the NFL this year) and they are the current favorites to win the Super Bowl . Denver is lead by quarterback Peyton Manning and most people expect them to win this week in Mile High Stadium. They are favored by 10.

TEAMS POINT SPREAD MONEYLINE TOTAL TOTAL ODDS
Baltimore Ravens +10 (-115) 46½ (-110)o
Denver Broncos -10 (-105) (-110)u

Next up is the Green Bay Packers at the San Francisco 49ers. San Fran just missed a trip to the Super Bowl last year, and a lot of people expect them to New Orleans this year. They finished the year at 11-4-1 . The Packers has a slightly worse record at 11-5 (no tie). These teams faced each other in the first game of the season, and the 49ers won 30-22 in Green Bay. This week’s game is in San Fransico, and the 49ers are favored by 3 (which isn’t really that much). If you want to bet the Packers, I would consider betting them on the money line instead of the spread. If I was to bet on San Fran, I would probably bet with the spread.

TEAMS POINT SPREAD MONEYLINE TOTAL TOTAL ODDS
Green Bay Packers +3 (-130) 45 (-110)o
San Francisco 49ers -3 (+110) (-110)u

The first game on Sunday features the Seattle Seahawks at the Atlanta Falcons. It’s the battle of two birds. Atlanta ended the year at 13-3 and the Seahawks finished at 11-5. Seattle beat the Redskins on the road last week to move on, but they won’t have such an easy time this week. Atlanta is 7-1 at home this season with their one home loss in week 17 when they had nothing to play for. They had 2 weeks off, and they’ll be ready for the Seahawks. Even so the Falcons are only favored by 3, and a lot of people are picking Seattle to win. It should be a great game.

TEAMS POINT SPREAD MONEYLINE TOTAL TOTAL ODDS
Seattle Seahawks +3 (-120) 46 (-105)o
Atlanta Falcons -3 (EVEN) (-115)u

The last NFL playoff game this weekend features the Houston Texans and the New England Patriots. Both these teams went 12-4 during the regular season, but Tom Brady and company have a lot of playoff experience. I think that’s what Vegas is looking at when they set this line. Right now the Patriots are favored to win this game by 10. The over/under for this game is set at 48. If you like either of those lines, I would bet them now to be sure to lock them in. I can see a lot of money flowing to this game on Sunday after Saturday’s game are over.

TEAMS POINT SPREAD MONEYLINE TOTAL TOTAL ODDS
Houston Texans +10 (-115) 48 (-105)o
New England Patriots -10 (-105) (-115)u

Those are the odds for this weekend’s game. We also have some early prop bets for this weekend too.

Who will record the most Passing Yards in the Divisional Round?
Aaron Rodgers (GB) 7/2
Tom Brady (NE) 7/2
Peyton Manning (DEN) 15/4
Matt Ryan (ATL) 5/1
Matt Schaub (HOU) 6/1
Joe Flacco (BAL) 7/1
Colin Kaepernick (SF) 10/1
Russell Wilson (SEA) 15/1

Who will record the most Rushing Yards in the Divisional Round?
Marshawn Lynch (SEA) 2/1
Arian Foster (HOU) 11/4
Frank Gore (SF) 6/1
Knowshon Moreno (DEN) 6/1
Ray Rice (BAL) 6/1
Stevan Ridley (NE) 6/1
Michael Turner (ATL) 10/1

Who will record the most Receiving Yards in the Divisional Round?
Andre Johnson (HOU) 4/1
Wes Welker (NE) 6/1
Julio Jones (ATL) 13/2
Roddy White (ATL) 13/2
Greg Jennings (GB) 7/1
Michael Crabtree (SF) 7/1
Anquan Boldin (BAL) 15/2
Brandon Lloyd (NE) 8/1
Jordy Nelson (GB) 8/1
Torrey Smith (BAL) 17/2
Golden Tate (SEA) 18/1

We’ll be back later in the week with more props for this weekend. Be sure to come back and visit us for a full list before this weekend’s games.

Thanks for reading and please continue to visit us for up to date odds and bets for the NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl.

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Betting the Super Bowl – Updated Odds

It was an exciting weekend of NFL playoff games. All the favorites won! How often does that happen? Not very often.

Congratulations to the four team that moved on. Although they were all favorites last week, they are all underdogs this week. These teams will travel to take on the top seeds in their division, teams that had byes last week. It will definitely not be an easy road to the Super Bowl for any of them. We wish them the best of luck, and they will sure need it to get to the Big Game in New Orleans on February 3rd.

