By SPORTSBETTING.COM
It?s been an interesting build up to Super Bowl XLII. There is a clear-cut favorite in the New England Patriots, shooting for history with a 19-0 mark, facing a team that were in danger of not even making the playoffs until the final weeks of the season. But the heavy favorite hasn?t been a pointspread covering machine the last half of the season (1-7 ATS in their last eight games), while the big underdog has been (7-1 ATS in their last eight starts).
This result is a clear reluctance by the betting public to throw their money behind a team that is one game away from being crowned the greatest team in the history of the league. The Giants are seeing more of the wagering volume (57%) heading into the weekend.
The line has been holding steady in the final week, with New England as a 12-point favorite. The last time there was a double-digit favorite in the Super Bowl, the Patriots were playing the St. Louis Rams?and the Rams were favored by 14 points. Cue the first significant step toward ?legend? status for Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, as New England pulled off the huge upset, winning the game straight up, 20-17.
In fact, you have to go back to the 1994-?95 season to find a double-digit Super Bowl favorite who has covered the number. That year the San Francisco 49ers, led by Steve Young, trounced the San Diego Chargers, 49-26. Since then there have been four other teams in the big game with a spread of 10 or higher placed on them. None of those four teams have managed to cash a winning ticket for their pointspread backers.
Perhaps it is worth noting, or maybe it?s not really noteworthy, but all four of those double-digit ATS losers were from the NFC (Dallas once, Green Bay twice and the aforementioned Rams).
Anyone looking for angle with double-digit favorites in the Super Bowl and the Total, which sits at 54, appears to be out of luck ? we didn?t find one.
But we did stumble on a few other interesting facts, trends and informative tidbits of Super Bowl related info.
Super Bowl ?Did You Knows?:
1) 90% Time Zone and Total Trend
The last 10 times the Super Bowl has been held in a city located in the Pacific Standard Time Zone, those games have produced a record of 9 overs and 1 under.
2) First On The Board
A fairly popular prop bet is ?Will the team that scores first win the game?.
As one might expect, the ?Yes? side is heavily favored, at ?220. However, lately, this has been a cash cow for those betting on the plus-money.
Over the last six years, the team that scored first in the Super Bowl has failed to win the game five times (the only winner during that span was the New England Patriots in SB XXXVIII vs. Carolina).
Over the last 10 years the team to score first has only managed to win the game at a 30% clip (three times in the last decade). Perhaps taking a shot at the +170 on the ?No? side is worth a look.
This prop is available right now at SPORTSBETTING.COM
3) Pats Love the Number 3
?Will the game be decided by exactly 3 points? prop bet has been getting a little attention this week. This margin of victory has actually occurred 50% of the time in the last six years, as Super Bowls #39,38 and 36 all landed dead on the number three. What did those Super Bowls have in common beside the final margin of victory? The Patriots were a participant in each of those contests. Can they make it four in a row?
The ?Yes? side of this prop bet is sitting at a very attractive +500 at SPORTSBETTING.COM
4) Can Brady Break The Mould?
No QB who led the league in passing, as Tom Brady did, has ever gone on to win the Super Bowl in the same year.
5) On The Board Early
?Will there be a field goal in the first quarter?? The ?Yes? option here is ?105, but in four of the last seven Super Bowls no team has kicked a field goal in the first quarter. In fact, twice in the last four years no team has scored any points in the first quarter.
6) Bye Week Scoring
Over the last 27 years, 20 Super Bowl games have been played in which there was a week off in between the Conference Championship games and Super Bowl Sunday. In those 20 games, the two teams combined to score an average of 53 points.
In the seven games played in which there was no week of rest between the Conference Championship and the Super Bowl, those teams combined for an average of only 43 points per game.
The Over/Under number this year is 54.
You can wager on all the Super Bowl action, the side, total, prop bets and more at SPORTSBETTING.COM
Do you already have an account with SPORTSBETTING.COM? Be sure to take advantage of their very attractive Super Bowl Re-Load bonus this week ? you can grab up to 70% in free cash.
If you don?t have an account, why not open one up for the Super Bowl and grab the 10% sign-up bonus, plus play in the $1 million ?Super Picks? contest.
