Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Super Bowl XLV

It's drawing ever closer. The Super Bowl is this coming Sunday and I can't wait. This should be an awesome game. The Packers and Steelers are nearly even in this matchup, and Las Vegas sports books agree. Last I saw the Packers were favored by 2.5-3 points depending on where you went. Personally, I'm picking the Steelers in this one. One thing they have that the Packers don't is experience, by far. Most players for the Steelers have at least one, if not two Super Bowl rings. The packers do have some players with Super Bowl experience, but nothing like the Steelers. My money goes to the Steelers.

The prop bet which interests me the most in this game is the over/under on sacks. The Steelers and Packers were ranked one and two in sacks for the regular season. The Steelers having 48, and the Packers having 47. The over/under from bodog.com is 5. Then broken down further by team is 2.5 by the Steelers, and 3 by the Packers. I find this last break down odd. I would expect the Steelers to have more sacks than the Packers on Sunday, although it will be close. As for this prop bet, I would pick the over, and without a doubt the over on the Steelers on their own.