We’ll have more on this weekend’s match ups in our next post. For now we are going to focus on the Super Bowl, and we have updated odds for the game below.

Odds to win the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII
Denver Broncos 11/4
New England Patriots 7/2
San Francisco 49ers 6/1
Green Bay Packers 6/1
Atlanta Falcons 7/1
Seattle Seahawks 7/1
Houston Texans 18/1
Baltimore Ravens 18/1

These odds haven’t changed too much from last week.

The Texans made the biggest move, and it was in the wrong direction (or the right direction if you want to bet on them.) I guess Las Vegas saw a lot they didn’t like about this team because their odds moved from sea-gals15/1 to win the Super Bowl to 18/1. It’s weird to see a team’s odds increase after winning a game, but that’s exactly what happened here.

Teams that saw their odds decrease to win it all are the Patriots, the Packers, the Seahawks and the Ravens. It seems like there are more wagers on these teams then there were last week. The odds on all the other teams remain the same.

Odds to win the 2013 AFC Championship
Denver Broncos 11/10
New England Patriots 7/5
Houston Texans 9/1
Baltimore Ravens 9/1

There are no surprises here. The Broncos are favored to win the Super Bowl as well as the AFC.

Odds to win the 2013 NFC Championship
San Francisco 49ers 11/5
Atlanta Falcons 12/5
Green Bay Packers 3/1
Seattle Seahawks 13/4

This looks a little off. The Falcons are favored to win the conference over the Packers, but Green Bay is favored to win the Super Bowl over Atlanta. I guess it all depends upon match-ups.

2013 Super Bowl XLVII – Exact Super Bowl Matchups
Baltimore Ravens vs Atlanta Falcons 30/1
Baltimore Ravens vs Green Bay Packers 35/1
Baltimore Ravens vs San Francisco 49ers 30/1
Baltimore Ravens vs Seattle Seahawks 40/1
Denver Broncos vs Atlanta Falcons 6/1
Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers 7/1
Denver Broncos vs San Francisco 49ers 11/2
Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks 15/2
Houston Texans vs Atlanta Falcons 30/1
Houston Texans vs Green Bay Packers 35/1
Houston Texans vs San Francisco 49ers 30/1
Houston Texans vs Seattle Seahawks 40/1
New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons 7/1
New England Patriots vs Green Bay Packers 8/1
New England Patriots vs San Francisco 49ers 13/2
New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks 9/1

Las Vegas thinks the most likely Super Bowl matchup is between the Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers. Personally I think this would be a great game. I wouldn’t be disappointed if these two teams meet in New Orleans.

Super Bowl XLVII – Early Line354x200-super-bowl-7099
AFC -2.5 (-125)
NFC +2.5 (-105)

This line is the same as it was last week. The AFC is still favored to win the Super Bowl over the NFC. The only way I see this line changing this week is if one of the favorites in the AFC are upset. If you think this is a good possibility, and you like the NFC, I would bet this now.

Tonight is the BCS National Football Championship game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Notre Dame is undefeated this year, and Alabama only has one loss. This is a great matchup, and we have the spread and over/under for this game below.

TEAMS POINT SPREAD MONEYLINE TOTAL TOTAL ODDS
Alabama -10 (+110) -320 41 (-105)o
Notre Dame +10 (-130) +260 (-115)u

Thanks for reading. Please continue to visit us for news and odds leading up to and after the 2013 NFL Super Bowl in New Orleans. Good luck!

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Odds and Prop bets for NFL Wildcard Weekend

This is the first weekend of the NFL playoffs, and below we have the spreads, odds and Over/Unders for each game. We also have a full list of prop bets for this weekend. All bets are from the online sports book Bovada.

The first playoff game (Saturday at 4:30 EST ) is between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Houston Texans. This is a rematch of last year’s playoff in which the Texans won 31-10. This year Texans are the third seed in the AFC. They finished the year at 12-4, and lost twice to close out their season. They are favored by 5 Over/Under the Bengals. Cincinnati finished the year at 10-6. This is the first time these teams are meeting this season.

TEAMS POINT SPREAD MONEYLINE TOTAL TOTAL ODDS
Cincinnati Bengals +5 +170 43 (-115)o
Houston Texans -5 -200 (-105)u

The second game on Saturday is the Minnesota Vikings (10-6) at the Green Bay Packers (11-5). The Packers are big favorites in this one. These teams played twice during the regular season. The Packers won in Green Bay, and the Vikings just beat the Packers in Minnesota last weekend. These division rivals know each other well. Whoever wins this one should be exciting.