It?s been an interesting build up to Super Bowl XLII. There is a clear-cut favorite in the New England Patriots, shooting for history with a 19-0 mark, facing a team that were in danger of not even making the playoffs until the final weeks of the season. But the heavy favorite hasn?t been a pointspread covering machine the last half of the season (1-7 ATS in their last eight games), while the big underdog has been (7-1 ATS in their last eight starts).
This result is a clear reluctance by the betting public to throw their money behind a team that is one game away from being crowned the greatest team in the history of the league. The Giants are seeing more of the wagering volume (57%) heading into the weekend.
The line has been holding steady in the final week, with New England as a 12-point favorite. The last time there was a double-digit favorite in the Super Bowl, the Patriots were playing the St. Louis Rams?and the Rams were favored by 14 points. Cue the first significant step toward ?legend? status for Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, as New England pulled off the huge upset, winning the game straight up, 20-17.
In fact, you have to go back to the 1994-?95 season to find a double-digit Super Bowl favorite who has covered the number. That year the San Francisco 49ers, led by Steve Young, trounced the San Diego Chargers, 49-26. Since then there have been four other teams in the big game with a spread of 10 or higher placed on them. None of those four teams have managed to cash a winning ticket for their pointspread backers.
Perhaps it is worth noting, or maybe it?s not really noteworthy, but all four of those double-digit ATS losers were from the NFC (Dallas once, Green Bay twice and the aforementioned Rams).
Anyone looking for angle with double-digit favorites in the Super Bowl and the Total, which sits at 54, appears to be out of luck ? we didn?t find one.
But we did stumble on a few other interesting facts, trends and informative tidbits of Super Bowl related info.
Super Bowl ?Did You Knows?:
1) 90% Time Zone and Total Trend
The last 10 times the Super Bowl has been held in a city located in the Pacific Standard Time Zone, those games have produced a record of 9 overs and 1 under.
2) First On The Board
A fairly popular prop bet is ?Will the team that scores first win the game?.
As one might expect, the ?Yes? side is heavily favored, at ?220. However, lately, this has been a cash cow for those betting on the plus-money.
Over the last six years, the team that scored first in the Super Bowl has failed to win the game five times (the only winner during that span was the New England Patriots in SB XXXVIII vs. Carolina).
Over the last 10 years the team to score first has only managed to win the game at a 30% clip (three times in the last decade). Perhaps taking a shot at the +170 on the ?No? side is worth a look.
This prop is available right now at SPORTSBETTING.COM
3) Pats Love the Number 3
?Will the game be decided by exactly 3 points? prop bet has been getting a little attention this week. This margin of victory has actually occurred 50% of the time in the last six years, as Super Bowls #39,38 and 36 all landed dead on the number three. What did those Super Bowls have in common beside the final margin of victory? The Patriots were a participant in each of those contests. Can they make it four in a row?
The ?Yes? side of this prop bet is sitting at a very attractive +500 at SPORTSBETTING.COM
4) Can Brady Break The Mould?
No QB who led the league in passing, as Tom Brady did, has ever gone on to win the Super Bowl in the same year.
5) On The Board Early
?Will there be a field goal in the first quarter?? The ?Yes? option here is ?105, but in four of the last seven Super Bowls no team has kicked a field goal in the first quarter. In fact, twice in the last four years no team has scored any points in the first quarter.
6) Bye Week Scoring
Over the last 27 years, 20 Super Bowl games have been played in which there was a week off in between the Conference Championship games and Super Bowl Sunday. In those 20 games, the two teams combined to score an average of 53 points.
In the seven games played in which there was no week of rest between the Conference Championship and the Super Bowl, those teams combined for an average of only 43 points per game.
The Over/Under number this year is 54.
You can wager on all the Super Bowl action, the side, total, prop bets and more at SPORTSBETTING.COM
Do you already have an account with SPORTSBETTING.COM? Be sure to take advantage of their very attractive Super Bowl Re-Load bonus this week ? you can grab up to 70% in free cash.
If you don?t have an account, why not open one up for the Super Bowl and grab the 10% sign-up bonus, plus play in the $1 million ?Super Picks? contest.
