The hype machine is slowing down and it?s almost time for the real action to begin on Super Sunday. The favored Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa Bay, in what is the biggest sports event of the year and one of the most viewed TV events around the world. While all the focus is on football ? including the Super Bowl Coin Toss bet in Hot Props ? we thought we?d throw in a little NBA action as well. On Friday night, the league-leading Boston Celtics take on the Detroit Pistons, and the Golden State Warriors face the New Orleans Hornets.
TRIVIA:
The first Super Bowl pitted the Green Bay Packers against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Packers won Super Bowl I by a score of 35-10.
Which receiver scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history?
1. Max McGee
2. Otis Taylor
3. Mike Garrett
4. Jim Taylor
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NFL:
Sunday
SUPER BOWL XLIII
PITTSBURGH STEELERS @ ARIZONA CARDINALS
6:20 pm ET, NBC
The Pittsburgh Steelers are favored by a touchdown when they face the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa Bay on Sunday.
The teams last squared off last season, when the Cardinals won 21-14 as 5.5-home dogs on Sept. 30, 2007. Pittsburgh is 2-1 SU and ATS in the past three meetings.
In the AFC Championship on Sunday, the Steelers (12-4 SU, 9-7 ATS) defeated division-rival Baltimore Ravens 23-14 as a 6-point home favorite. The score went over the over/under total of 35.5.
Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger passed for 255 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown strike to Santonio Holmes, while Troy Polamalu ran back an interception 40 yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals (9-7 SU, 9-7 ATS) upset the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 as a 3.5-point home underdog in the NFC title game. The score went over the total of 47.
Cardinals? pivot Kurt Warner passed for 279 yards and four touchdowns. WR Larry Fitzgerald caught nine passes of those passes for 152 yards with three touchdowns in the win.
betED Line: Steelers (-7)(-110) (-275 ML) Total: 47
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NBA:
Friday
BOSTON CELTICS @ DETROIT PISTONS
7:05 pm ET, ESPN
The NBA-leading Boston Celtics look for their 10th-straight win when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Friday at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
The Celtics won their ninth straight by defeating the Kings 119-100 on Wednesday. The Celtics covered the 17-point spread.
Detroit snapped a two-game slide with a 98-89 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, covering the 1-point spread on the road.
The total has gone under in all five of the past five meetings in Detroit, and in five of the past six meetings overall.
betED Line: Celtics (-6.5)(-110) (-250 ML) Total: 180.5
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Friday
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS @ NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
9:35 pm ET, ESPN
The high-scoring Golden State Warriors battle the New Orleans Hornets on Friday at New Orleans Arena.
The Warriors were defeated 117-93 by the Dallas Mavericks last time out, as 6.5-point underdogs.
New Orleans ended the Denver Nuggets three-game winning streak with a 94-81 victory on Wednesday. The Hornets covered the 4-point spread.
Golden State is 6-2 ATS in the past eight meetings. The total has gone over in 10 of the past 14 meetings in New Orleans. New Orleans is 12-2 SU in the past 14 meetings at home.
betED Line: Hornets (-9.5)(-110) (-500 ML) Total: 214.5
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Hot Props:
Super Bowl prop bets are just as popular as betting the actual outcome of the game, and betED.com has recognized that by offering an unprecedented number and variety of props for Super Bowl XLIII on Sunday.
Every year, one of the most popular Super Bowl props takes place before the kick-off ? the coin toss.
What will be the result of the coin toss at Super Bowl XLIII?
1. Heads -105
2. Tails -105
Bet Super Bowl props at betED.com
TRIVIA ANSWER:
1. Max McGee
McGee reeled in a 37-yard pass from Bart Starr in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Chiefs' Curtis McClinton took in the second touchdown of the game, receiving a seven-yard toss from Len Dawson. Jim Taylor of the Packers led all rushers, running for 56 yards in the game. The Packers would also go on to win Super Bowl II against Oakland, 33-14.
TRIVIA:
The first Super Bowl pitted the Green Bay Packers against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Packers won Super Bowl I by a score of 35-10.
Which receiver scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history?
1. Max McGee
2. Otis Taylor
3. Mike Garrett
4. Jim Taylor
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NFL:
Sunday
SUPER BOWL XLIII
PITTSBURGH STEELERS @ ARIZONA CARDINALS
6:20 pm ET, NBC
The Pittsburgh Steelers are favored by a touchdown when they face the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa Bay on Sunday.
The teams last squared off last season, when the Cardinals won 21-14 as 5.5-home dogs on Sept. 30, 2007. Pittsburgh is 2-1 SU and ATS in the past three meetings.
In the AFC Championship on Sunday, the Steelers (12-4 SU, 9-7 ATS) defeated division-rival Baltimore Ravens 23-14 as a 6-point home favorite. The score went over the over/under total of 35.5.
Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger passed for 255 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown strike to Santonio Holmes, while Troy Polamalu ran back an interception 40 yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals (9-7 SU, 9-7 ATS) upset the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 as a 3.5-point home underdog in the NFC title game. The score went over the total of 47.
Cardinals? pivot Kurt Warner passed for 279 yards and four touchdowns. WR Larry Fitzgerald caught nine passes of those passes for 152 yards with three touchdowns in the win.
betED Line: Steelers (-7)(-110) (-275 ML) Total: 47
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NBA:
Friday
BOSTON CELTICS @ DETROIT PISTONS
7:05 pm ET, ESPN
The NBA-leading Boston Celtics look for their 10th-straight win when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Friday at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
The Celtics won their ninth straight by defeating the Kings 119-100 on Wednesday. The Celtics covered the 17-point spread.
Detroit snapped a two-game slide with a 98-89 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, covering the 1-point spread on the road.
The total has gone under in all five of the past five meetings in Detroit, and in five of the past six meetings overall.
betED Line: Celtics (-6.5)(-110) (-250 ML) Total: 180.5
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Friday
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS @ NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
9:35 pm ET, ESPN
The high-scoring Golden State Warriors battle the New Orleans Hornets on Friday at New Orleans Arena.
The Warriors were defeated 117-93 by the Dallas Mavericks last time out, as 6.5-point underdogs.
New Orleans ended the Denver Nuggets three-game winning streak with a 94-81 victory on Wednesday. The Hornets covered the 4-point spread.
Golden State is 6-2 ATS in the past eight meetings. The total has gone over in 10 of the past 14 meetings in New Orleans. New Orleans is 12-2 SU in the past 14 meetings at home.
betED Line: Hornets (-9.5)(-110) (-500 ML) Total: 214.5
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Hot Props:
Super Bowl prop bets are just as popular as betting the actual outcome of the game, and betED.com has recognized that by offering an unprecedented number and variety of props for Super Bowl XLIII on Sunday.
Every year, one of the most popular Super Bowl props takes place before the kick-off ? the coin toss.
What will be the result of the coin toss at Super Bowl XLIII?
1. Heads -105
2. Tails -105
Bet Super Bowl props at betED.com
TRIVIA ANSWER:
1. Max McGee
McGee reeled in a 37-yard pass from Bart Starr in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Chiefs' Curtis McClinton took in the second touchdown of the game, receiving a seven-yard toss from Len Dawson. Jim Taylor of the Packers led all rushers, running for 56 yards in the game. The Packers would also go on to win Super Bowl II against Oakland, 33-14.