TEAMS POINT SPREAD MONEYLINE TOTAL TOTAL ODDS
Minnesota Vikings +9 (-135) +300 46½ (-110)o
Green Bay Packers -9 (+115) -400 (-110)u

The first game on Sunday features the Indianapolis Colts taking on the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens (10-6) are home and coming off a loss to Cincinnati. Baltimore has lost 4 of their last 5 games. Meanwhile the Colts closed out their season with a win Over/Under the Texans. While the Ravens are favored in this game, the Colts have been the better team Over/Under the last month.

TEAMS POINT SPREAD MONEYLINE TOTAL TOTAL ODDS
Indianapolis Colts +7 (-120) +250 47 (-110)o
Baltimore Ravens -7 (EVEN) -300 (-110)u

The last game of the week is between the Seattle Seahawks (11-5) and the Washington Redskins (10-6). Even though the Seahawks have the better record, the game is in Washington because Seattle is a wildcard team. This creates an interesting scenario where the playoff home team is an underdog. A lot of gamblers love to be home-dogs, so I would expect there to be a lot of action on both teams.

TEAMS POINT SPREAD MONEYLINE TOTAL TOTAL ODDS
Seattle Seahawks -3 (-105) -145 46 (-110)o
Washington Redskins +3 (-115) +125 (-110)u

We often see 100s of prop bets available for the Super Bowl, and we also have a lot of prop bets offered for this weekend’s games too. Here is a list below pulled from the online sportsbook Bovada.

Who will record the most Passing Yards Wild Card Weekend?
Aaron Rodgers (GB) QB 12/5
Andrew Luck (IND) QB 7/2
Joe Flacco (BAL) QB 4/1
Matt Schaub (HOU) QB 11/2
Andy Dalton (CIN) QB 6/1
Russell Wilson (SEA) QB 10/1
Robert Griffin III (WAS) QB 12/1
Christian Ponder (MIN) QB 15/1

Who will record the most Rushing Yards Wild Card Weekend?
Adrian Peterson (MIN) RB 8/5
Arian Foster (HOU) RB 7/2
Alfred Morris (WAS) RB 4/1
Marshawn Lynch (SEA) RB 4/1
Ray Rice (BAL) RB 9/2
BenJarvus Green-Ellis (CIN) RB 12/1

Who will record the most Receiving Yards Wild Card Weekend?
Andre Johnson (HOU) WR 2/1
A.J. Green (CIN) WR 3/1
Jordy Nelson (GB) WR 5/1
Pierre Garcon (WAS) WR 5/1
Reggie Wayne (IND) WR 5/1
Anquan Boldin (BAL) WR 7/1

Total Passing Yards – Andy Dalton (CIN) Over/Under 235½

Total TD Passes – Andy Dalton (CIN) Over/Under 1½

Total Interceptions – Andy Dalton (CIN) Over/Under ½

Total Completions – Andy Dalton (CIN) Over/Under 21

Total Passing Attempts in the game – Andy Dalton (CIN) Over/Under 34½

Total Rushing Yards – Andy Dalton (CIN) Over/Under 5½

Total Receiving Yards – A.J. Green (CIN) Over/Under 85½

Total Receptions – A.J. Green (CIN) Over/Under 6

Will A.J. Green (CIN) score a TD in the game?

Total Receiving Yards – Andrew Hawkins (CIN) Over/Under 32½

Total Receptions – Andrew Hawkins (CIN) Over/Under 3

Will Jermaine Gresham (CIN) score a TD in the game?

Total Receiving Yards – Jermaine Gresham (CIN) Over/Under 42½

Total Receptions – Jermaine Gresham (CIN) Over/Under 4

Total Tackles & Assists – Rey Maualuga (CIN) Over/Under 7½

Total Tackles & Assists – Vontaze Burfict (CIN) Over/Under 8

Total Passing Yards – Matt Schaub (HOU) Over/Under 239½

Total TD Passes – Matt Schaub (HOU) Over/Under 1½

Total Interceptions – Matt Schaub (HOU) Over/Under ½

Total Completions – Matt Schaub (HOU) Over/Under 21½

Total Passing Attempts in the game – Matt Schaub (HOU) Over/Under 34½

Total Rushing Yards – Arian Foster (HOU) Over/Under 97½

Total Receiving Yards – Arian Foster (HOU) Over/Under 15½

Total Receptions – Arian Foster (HOU) Over/Under 3

Will Arian Foster (HOU) score a TD in the game?

