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Super Bowl Betting Prediction: New York Giants and New England Patriots

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N.Y. Giants vs New England
When: 6:30 PM ET, Sunday, February 5, 2012
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

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THE STORY: Two Super Bowl MVP quarterbacks, a rematch of one of the biggest upsets in the game’s history and fervent fan bases that share much of the same geographic region. Storylines abound for Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI matchup between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, yet much of the hype has centered on the left foot of a second-year tight end. An injury to New England’s Rob Gronkowski, whose playing status is unclear due to a high ankle sprain, could have the biggest impact on the outcome when the Patriots and Giants clash in the Super Bowl for the second time in five seasons. New York won the previous matchup as a double-digit underdog, spoiling New England’s bid for a perfect 19-0 season with a 17-14 victory in February 2008. The Giants are also the last team to beat the Patriots, who have won 10 straight games since a 24-20 loss to New York in Week 9 that snapped New England’s streak of 20 consecutive regular-season home victories. In both matchups, Giants quarterback Eli Manning – the MVP of Super Bowl XLII – led a last-minute comeback to upstage Patriots QB Tom Brady, a two-time Super Bowl MVP.

TV: NBC, 6:30 p.m. ET. LINE: Patriots -2.5, O/U 54.5

ABOUT THE GIANTS (12-7): New York has taken a path that is eerily similar to its Super Bowl run four years ago, shaking off a mediocre regular season to rattle off five consecutive victories that included beating the NFC’s top two seeds – Green Bay and San Francisco – on the road. Defense has sparked the turnaround for the Giants, who have surrendered only 39 points in three postseason victories while registering nine sacks and forcing seven turnovers. Manning threw for a career-high 4,933 yards with 29 touchdowns vs. only 16 interceptions in the regular season and has been steely efficient in the postseason with eight TDs and one pick. Manning threw for a league-high 15 fourth-quarter touchdowns in the regular season, including two in the victory over the Patriots. WRs Hakeem Nicks (4 TDs in the postseason), Victor Cruz (NFC-high 1,536 yards) and Mario Manningham (3 TDs in the postseason) give Manning plenty of weapons. RB Ahmad Bradshaw, who missed the regular-season meeting, rushed for 74 yards in the NFC title game. He’ll be complemented by bruiser Brandon Jacobs, who ran for 72 yards against the Patriots in November.

ABOUT THE PATRIOTS (15-3): Brady followed up a record-setting effort against Denver with one of his worst postseason performances in a 23-20 win over Baltimore in the AFC title game. He finished with 239 yards and was picked off twice while failing to throw a touchdown pass for the first time since Week 17 of the 2009 season. Brady overcame a wobbly start to throw for 342 yards and two TD passes against New York in November, but eight of his completions and one TD went to Gronkowski, who has yet to practice since being injured. Gronkowski was the centerpiece of the Patriots’ high-powered offense, hauling in 90 receptions and setting league records for TDs (17) and receiving yards (1,327) by a tight end. Brady, who threw for 5,235 yards, 39 TDs and 12 interceptions, will join John Elway as the only quarterback to start five Super Bowls and can surpass Joe Montana (16) for the most postseason victories. WR Wes Welker had a league-high 122 catches, including nine for 136 yards against the Giants. The big question is whether New England’s much-maligned defense can stop Manning when it counts.

SUPER BOWL HISTORY

GIANTS (3-1): Def. Denver 39-20 (1986); def. Buffalo 20-19 (1990); lost to Baltimore 34-7 (2000); def. New England 17-14 (2007).

PATRIOTS (3-3): Lost to Chicago 46-10 (1985); lost to Green Bay 35-21 (1996); def. St. Louis 20-17 (2001); def. Carolina 32-29 (2003); def. Philadelphia 24-21 (2004); lost to N.Y. Giants (2007).

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1. Sunday’s game will mark the first time that both starting quarterbacks have been Super Bowl MVPs.

2. New York is the second team to advance to the Super Bowl (Arizona 2008) by beating three playoff opponents with better records.

3. The previous four Super Bowl appearances by New England, all coming in a seven-year span, were decided by three points.

4. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and New York’s Tom Coughlin each served on the same staff with the Giants under Bill Parcells.

