Super Bowl Prop Bets: Updated Prop Bet Tracker for Giants vs. Patriots
By on February 5, 2012
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Super Bowl XLVI prop bet wagering is expected to play a major part in a potentially record-setting day in terms of handle for Las Vegas sports books.
Former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson will get the action started by singing the national anthem, while the coin flip will be watched with earnest before the New England Patriots and New York Giants kick things off inside Lucas Oil Stadium.
The Patriots continue to be favored by 2.5-3.0 points, and the total is 53.5 at a majority of the books in town.
I'll be following all the play-by-play action on the turf inside Lucas Oil Stadium, supplying updates on the prop bet market and giving live-betting advice.
Simply put, there won't be a better live blog to follow than this one.
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Final: New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17
Giants quarterback Eli Manning will likely be named Super Bowl XLVI MVP at betting odds of 9/4.
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New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks has gone "over" in both receptions (6.5) and receiving yards (85.5)
He currently has seven catches for 86 receiving yards.
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New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs went "over" his number of 30.5 rushing yards.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has completed 21 passes through three quarters of action, which is getting very close to his over/under number of 25.5
He may fall short of 320.5 passing yards, sitting at 212.
Brady's two touchdown passes was favored at +250 if it stands.
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Four combined sacks in the game, which was one of the more popular proposition offerings in Super Bowl XLVI.
Definitely surprising that the New England Patriots have three of those.
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New England Patriots wide receiver Chad Ochocinco makes an appearance in Super Bowl XLVI.
Doubt he makes a run at winning the MVP.
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Madonna's definitely sporting a headset microphone in an interesting version of "Vogue".
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Some of the props involving Madonna's halftime show:
Hair Color (Blonde -400, Any other color +250)
Wear and NFL jersey or shirt during the performance (Yes -120, No -120)
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Super Bowl XLVI quarterback statistics at halftime:
Tom Brady - 15 completions, 147 passing yards, TD pass
Eli Manning - 13 completions, 120 passing yards, TD pass
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The New England Patriots open as two-point favorites in second-half wagering, while the total is 26.
Tom Brady will get the ball first in the third quarter.
New England Patriots 10, New York Giants 9
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Pleased about Danny Woodhead's offensive eruption on that scoring drive, as the New England Patriots take the lead.
New England Patriots 10, New York Giants 9
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski makes his first catch for 20 yards. Good news for any "over" backers in his proposition offerings.
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski looks like a decoy, as he's yet to be targeted by quarterback Tom Brady.
Going to take a big play for him to go over 80.5 receiving yards.
Patriots kick a field goal.
New York Giants 9, New England Patriots 3 - second quarter
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PGA Tour golfer Spencer Levin finished his fourth round in the Waste Management Phoenix Open with just two birdies, which is great news for my Wes Welker prop.
Welker has one catch in the first 15 minutes of play.
End of the first quarter: New York Giants 9, New England Patriots 0
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Player to score the first touchdown in Super Bowl XLVI goes to New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz.
He was one of the favorites in this offering, going off at odds of 15/2.
New York Giants 9, New England Patriots 0
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady throws an incomplete pass in his first attempt, which scores a nice +150 profit for some backers.
Team to score first in the game goes to the New York Giants due to a New England Patriots' safety in the end zone.
The first score being a field goal or safety was +150.
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It's official, Gisele Bundchen has been shown during the Super Bowl telecast.
Congrats "over" backers.
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One of the more popular prop bets this year was number of combined sacks in the game, but not many figured the New England Patriots would contribute to that total.
Major action landed on "over" four for the entire game by both teams.
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I'm a little upset that Victor Cruz's first catch went for just eight yards.
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New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw's first rushing attempt goes for under 3.5 yards, which is followed up by quarterback Eli Manning completing his first pass.
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Underdog bettors are rewarded early with the first kickoff being returned by the New York Giants.
Congratulations.
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The most popular proposition bet is the coin toss, which ends up landing on heads.
The AFC champions win the coin toss for the first time in the last 15 Super Bowls.
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Kelly Clarkson's national anthem finishes right on the number sent out at Bovada sports book.
One minute and 34 seconds.
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And the winner for having no helmet in the New England Patriots tunnel is quarterback Tom Brady.
Easiest pick of the day.
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Props to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, as he was the star of NBC's Super Bowl XLVI pregame show.
Stole the show in similar fashion of one Pippa Middleton.
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