Total Receiving Yards – Andre Johnson (HOU) Over/Under 94½

Total Receptions – Andre Johnson (HOU) Over/Under 7

Will Andre Johnson (HOU) score a TD in the game?

Total Receiving Yards – Kevin Walter (HOU) Over/Under 32½

Total Receptions – Kevin Walter (HOU) Over/Under 2½

Total Tackles & Assists – GlOver/Under Quin (HOU) Over/Under 5½

Total Sacks – J.J. Watt (HOU) Over/Under 1½

Total Tackles & Assists – J.J. Watt (HOU) Over/Under 4½

Who will throw the first TD Pass in the game? Andy Dalton (CIN) OR Matt Schaub (HOU)

Who will throw the first Interception in the game? Andy Dalton (CIN) OR Matt Schaub (HOU)

Who will throw more TD Passes in the game? Andy Dalton (CIN) OR Matt Schaub (HOU)

Who will have more Passing Yards in the game? Andy Dalton (CIN) OR Matt Schaub (HOU)

Who will have more Receiving Yards in the game?
A.J. Green (CIN) WR +5½ (-115)
Andre Johnson (HOU) WR -5½ (-115)

Who will have more Receiving Yards in the game?
Andrew Hawkins (CIN) WR Pick (-115)
Kevin Walter (HOU) WR Pick (-115)

Who will have more Receptions in the game?
A.J. Green (CIN) WR +½ (-105)
Andre Johnson (HOU) WR -½ (-125)

Who will have more Receptions in the game?
Andrew Hawkins (CIN) WR Pick (-125)
Kevin Walter (HOU) WR Pick (-105)

Who will have more Sacks in the game?
Cincinnati Bengals +160
Houston Texans -200

Total Passing Yards – Christian Ponder (MIN) Over/Under 179½

Total TD Passes – Christian Ponder (MIN) Over/Under 1½viking_fan

Total Interceptions – Christian Ponder (MIN) Over/Under ½

Total Completions – Christian Ponder (MIN) Over/Under 17½

Total Passing Attempts in the game – Christian Ponder (MIN) Over/Under 29½

Total Rushing Yards – Christian Ponder (MIN) Over/Under 14½

Total Rushing Yards – Adrian Peterson (MIN) Over/Under 129½

Total Receiving Yards – Adrian Peterson (MIN) Over/Under 10½

Total Receptions – Adrian Peterson (MIN) Over/Under 2

Will Adrian Peterson (HOU) score a TD in the game?

Total Receiving Yards – Jarius Wright (MIN) Over/Under 42½

Total Receptions – Jarius Wright (MIN) Over/Under 3

Total Receiving Yards – Michael Jenkins (MIN) Over/Under 34½

Total Receptions – Michael Jenkins (MIN) Over/Under 2½

Total Receiving Yards – Kyle Rudoplh (MIN) Over/Under 32½

Total Receptions – Kyle Rudoplh (MIN) Over/Under 3

Total Tackles & Assists – Jared Allen (MIN) Over/Under 3½

Total Tackles & Assists – Chad Greenway (MIN) Over/Under 8½

Total Passing Yards – Aaron Rodgers (GB) Over/Under 290½

Total TD Passes – Aaron Rodgers (GB) Over/Under 2½

Total Interceptions – Aaron Rodgers (GB) Over/Under ½

Total Completions – Aaron Rodgers (GB) Over/Under 25½

Total Passing Attempts in the game – Aaron Rodgers (GB) Over/Under 36½

Total Rushing Yards – Aaron Rodgers (GB) Over/Under 15½

Total Receiving Yards – Jordy Nelson (GB) Over/Under 62½

Total Receptions – Jordy Nelson (GB) Over/Under 4

Will Jordy Nelson (GB) score a TD in the game?

Total Receiving Yards – Randall Cobb (GB) Over/Under 60½

Total Receptions – Randall Cobb (GB) Over/Under 5

Will Randall Cobb (GB) score a TD in the game?

Total Receiving Yards – James Jones (GB) Over/Under 50½

Total Receptions – James Jones (GB) Over/Under 4

Will James Jones (GB) score a TD in the game?

