Fun with Super Bowl Prop Bets

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer

Peyton Manning – Total Passing Yards in the game Over/Under 273 1/2 yards – Boring. Predictably, Manning averaged 274 passing yards per game this season. Do the Colts jump out to an early lead and secure that by running throughout the second half? It’s possible, but considering Manning went 14-23-225-1-0 during the SECOND HALF last week, I’m taking the OVER.

Peyton Manning – Total TD Passes + Interceptions in the game Over/Under 3 – Manning only averaged 2.5 TDs/INTs per game this year, but since the over/under is high (48.5 points), the Bears only gave up seven rushing TDs total on the year and excel at creating turnovers, again, I’m inclined to take the OVER here.

Who will have more on Feb 4th? Bernard Berrian Total Receiving Yards (+115) or Tiger Woods 4th Round Score (-155) – Considering you have to give –120 to bet on Berrian getting more than 70.5 receiving yards, you might as well take the (+115) against Woods here.

Who will have more? Mary J Blige Total Grammy wins or Marvin Harrison Total Pass Receptions? – Finally some absurdity. Mary J Blige is nominated for eight awards, meaning she can’t surpass that number even if she wins every category possible, which is highly doubtful. Harrison averaged six receptions per game this season and has been relatively shut down during the postseason – all the more reason Manning will look to him Super Bowl Sunday. The one area of weakness for Chicago this season on defense? Defending opposing teams’ No. 1 receivers. Bet the house on Harrison!

Side Note #1: Many other sites are already coming out with their fantasy baseball rankings, and let it be noted, RotoScoop is first and foremost a fantasy baseball blog. Translation: I’ll ramp up the baseball coverage soon; although the season is still a ways away, it’s never too early to prepare and speculate.

Side Note #2: One thing RotoScoop is not, to be sure, is a blog about tennis. This will be my first mention of it, and probably my last, but Roger Federer is absolutely ridiculous. It’s never fair to compare different eras, but a quick flashback to oldschool tennis reveals that evolution has made today’s players glaringly better just as much as any other sport. While Pete Sampras is the clear argument, and it’s true Federer doesn’t appear to have any true competition (or is that because he makes them all look so bad?), this guy is the best ever.

Federer just won his 10th Grand Slam title without losing a single set at the Australian Open. Think about that. The last time that was accomplished during a Grand Slam was in 1980. He’s also the first ever to win three straight majors twice in his career during the Open era. He has won six of the last seven Grand Slam titles. He is 25 years old. Although he still hasn’t won the French Open, he’s better on clay than Sampras or McEnroe ever were. He’s won 36 straight matches. He’s the most dominating person in professional sports.


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7 responses to “Fun with Super Bowl Prop Bets”

  1. Keith Avatar
    Keith

    I’m ready for baseball.

  2. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    I hear ya man, so am I.

  3. Keith Avatar
    Keith

    If Garnet played more like he did last night against the Suns, he’d get my MVP vote.

    Yeah, Federer is damn good, and when are you guys going to do your homage to Barbaro?

    How ’bout them Cardinal too?

  4. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Garnett needs to be more selfish and score more.

    R.I.P. Barbaro – Is that good enough?

  5. sports bettor Avatar

    Where did you find that Mary J bet?

  6. Carli Avatar
    Carli

    First off, who cares about Roger Federer? Boring. How about you talk about Serena’s creaming of Sharapova? An unseeded beat the No. 1! Second, I’d take Mary J. over Harrison. The Grammy’s love her and Manning loves…Dallas Clark!

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