5. In the Week 9 meeting, the Patriots and Giants played the first scoreless opening half of the season.

PREDICTION: Giants 27, Patriots 23. A hobbled Gronkowski is too much to overcome for New England’s offense, particularly in the red zone, and New York makes it two Super Bowl wins in five seasons.

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Betting On Super Bowl: NFL Picks and Predictions

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Online betting players should be getting down to business now as the week leading up to the Super Bowl is getting underway, which means the New England Patriots and New York Giants are in Indianapolis, or they should be en route. Here is a look at the odds as the Super Bowl approaches.

What: NFL Betting
When: Sunday, February 5th, 6:20 PM ET
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN

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Why The New York Giants Are Underdogs

The Giants could be still getting penalized for their inconsistency throughout the regular season; remember, they were only 9-7 en route to winning the NFC East, and it also took a healthy collapse by the Dallas Cowboys to get them there. There were also enough shaky results during the regular season that it would cause linesmakers to think twice about making the Giants favorites, such as two losses against Washington, and they also lost to Seattle and a Philadelphia team that underachieved badly. Quarterback Eli Manning has been solid for most of the season, but you never know when “bad Eli”, also known as the guy that threw three picks each against Seattle and Washington, will show up. The running game has struggled badly for most of the season before coming around later on, and there is no guarantee that they’ll show up on Sunday, although you should take their performance against San Francisco; the 49ers have the league’s best run defense.

However, the Giants are dangerous NFL betting underdogs in this instance because they’ve caught fire at the right time and the similarities to the Super Bowl winners of four years ago are scary. Manning could be playing the best football of his life right now and his performance against the 49ers was gutsy as he stood in the pocket and took some big shots. The defensive line is controlling the game and taking pressure off a suspect secondary. The Giants were also 6-2 ATS as an underdog during the regular season, and they’re 7-1 ATS in their last eight games.

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The Patriots have a wealth of experience and the duo of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady have combined to win three of the four Super Bowls they’ve gone to. They were the No.1 seed in the AFC and they haven’t lost since they fell 24-20 in Week 9….to the New York Giants. Their three losses have come by a combined 15 points, so it’s not like they’ve ever been blown out this season. They would also love to avenge that loss to the Giants from the regular season, not to mention the Super Bowl loss from four years ago; there are still a lot of players in New England that remember the sting of that day and they also remember that they finished 18-1 that year instead of 19-0. Motivation can be a huge factor in how a team decides to play and you know even though the Patriots will say all the right things leading up to the game (“we’re only focused on this game”, “we’re not thinking about four years ago”), history is going to play a major role in how they prepare for Sunday’s game.

But will it be a detriment to their play? The Patriots have to focus that emotion into strong play, and you can’t deny the fact that they’ve lost their last two against the Giants, including the loss earlier this season at home. The Patriots also may have the biggest injury worry in the game as tight end Rob Gronkowski is struggling with an ankle injury, and even though he’ll probably still play, how healthy will he be by gametime?

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NFL betting odds opened with the Patriots as a 3-point favorite in Indianapolis, but they’re down to 2.5 points now and the line shouldn’t go under two, if it even moves at all again before gametime. You have to watch the injury report this season as that will be the major reason for any line moves, and the Gronkowski injury is going to be watched closely all week as he has been a force all season for the Patriots.

The outcome of the regular-season game likely also played a factor in the line move as the Patriots were favored by 9.5 points at home and the Giants went into Gillette Stadium to come away with a huge victory. You cannot underestimate the effect that could have on both teams as it was the only loss at “The Razor” for the Patriots this season. Even though the Super Bowl will be played on a neutral field, the game in New England has had a huge effect on thesports betting odds for this game.

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Bet Super Bowl 46: A Final Look At The Injury Report Ahead Of The Big Game

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Super Bowl betting players will be looking for any edge they can before making a wager on the outcome of Super Bowl XLVI, and the injury report is always important in how you make your picks. Here is a look at the injury report as of Friday morning.

What: NFL Betting
When: Sunday, February 5th, 6:20 PM ET
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN

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It appears as though tight end Jake Ballard (knee) is now 100% healthy after shedding an injury that has been bothering him over the last few weeks. The Giants will need him to be at the top of his game as their receivers, Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks and Mario Manningham, will get a lot of attention from the Patriots’ defense and that means there should be holes for Ballard over the middle. Nicks (shoulder) has been ailing himself and was listed as questionable a couple of days ago, but he says he’ll be lining up and that gives us the first lesson of the Super Bowl injury report: take all reports with a grain of salt. Everyone is probably hurt a little at this point in the season, but it would take a missing limb to get these players to miss out on the biggest game of their career.