Total Receiving Yards – Greg Jennings (GB) Over/Under 57½

Total Receptions – Greg Jennings (GB) Over/Under 4½

Total Receiving Yards – Jermichael Finley (GB) Over/Under 52½

Total Receptions – Jermichael Finley (GB) Over/Under 4½

Who will throw the first TD Pass in the game? Christian Ponder (MIN) or Aaron Rodgers (GB)

Who will throw more TD Passes in the game? Christian Ponder (MIN) or Aaron Rodgers (GB)

Who will have more Passing Yards in the game? Christian Ponder (MIN) or Aaron Rodgers (GB)

Who will have more Receiving Yards in the game?
Jordy Nelson (GB) WR Pick (-115)
Randall Cobb (GB) WR Pick (-115)

Who will have more Receiving Yards in the game?
James Jones (GB) WR Pick (-115)
Jermichael Finley (GB) TE Pick (-115)

Which will be higher in the game?
Adrian Peterson Rushing yards +200
Christian Ponder Passing Yards -300

Who will have more Sacks in the game?
Jared Allen (MIN) -140
Clay Matthews (GB) +110

Total Passing Yards – Andrew Luck (IND) Over/Under 260½

Total TD Passes – Andrew Luck (IND) Over/Under 1½

Total Receiving Yards – Reggie Wayne (IND) Over/Under 75½

Total Receptions – Reggie Wayne (IND) Over/Under 5½

Total Passing Yards – Joe Flacco (BAL) Over/Under 250½

Total Rushing Yards – Ray Rice (BAL) Over/Under 90½

Total Receiving Yards – Ray Rice (BAL) Over/Under 34½

Total Receptions – Ray Rice (BAL) Over/Under 4

Will Ray Rice (BAL) score a TD in the game?

Total Tackles & Assists – Ray Lewis (BAL) Over/Under 8

Will Ed Reed (BAL) get an interception in the game?

Who will throw more TD Passes in the game? Russell Wilson (SEA) or Robert Griffin III (WAS)

Who will have more Passing Yards in the game? Russell Wilson (SEA) or Robert Griffin III (WAS)

Who will have more Rushing Yards in the game? Russell Wilson (SEA) or Robert Griffin III (WAS)

Who will have more Rushing Yards in the game?
Marshawn Lynch (SEA) RB Pick (-115)
Alfred Morris (WAS) RB Pick (-115)

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Super Bowl 2013 is a month away!

We’re only a month away from the 2013 NFL Super Bowl, and there are already a lot of things you can bet. The playoffs are an exciting time, and we’ll list the odds and props for this weekend games tomorrow. Today we’re just talking Super Bowl 47 in New Orleans. It’s only 31 days away. So without further ado, here are the most current odds for the Super Bowl.

Odds to win the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII
Denver Broncos 11/4
New England Patriots 4/1nfl-on-grass
San Francisco 49ers 6/1
Atlanta Falcons 7/1
Green Bay Packers 8/1
Seattle Seahawks 11/1
Houston Texans 15/1
Washington Redskins 18/1
Baltimore Ravens 22/1
Minnesota Vikings 40/1
Cincinnati Bengals 45/1
Indianapolis Colts 45/1

As you can see the Denver Broncos are currently the favorite to win the big game. They ended the season 13-3, winning their last 11 games. That 11 game run included wins over the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals, so it wasn’t a cake walk. Their three losses this year came from other playoff teams. The Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans and New England Patriots all beat the Broncos a loss. These teams should be interesting matchups if they meet in the playoffs.

The second favorite is the New England Patriots. They finished the year at 12-4, and like the Broncos, they have a first round bye. (Neither the Patriots or Broncos play this weekend). New England had a tough schedule this year, and they walked away with wins over Denver, the Indianapolis Colts and the Houston Texans. They lost to three playoff teams this year: The San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens and the Seattle Seahawks.

The other two teams with first round byes round out the top four favorites. The San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons were the top two teams in the NFC. The Falcons finished the year at 13-3 and the 49ers ended 11-4-1 (with a tie against the Rams). Either of these teams could easy win the NFC and go to the Super Bowl.

The remaining 8 teams all pay this weekend. The Bengals and the Colts have to longest odds, but as the Giants proved last year, any playoff team can get hot and go on to win the Super Bowl.

Below is the early line for the Super Bowl. It seems like Las Vegas likes the AFC teams a little more. This makes sense as both the Broncos and Patriots are in the AFC.

