Sticking with the Super Bowl theme of posts this week, I felt like I needed to post these in advance of the game. Full disclaimer, I am not betting on this game but below are the bets I would make if I bet was betting today. Check out my picks below
Game Pick: I’m taking the Pats 27-24
Patriots -2.5 (buy this down from -3 if you can) and Under 59
Entertainment
- What will Luke Bryan be wearing when he starts singing the U.S. national anthem? (Bovada)
- Blue Jeans 1/2
- Any other pants or shorts 3/2
Yeah, give me Blue Jeans and it’s not even close
- How many times will Trump be said on TV during broadcast?
- Over/Under 1½
Over – Another softball here with Trump being friends with Brady
- Who will Donald Trump pick to win the game? (Bovada)
Patriots – See number 2
- How many times will “Gronk” or “Gronkowski” be said on TV during live broadcast? (Bovada)
- Over/Under 3
Over – It’ll be close but I’m taking the Pats to win. Meaning they’ll be showing the suites with him and he’ll join them for the celebration
- Will “Houston, we have a problem” be said on TV during live broadcast? (Bovada)
- Yes 5/2
- No 1/4
No….and if it is said, then the announcer needs to be fired on the spot…
- What color will Lady Gaga’s hair be when she comes on stage for the halftime show? (Bovada)
- Blonde 1/4
- Any other Color 5/2
Blonde – This one is a toss up for sure
- Which song will Lady Gaga play first during the halftime show? (Bovada)
- “Born this Way“9/4
- “Bad Romance” 5/2
- “Edge of Glory” 6/1
- “Poker Face” 10/1
- “Just Dance” 10/1
- “Any other song” 11/10
Any other – Seeing as she’s just released a new album, I’ll lean towards her starting with one of those.
- How many times will J.J. Wattbe mentioned on TV during live broadcast? (Bovada)
- Over 1 -140 (or 5/7)
- Under 1 Even (or 1/1)
Over – Any time a Dlineman makes a play, he’ll be mentioned
- How many times will “deflate” or “Deflategate” be said on TV during live broadcast? (Bovada)
- Over 1½ Even (or 1/1)
- Under 1½ -140 (or 5/7)
WAY OVER – This is even money?! Take the gimme and go straight to the bank
- How many times will Gisele Bundchen be shown on TV during the broadcast? (Bovada)
- Over 1½ +110 (11/10)
- Under 1½ -150 (2/3)
Over – Like I said before, I’m taking the Pats, so I’m leaning to them showing the Pats suite often
In-game props
- Heads or tails? (Westgate)
- Heads -102
- Tails -102
Tails never fails!
- Will either team make a field goal in the first quarter? (Westgate)
- Yes -120
- No – Even
Yes – Pats don’t score TDs in the first quarter of Super Bowls which leads me to think they will get at least 1 field goal
- Will either team score three straight times? (Westgate)
- Yes -190
- No +170
Nope – Teams are too evenly matched
- Length of first reception by Chris Hogan(Westgate)
- Over/under 11.5 yards
Over – He averages close to 17.5 yards/catch
- Will LeGarrette Blountscore a touchdown in the first half? (Westgate)
- Yes +160
- No -180
YES – Blount is going to ball out today! #GoDucks
- Total yardage of all touchdowns (Westgate)
- Over/Under 100.5
Under – Weird prop for sure, but I’m not feeling any big play TDs this game
- Total first downs by Patriots (Westgate)
- Over/Under 23.5
Under – That’s A LOT of first downs!
- Will Malcolm Butlerintercept a pass? (Westgate)
- Yes +250
- No -300
No – Have to love this one. But Matt Ryan won the MVP for a reason
- First–half spread (Bovada)
- Atlanta Falcons +1½
- New England Patriots -1½
Falcons – close game and I think the Falcons lead at half
- Will the Patriots convert a fourth–down attempt? (Westgate)
- Yes +135
- No -155
Yes – This is Bill Belichick we are talking about here
- Total gross passing yards by Matt Ryan? (Westgate)
- Over/Under 325.5
Under – Pats have the best defense in the league for a reason
- Will the opening kickoff result in a touchback? (Bovada)
- Yes -200 (1/2)
- No +160 (8/5)
YES –Easy money here. Take it
- Will Matt Ryan throw a touchdown pass in the first quarter? (Westgate)
- Yes +120
- No -140
Yes – Falcons score TDs on their opening drives. It’s what they do.