Such as linebacker Jacquian Williams (foot), who was wearing a walking boot earlier in the week, but that is now gone. Williams starts for the Giants on defense, and he made a couple of big plays on special teams against San Francisco in the NFC championship game. Running back Ahmad Bradshaw (foot) practiced on a Wednesday for the first time since earlier this season, just to see if he would hold up and there appeared to be no problems, although there are no reports from Thursday’s practice. There was a rumor that Bradshaw needed surgery on his foot in the offseason, but he has nixed the idea and has just come to grips with the fact that he’ll play in pain for the rest of his career. It should also mean more work for Brandon Jacobs, who is due for a $500,000 in March if the Giants don’t release him. A big performance in the Super Bowl would not only boost the Giants’ NFL betting chances, but it would probably increase Jacobs’ chances of staying with the team.

New England Patriots

Rob Gronkowski (ankle) has been the talk of Super Bowl week with his injury, and it was headline news when he was seen without a walking boot earlier this week. But many are saying that “Gronk” wouldn’t be playing if it wasn’t Super Bowl weekend, so you have to gauge for yourself just how healthy the Patriots’ massive tight end is. He is a huge factor in the New England offense, especially in the red zone, and that could be more touches for fellow tight end Aaron Hernandez, who lines up all over the offense. He was limited in practice on Wednesday and the Patriots are also trying to fit Gronkowski with a cleat that helps alleviate some of the pressure from his high-ankle sprain.

Gronkowski seems to be the only major injury worry for the Patriots, but that is a huge worry to have. You have to remember that Terrell Owens played on a bad ankle for Philadelphia when the Eagles lost to the Patriots at Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005, so it is possible. It’s all about how much pain Gronkowski can take, but his teammates are pretty confident that won’t see a large drop-off in his production, although the story has been out there and you know the Giants are going to target that part of his body. If anything, Gronkowski can still be an effective decoy in the passing game and even after he got hurt against Baltimore, he could still block, so that could actually help the Patriots as they try to slow down the New York front four on their defensive line.

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The Final Word

The NFL betting line for the game is still 2.5 points favoring the Patriots, so the Gronkowski injury hasn’t impacted the odds….yet. For the most part, these two teams are healthy and ready to do for Super XLVI in Indianapolis, so there should be no excuses when one team loses. Even the Gronkowski injury shouldn’t play as big of a role as many think it will; New England is a veteran team that has been here before and they know how to manage themselves in big games.

But as always, be sure to check your favorite sports sites for any last-minute news before making your sports betting picks on Sunday.

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Super Bowl MVP Betting: Hernandez Wins First MVP Award For Tight Ends

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Sports betting players have seen the offensive role of tight ends increase this season, and New England has embraced this philosophy with their young tight ends. Their star will be playing hurt, but his equally talented teammate will pick up the slack and become the first tight end to win the Super Bowl MVP.

The Favorites

It shouldn’t surprise any NFL betting player that New England’s Tom Brady (-110) is the favorite for the Super Bowl MVP, which he has won twice, while New York counterpart Eli Manning (+150) earned the award when the Giants upset the Patriots four years ago, although some would argue that defensive end Justin Tuck (rated with the field at +1250). Quarterbacks have won 24 of 45 Super Bowl MVPs that have been handed out, and if you pick one of them to win, you’re basically picking who you think is going to win as there has only been one player from a losing team to be selected, Dallas linebacker Chuck Howley back in the fifth edition of the big game.

New England receiver Deion Branch (+200) won the award in 2005, while tight end Rob Gronkowski (+500) is also one of the favorites as most of the conversation this week has surrounded his ailing ankle. Branch may have a better chance as receivers have won the Super Bowl MVP six times, and there has never been a tight end bestowed with the honor. But Gronkowski could be an exception to the rule given the season that he has had; it just all depends on his health, or rather, his threshold for pain.