Super Bowl XLVII – Early Line
AFC -2½ (-115)
NFC +2½ (-115)

Here we list the odds for the exact Super Bowl matchup. If you make this bet, you’re betting which two teams will make it to the Super Bowl, and not which team will win the Super Bowl. There are some great odds here. For example, a Colts/Vikings Super Bowl pays 350-1. If you bet $10 on this and it happened, you would win $3,500.

2013 Super Bowl XLVII – Exact Super Bowl Matchups
Denver Broncos vs San Francisco 49ers 13/2
Denver Broncos vs Atlanta Falcons 7/1Randi-TexansCheerleader
New England Patriots vs San Francisco 49ers 15/2
New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons 8/1
Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers 17/2
New England Patriots vs Green Bay Packers 10/1
Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks 12/1
New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks 15/1
Denver Broncos vs Washington Redskins 22/1
Houston Texans vs San Francisco 49ers 25/1
New England Patriots vs Washington Redskins 25/1
Houston Texans vs Atlanta Falcons 28/1
Houston Texans vs Green Bay Packers 33/1
Baltimore Ravens vs San Francisco 49ers 35/1
Baltimore Ravens vs Atlanta Falcons 40/1
Denver Broncos vs Minnesota Vikings 40/1
New England Patriots vs Minnesota Vikings 45/1
Baltimore Ravens vs Green Bay Packers 50/1
Houston Texans vs Seattle Seahawks 50/1
Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers 60/1
Cincinnati Bengals vs Atlanta Falcons 65/1
Indianapolis Colts vs San Francisco 49ers 70/1
Baltimore Ravens vs Seattle Seahawks 75/1
Houston Texans vs Washington Redskins 75/1
Indianapolis Colts vs Atlanta Falcons 75/1
Cincinnati Bengals vs Green Bay Packers 85/1
Indianapolis Colts vs Green Bay Packers 90/1
Baltimore Ravens vs Washington Redskins 100/1
Cincinnati Bengals vs Seattle Seahawks 125/1
Indianapolis Colts vs Seattle Seahawks 125/1
Houston Texans vs Minnesota Vikings 150/1
Cincinnati Bengals vs Washington Redskins 175/1
Baltimore Ravens vs Minnesota Vikings 200/1
Indianapolis Colts vs Washington Redskins 200/1
Cincinnati Bengals vs Minnesota Vikings 350/1
Indianapolis Colts vs Minnesota Vikings 350/1

This is a complete list of bets that you can make on the Super Bowl as of now. Of course you can also make a lot of bets on this weekend’s games (including prop bets). We’ll be back with a list of those tomorrow.

Thanks for visiting out site, and please contact us if you have any questions about betting on the NFL Super Bowl. We are here to help you. Thanks!

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Let’s get rid of all the kickers in the NFL

Kevin Butler, who kicks for the Bears, made two tackles on kickoff returns in one game last season. The press asked him about the tackles and Butler replied, a bit indignantly, “My paycheck says I’m a football player.”

That surprised me. Not that Butler’s paycheck says he’s a football player, but that Butler gets a paycheck at all.

I had assumed each NFL kicker bought a season ticket to get into the stadium, maybe even paid extra for renting the uniform.

A field goal kicker is not a football player. If a kicker is very brave or very stupid, he might, on occasion, become involved in actual football action. But so might a stray dog.

The difference between a kicker and a stray dog is that a stray dog on the field can be mildly entertaining.

“Not a fair comparison,” you say. “Football kickers have a unique athletic talent.”

And dogs don’t? Ever try catching a Frisbee in your teeth?

Look, I’m not trying to dog kickers, or kick dogs. However, I do believe that courteous and well-armed security guards should be stationed at all games to keep both off the field.

The field goal is football’s greatest artistic weakness, a major flaw in an otherwise beautifully woven tapestry.

We have made the field goal an exciting play, but only by the circumstances. The kick itself, even if it’s a game decider, is no more exciting than a panel discussion on the Rooney Rule.

It would be no less exciting, and no less absurd, for each team to suit up a professional golfer who, using a large-bladed pitching wedge, would chip the football off a tee and attempt to land it in a vat of guacamole placed behind the endzone:

“…and with the score tied, the Rams are sending in Nick Faldo to try a 39-yard field goal chip-n-dip. He checks the wind, consults his caddy…”

Football, of all known sports of our solar system, Is unique in that the winner is often determined on a play that has absolutely no relation to the rest of the game, executed by a person who has been less involves in the game then the cheerleaders.

