Eagleslinc’s Top Super Bowl XLVI Proposition Bets
One of the greatest things about wagering on the Super Bowl are the hundreds of proposition bets that are available for just about every aspect of this game both on and off the field. The following is a look at a few of the top ones currently offered by Bovada.
Top Team Prop Bets
Scoring first in a Super Bowl is crucial as the team that tallies the first points has gone on to win the game over 60 percent of the time. The current money line odds for this prop are:
New York Giants -125
New England Patriots -105
The money line odds that the team that does score first goes on to win the game are -165 and the odds that they lose are +135.
The money line odds on what type of score it will be has a touchdown at -180 and a field goal or safety at +150. It seems to me that in a close matchup such as this, a team will look to put points on the board anyway they can.
With both teams’ defense playing at a higher level, there is some tremendous value in the odds on a field goal.
While the total line for the game is currently set at 55 points, you can also wager on an individual total line for each team.
The ‘over/under’ for the Giants’ total points is 27 with the money line on either the ‘over’ or the ‘under’ set at -115. The ‘over/under’ for the Patriots’ points scored is set at 29.5 with the money line on the ‘over’ set at -120 and the ‘under’ set at -110.
Top Player Prop Bets
Even though football is the ultimate team sport, the main focus in this game will still be on the quarterbacks. The ‘over/under’ for Eli Manning’s total passing yards is 315.5 with the money line odds set at -125 for the ‘over’ and -105 for the ‘under’. The ‘over/under’ on how many touchdowns Manning throws is 2.5, with the line on the ‘over’ set at +150 and the ‘under’ set at -180. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
The ‘over/under’ for Tom Brady’s total passing yards is set at 320.5. The money line odds on the ‘over’ is -125 and the ‘under’ is -105. The ‘over/under’ on his total touchdowns passes is also 2.5.
The ‘over’ money line -140 and the ‘under’ line is +110.
The biggest player prop bet for the game is who will earn Most Valuable Player honors. First you have to decide which team will win and then narrow the field down from there.
A quarterback has won this award four of the past five years and 24 times overall. The next position on the list is running back with seven MVP trophies followed by wide receiver with six.
It is little wonder that the odds-on-favorite for this year’s game is Brady at 7/5 followed by Manning at 9/4. The next player on the list is Giants’ wide receiver Victor Cruz at 8/1 followed by Patriots’ tight end Rob Gronkowski at 10/1.
There are 25 other players with posted odds and the odds that someone not on the list wins the MVP is 22/1.