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New York receivers Victor Cruz (+1000), Hakeem Nicks (+1400) and Mario Manningham (+1700) are all very close as Manning has faith in all three and will go to them at any time. Cruz is the big-play threat, but Nicks and Manningham are capable of huge games and this receiving corps is one of the keys for a New York victory. Running back Ahmad Bradshaw (+1400) is in the mix, and if the Giants are going to be successful, they have to get the run going so Manning can use the play-action pass. The running game has been solid over the last few weeks, which has been one of the keys to the Giants’ run to the Super Bowl.

New England receiver Wes Welker (+1400) and tight end Aaron Hernandez (+1500) are up there as well, and Hernandez is an intriguing pick because he could get more touches if Gronkowski isn’t at full strength. Also, for all the attention that Gronkowski receivers, Welker is still one of the top receivers in the league and he’ll have a major say in New England’s success as the Giants will pressure Brady and he’ll have to find someone quick; Welker is usually his first priority when he is being rushed.

The Longshots

New York defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (+2000) is fighting an uphill battle as there have been only eight defensive players to be named Super Bowl MVP, and only two have been ends. But if anyone can do it, it’s Pierre-Paul, who has been the league’s best defensive player over the second half of the season. He is a disruptive force who opens up so much for his linemates because you have to double-team Pierre-Paul, or risk getting your quarterback hurt. Running back Brandon Jacobs (+3000) can wear down the New England defense with his bruising style, although you shouldn’t expect many long runs from Jacobs and that could hurt his chances.

On the New England side, look towards running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis (+2400) as the Patriots will need to run the ball effectively to slow down the New York pass rush. Much has been made this week about Green-Ellis’ sure hands; he has never fumbled in his NFL career, spanning 536 carries. Fellow back Danny Woodhead (+4000) could get a few short-yardage carries at the goal line and if he could score two touchdowns or more, he could be an excellent NFL betting pick. Defensive back Kyle Arrington (+4500) will get a lot of opportunities in coverage, and if he can run back a pick for a score, he could steal the award.

How It Will Play Out:

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We’re leaning towards Hernandez at +1500 as Gronkowski will be more of a decoy, and the Patriots have also been lining up Hernandez in the backfield, which will earn him a few more touches. If the Patriots are going to be the Giants, they have to move Hernandez around, and his versatility is going to pose a threat to the New York defense, whose front seven can be exposed. For a solid value pick, go with New England’s Aaron Hernadez as your Super Bowl MVPonline betting pick.

Super Bowl MVP Betting Pick: Aaron Hernandez

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Super Bowl XLVI Prop Bets: Brady, Manning Favored to win Super Bowl MVP

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Quarterbacks have by far and away won the Super Bowl MVP award more than any other position so it’s no surprise to find New England QB Tom Brady (7/5) and his New York Giants counterpart Eli Manning (9/4) as the two betting favorites on Bovada’s Super Bowl props to win the Super Bowl XLVI MVP award this Sunday night in Indianapolis.

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A QB has won the award 24 times, which is more than three times as many as the next nearest position – running backs seven MVP awards. And a running back hasn’t won the honor since Denver’s Terrell Davis rushed for 157 yards and three scores in SB XXXII against Green Bay.

A quarterback has won MVP honors the past two Super Bowls and four of the past five. That includes Manning, who threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns in New York’s 17-14 upset of then-unbeaten New England in Super Bowl XLII. This is Brady’s fifth Super Bowl and he has been named MVP twice, in SB XXXVI (145 yards passing, one TD vs. the Rams) and XXXVIII (354 yards passing, three TDs vs. Carolina). Brady has thrown for 602 yards, six touchdowns and three picks in two games this postseason, while Manning has thrown for 923 yards, eight TDs and one interception in three playoff games this season.

A receiver has been the only other offensive player to win a SB MVP award since 2000. Giants WRVictor Cruz has the shortest odds of any receivers in this game at 8/1. Cruz was third in the NFL in receiving yards during the season and sixth in catches and he had a big NFC Championship Game against San Francisco with 10 catches for 142 yards. He hasn’t found the end zone yet this postseason, however.

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is next on the odds at 10/1. Gronk had a record-setting regular season with 90 catches for 1,327 yards and 17 scores. And he was huge in the divisional round win over Denver with 10 catches for 145 yards and three scores. But Gronkowski suffered a high ankle sprain in the AFC title game win over Baltimore. Gronkowski will play in the Super Bowl but won’t be 100 percent and likely will need surgery this offseason. A tight end has never won MVP honors in the big game.