The NBA Finals are not marred by the presence of a figure-skater brought out during the closing seconds of game 7 to attempt a triple axel. The Indy 500 never comes down to a parallel-parking contest among the drivers mothers-in-law – though the idea has merit.

It’s bad enough when a great football game is decided by a field goal. What about the games in which the only scoring the whole damn game is done by a guy names Flodgko Zimgrf, whisking the ball with the side of his foot while 20 large men beat one another senseless?

What I’m trying to say is that the field goal is stupid and annoying.

We put up with it because we are accustomed to it, like that bad spring in the cushion of our favorite chair. But we don’t like it.

When we gather around the water coolers on Monday morning and re-create Sunday’s great plays, do we ever act out a field goal? We do not, because regardless of its importance to the final score, every field goal is like every other field goal – as ordinary as black coffee.

Basketball has thrived by being unafraid to make significant change – shot clocks, the three point line, wider foul lanes.

Even baseball, the strongest of sports, has shown courage, first in adopting the DH rule and now by embracing interleague play.

It’s time for football to consider a big change, an alteration of its kicking game.

I have a few suggestions, any of which would be an improvement over the current system:

Install an upper crossbar, thus forming a rectangular target area. This would increase the difficulty of short yardage field goals, which must be kicked high to clear onrushing linemen and so tend to be rising when they reach the uprights. Inside the 20, the chip-shot field goal no longer a gimmie, coaches would be more prone to eschew the boot and go for the touchdown.

Put the goal post on the track and have it move back and forth, a moving target like the castle drawbridge at a miniature golf course.

Rule that all the field goals must be kicked by the head coach.

Eliminate the field goal entirely. And while we’re at it, kick out the PAT kick, absolutely the most boring non-play in sports.

With no field goal, overtime games could, in theory, stretch out too long, the players dangerously tired. So in overtime, award three points – and thus a win – for advancing the ball inside your opponent’s 10 yard line.

That way the Super Bowl is assured of being won or lost on a real play, requiring imagination and execution, and the hero will be Joe Montana or a Reggie White or a Deion Sanders – somebody whose uniform is dirty, whose brow is moist with perspiration.

What about the kickers? Screw them.

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Simpson and Csonka in the same backfield! Too good to be true?

This is a throwback ad from 1974… I liked to, so I posted it.

You can make it happen with the APBA pro league football game. 30 individual player cars for each NFL team, 780 different cards in all.

THE APBA Pro League Football Game includes all 26 NFL (NFC and AFC) teams, and each team is comprised of thirty different two-color player cards. And even more cards are available with the game if you wish to expand your rosters.

Since each player in the game is represented by a separate, individual card, the options open to you in APBA Football are almost unlimited. You can, of course, play with the actual NFL teams contained in the game: you can replay the week-by-week schedule of your favorite team, and you can replay a complete division or conference or and entire league schedule.

You can form your own league, hold your own NFL player draft, and even make your own trades. You can create any sort of all-star squad or super-team you can imagine.

You can combine the talents of O.J. Simpson and Larry Csonka in s dream backfield; you can pair the passing skill of Joe Namath with the receiving wizardry of Charley Taylor and Fred Biletnikoff. On defense, you can anchor your unit with premier tackles like Joe
Greene and Alan Page, or with superior linebackers like Chris Hanburger and Willie Lanier.

In short, you can arrange and re-arrange the players any way you want, for APBA Football makes you the coach, owner and general manager of your own table-top football team.

Realistic Player Performances – Realistic Coaching Challenges

No matter how you employ your players, you’ll be thrilled to see them perform, in every phase of pro play, just as they did during the actual NFL season. Runners like John Brockington and Calvin Hill, passers like Fran Tarkenton and Roman Gabriel, punters and placekickers like Jerrel Wilson and Garo Yepremian respectively – each will domonstrate the same skills (and weaknesses) he has displayed in actual pro competition.

And don’t think for a second that only the backs are important in APBA Football. Interior linemen also have individual cards and stalwarts like Miami offensive guard Larry Little and Cincinnati defensive tackle Mike Read will be just as valuable to you as they are to Don Shula and Paul Brown.

To be an effective APBA coach, you’ll need to know both the game of football and the capabilities of your own personnel. You call the plays on offense and align your defense when your oppenent has the ball. You’ll find APBA coaching to be just like the real thing.

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If it aint broke, don’t fix it

So I waited a few weeks, and nothing has changed…

This site is now going back to the way it was. The way it should be. Right now it’s stuck on the fourth page of Google for Bet the Super Bowl, when it used to sit in the top spot. That means that all the changes I made must have seriously hurt the site in Google’s algorithm. Which is bullshit because all the changes I made improved this site from a user prospective. But what’s the point of having a good website if no one will ever find it? So I’m changing it back to the Google friendly version which will hopefully push this site back to the top of Google’s search… All I can do now is make the change and wait and see.

There are a few changes that I’m currently considering keeping. First off, I changed the theme of this site, and while it’s still very simple, I prefer it to the way this site used to look. I know that this is a major change, and I’m going to seriously consider changing back the theme if the other things that I changed back don’t fix my ranking.

I was planning on keeping a few plug-ins, but I just decided not to. I had added about 6 plug-ins ove the last couple of months that really helped to speed up and socialize this site. I had links to this sites twitter, Facebook and Google plus pages. I also easy links that visitors could use to share my posts, but not anymore. All of that is now gone. I also got rid of the comments and the plug-ins that I used to use to help moderate the spam. No more commenting here thanks to Google.

Lastly I remove a plug-ins that actually made this site load faster and one which provided a site map for Google. You never really know what Google decided it didn’t like about this site verse what it used to, so I figured I’d just trash everything that was new with the exception of the theme. Of course if my ranking doesn’t change in another couple of weeks, this theme is going right back to the one it’s been for the last several years.

I guess the old saying is true. “If it aint broke, don’t fix it.” It took me a couple of times to learn my lesson, but now I know that I can’t really make any changes to this site going forward and expect it to rank well for betting on the Super Bowl. So since that’s the case, don’t expect there to be main changes around here in the future.

Well thanks for reading my off topic ranting for the last several weeks. I’m not exactly sure how people continue to find this site, but we’re glad that you do!

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Problems with Google

I’ve been updating this site a lot over the last couple of weeks, and as you may be able to tell, it’s still a work in progress. I’ve added social sharing buttons so you can share this site easily on Facebook, Google and Twitter. I’ve also added links to our Facebook, Google and Twitter pages with the slider on the right hand side of this site. Lastly I added pages to the menu at the top where none existed before. These pages aren’t complete, but I wanted to put them up and work to complete them during the offseason. Oh! I also added more categories to my posts such as “The offseason”. But now I have to reconsider all these updates…

I thought that these changes improved the site, and I think most people would agree with me. Unfortunately Google isn’t most people. Before these changes, this site was the 1st or 2nd hit in Google for “bet the Super Bowl”. I was even rambling about my battle with Sportsbook for the top stop in my last post. But apparently Google doesn’t like all the changes that I’ve been making, because this site which was one of the top hits for betting on the Super Bowl for years, is now on the fifth page for the exact same phrase! What gives?

This happened to me once before. I think about a year ago, I got the same bright idea to change this site and update it, but the few things that I changed made this site drop in Google. It’s happening again now…

I even half expected this site to drop in ranking a little. That’s why I waited to make changes until after the 2012 Super Bowl. But I never expected this site to drop off the front page, and now that it has, I have to reconsider every change I’ve made to date.

After all, this website is dedicated to betting on the Super Bowl. The first hit in Google is for a sportsbook that you can use to bet on the Super Bowl, but that site doesn’t even mention the Super Bowl on its homepage. How the hell is this site the first hit, and my site which is completely relevant and making changes to improve dropped to the fifth page of results? It’s crazy.

Sure. Google can list sites however they want to, but it isn’t fair. So what am I going to do?

Right now, nothing. I figure I have a lot of time until the next Super Bowl, so I can afford to let this site sit for a few weeks. I’m hoping that this is just a temporary change and that my site will be back on the first page in a couple of weeks. Of course if it’s not, I’ll have to make some changes.

Unfortunately I think I’ll have to change this site back to the way it was. It wasn’t as user friendly, but at least people could find it. I figure it’s better to be seen and average than to be awesome and completely ignored.

So that’s the plan for now. Hopefully the ship will right on its own over the next couple of weeks, but if it doesn’t, I’ll be forced to reverse all the changes I made and hope that the damage caused will only be temporary.

Thanks for reading. I’ll be back in a couple of weeks to reevaluate and determine which direction this site will head.

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