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Super Bowl XLVI Prop Bets: Betting on Turnovers

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The team that wins the turnover battle in a game almost always wins in the NFL, especially in the playoffs. Of course, there is always the exception to the rule.

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In their AFC Championship Game win over the Ravens, New England turned the ball over three times to Baltimore’s one. Thus it was remarkable that the Patriots won. Teams that were minus-two or worse in turnover differential (as the Patriots were) are 3-46 all-time in conference championship games (since 1970) prior to that game. The other two winners were the 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers and 1981 San Francisco 49ers. Teams with at least three turnovers had lost their past 22 playoff games prior New England’s win.

Bovada’s Super Bowl odds has several props when it comes to turnovers. When these two met four years ago in Super Bowl XLII, each had one turnover: an Eli Manning interception and a Tom Bradyfumble (Manning did fumble twice but both were recovered by New York). The Giants, who won that game 17-14, are the -135 favorites to commit the most turnovers in this game and -125 to commit the first.

What will the first turnover be? With two pass-happy teams, an interception is the -150 favorite, with fumble at +130 and no turnovers at +700. And there have been several games without a giveaway. The over/under for total interceptions in this game is 2, with the under a -130 favorite. Manning has just one pick in three playoffs games this season, while Brady has three. Yet Manning is the -155 favorite to throw the first pick in this game. Both Manning and Brady have an over/under of .5 picks in Super Bowl XLVI.

So if there is an interception, who gets the first one? Patriots cornerback Kyle Arrington is the 13/2 favorite – he lead the NFL during the regular season with seven picks. New England’s Devin McCourty, who had two picks during the year, is next at 15/2.

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Super Bowl XLVI Prop Bets: Betting on Television Specials

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Only in the Super Bowl can you bet on props on what might happen during the telecast, which of course will be the most-watched show of the year in the United States. Many are expecting Sunday’s glamour matchup between the Patriots and Giants to break the ratings record. Let’s look at few TV specials props on Bovada’s Super Bowl odds.

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One of the biggest storylines in Super Bowl XLVI is actually about a guy who isn’t playing: Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. Of course the Super Bowl is in Indianapolis and in a stadium that probably doesn’t get built if not for the success of the Colts under Manning, who missed this season after neck surgery. Peyton’s little brother Eli is going for his second ring, while Peyton’s main rivalTom Brady is going for a fourth. Thus expect to see plenty of TV shots of Peyton, who will watch from a luxury suite and cheering hard for New York. The over/under for live shots of him during the game at Bovada is 3.5, with the over a slight -130 favorite.

Manning’s future lies in the hands of Colts owner Jim Irsay, with many expecting the team to cut the future Hall of Famer rather than pay him a $28 million bonus on March 8. You can bet on how many times Irsay’s name is mentioned live during the game – the over/under is 1, with the under a -140 favorite. The guy Irsay will draft come April at No. 1 overall is Stanford QB Andrew Luck. The over/under of the times Luck’s name is mentioned during the game is 1, with the under a -130 favorite.

The highlight play of the Giants-Patriots Super Bowl four years ago was perhaps the greatest catch in postseason history when New York receiver David Tyree, with New England’s Rodney Harrison draped all over him, pinned a long fourth-quarter Manning pass to his helmet and came down with the ball. That was the critical play in the Giants’ game-winning drive. Tyree’s catch will be a big part of pregame, as Harrison is part of the NBC studio team (Tyree is out of football). How many times will it be shown live during the game (pregame and halftime doesn’t count)? The over/under is 1.5, with the under a -140 favorite.

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Super Bowl XLVI Prop Bets: Who Scores First Touchdown for Giants?

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Being as there has never been a shutout in Super Bowl history, chances are that the New York Giants will indeed score in Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI against the New England Patriots? But which player will do the honors for the NFC champs? Bet now at Bovada’s Super Bowl odds.

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The player with the shortest odds to score the first touchdown in the game overall is New England tight end Rob Gronkowski at 6/1, and second is fellow Pats tight end Aaron Hernandez at 7/1. The Giant with the shortest odds is receiver Victor Cruz at 15/2, slightly over New York WR Hakeem Nicks and running back Ahmad Bradshaw at 8/1. Yet Cruz and Nicks are both 8/1 to score the first Giants touchdown (i.e. this prop is still valid if the Patriots score the first TD).

Cruz is the Giants’ big-play threat and was sixth in the NFL during the season with nine touchdown catches but has been held out of the end zone in these playoffs. He did have a big game in the NFC Championship, however, with 10 catches for 142 yards. Cruz did score New York’s first touchdown in the regular-season finale vs. Dallas on a 74-yard pass from Eli Manning.

Nicks started the playoffs with a big, exceeding 100 yards and catching two touchdowns against both the Falcons and Packers – he scored New York’s first touchdown in both games. Nicks was held mostly in check vs. San Francisco as Nicks was a bit banged up. Bradshaw had 11 total touchdowns during the season but hasn’t scored in the playoffs. He last scored the Giants’ first touchdown in a Week 15 23-10 loss to the Redskins.

The longest shot to score New York’s first touchdown? Backup running back D.J. Ware at 25/1. That would be newsworthy considering Ware hasn’t scored this season. He didn’t even play in the NFC title game. The Giants not scoring at TD at all is 12/1 on Bovada.

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Super Bowl XLVI Prop Bets: Betting Look at Giants QB Eli Manning

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Certainly one of the big storylines of Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI surrounds New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who looks to join select company with a second Super Bowl victory. And if Eli’s Giants upset the Patriots, Eli would surpass big brotherPeyton with a second ring and do it in Peyton’s Indianapolis stadium.

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Eli Manning of course led New York to an upset of New England in SB XLII, throwing for 255 yards, two touchdowns and one pick in the 17-14 victory four seasons ago. Manning was named Super Bowl MVP and is the second-favorite on Bovada’s Super Bowl props behind Tom Brady to win it this year at 9/4.

Manning is having by far his best season, ranking fourth in the NFL in passing yards with 4,933 and sixth in TD passes with 29. And Manning has continued his stellar play in these playoffs, going 76-for-123 (61.8 percent) for 923 yards, eight TDs and one pick in three games for a rating of 103.1. He threw a whopping 58 times in the NFC Championship Game win over San Francisco.

There are several props available on Manning. His over/under passing yardage total is 315.5, his attempts total is 39.5, his completions 24.5, touchdown passes at 2.5 and interceptions at .5. In the regular season win over New England, Manning was 20 of 39 for 250 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Manning threw a game-winning late fourth-quarter TD pass in that first win over New England, just as he did in the Super Bowl victory over the Pats four years ago.  There is a prop on whether Manning, who led the NFL in fourth-quarter TD passes this season, will throw another in this game. Yes is the -135 favorite, with no at +105. Of course New England has the worst pass defense of any previous Super Bowl team.

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Super Bowl Betting: Patriots Props Cover Everything, Yes, Even Her

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With the Super Bowl hype well into its second week we wouldn’t blame you if you were getting a little tired of researching Tom Brady, Wes Welker, and Rob Gronkowski for your NFL prop bets. So how about doing a little research on Gisele Bundchen instead?

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Brady’s supermodel wife is the subject of one of the Super Bowl prop bets at Bovada for this week, with the question asking how many times she’ll be shown on TV live during the game. The OVER/UNDER is set at 0.5.

You can also place a wager on Brady’s son, as you can get -170 odds that he’ll be wearing a Patriots jersey if he’s shown on live TV on Sunday; the ‘No’ side is the +130 underdog on that Super Bowl prop bet.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft won’t have the same appeal as Bundchen for camera operators at the big game, but he’ll at least definitely be in the stadium on Sunday. The OVER/UNDER for Kraft appearances on live TV for the Super Bowl is set at 3.5.

Want some more exotic Patriots wagers? Bovada is also offering cross-sport props, including one that asks whether the number of Brady TD passes will be more than the number of goals scored by the Bruins against the Capitals in NHL action earlier in the day.

As well, you can get Brady TD passes vs. three-point shots made by the Boston Celtics’ Ray Allenon Sunday, or even Welker receptions vs. LeBron James assists during the day.

Finally, if you think Patriots coach Bill Belichick is just itching to go out on top you can get +900 odds on him retiring if his team manages to win the Super Bowl on Sunday night.

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