- Distance of the first Matt Ryan touchdown pass? (Westgate)
- Over/Under 13.5
Under – See Pats Defense
- Total Number of Penalties in the Game by both teams (Bovada)
- Over/Under 12½
Under – Both teams are incredibly coached
- Will a roughing-the-passer penalty be called in the game? (Bovada)
- Yes +120 (6/5)
- No -150 (2/3)
Yes – absolutely – Falcons need to get into Brady’s head if they want a chance
- Longest reception by Julio Jones(Westgate)
- Over/Under 25.5 yards
Under – See Pats Defense
- Total receptions by Mohamed Sanu(Westgate)
- Over/Under 4
Over – Pats will try to shut down Jones. Those passes have to go somewhere
- What will happen first? (Westgate)
- Falcons score (-125)
- Falcons punt (+140)
Falcons’ score – They score on their opening drive. It’s what they do
- Who will throw the first touchdown pass? (Bovada)
- Tom Brady (-130)
- Matt Ryan (+110)
Ryan – See #29
- First Touchdown Scorer (Bovada)
- Julio Jones (ATL) 15/2
- LeGarrette Blount (NE) 8/1
- Julian Edelman (NE) 8/1
- Devonta Freeman (ATL) 17/2
- Chris Hogan (NE) 10/1
- Martellus Bennett (NE) 12/1
- Dion Lewis (NE) 12/1
- Mohamed Sanu (ATL) 12/1
- Tevin Coleman (ATL) 14/1
- Taylor Gabriel (ATL) 16/1
- Malcolm Mitchell (NE) 20/1
- James White (NE) 20/1
- Danny Amendola (NE) 22/1
- Tom Brady (NE) 22/1
- Austin Hooper (ATL) 22/1
- Matt Ryan (ATL) 28/1
- Justin Hardy (ATL) 33/1
- Levine Toilolo (ATL) 33/1
- Joshua Perkins (ATL) 66/1
- Eric Weems (ATL) 66/1
- Any other touchdown scorer 11/2
Give me Sanu – good odds and Pats will take away Jones. This is completely a guess of course
- Total Passing Yards for Tom Brady (Bovada)
- Over/Under 310½
Under – Way under – Brady is the goat, but they will be running the ball all over the field
- Total Rushing Yards for LeGarrette Blount (Bovada)
- Over/Under 57½
Over – #GoDucks
- Will there be a penalty for excessive celebration? (Bovada)
- Yes 5/2
- No 1/4
No – Coaching got them here. They are too disciplined
- Will a 2-point conversion be successful in the game? (Bovada)
- Yes +175 (7/4)
- No -250 (2/5)
No – Don’t over think this
- Longest successful field goal in the game (Bovada)
- Over/Under 47.5 Yards
Over – Game deciding Field Goal
- Total QB sacks (both teams combined) (Bovada)
- Over/Under 4
Over (push if you can get that) – Both teams bring pressure
- Will there be a flea flicker attempted in the game? (Bovada)
- Yes 5/1
- No 1/9
Avoid – But if you have to pick, I’d say yes. Must win games mean crazy plays
- The first score of the game will be a … (Bovada)
- Patriots touchdown 9/5
- Falcons touchdown 2/1
- Patriots field goal 3/1
- Falcons field goal 7/2
- Falcons safety 20/1
- Patriots safety 20/1
Falcons TD – But I’m also tempted to take Pats Safety – 2 of the last 5 have started with a safety and the Pats Defense is legit
Cross-sport action
- What will be higher on Super Bowl Sunday? (Bovada)
- Patriots total points scored -140 (or 5/7)
- Russell Westbrook points scored – Even (or 1/1)
Westbrook – Thunder at home vs the Blazers – He’s getting a triple double with at least 30
- Who will have more? (Westgate)
- Isaiah Thomas points
- Patriots points -2.5
Patriots – Thomas has been great lately, but I don’t see him putting up 27 vs the Clippers
42. Super Bowl LI MVP (Bovada)
- Tom Brady (NE) 7/5
- Matt Ryan (ATL) 5/2
- Julio Jones (ATL) 9/1
- LeGarrette Blount (NE) 16/1
- Julian Edelman (NE) 16/1
- Devonta Freeman (ATL) 16/1
- Dion Lewis (NE) 16/1
- Chris Hogan (NE) 25/1
- Vic Beasley (ATL) 40/1
- Tevin Coleman (ATL) 40/1
- Martellus Bennett (NE) 50/1
- Mohamed Sanu (ATL) 50/1
- Matt Bryant (ATL) 66/1
- Malcom Butler (NE) 66/1
- Taylor Gabriel (ATL) 66/1
- Stephen Gostkowski (NE) 66/1
- Austin Hooper (ATL) 66/1
- Logan Ryan (NE) 66/1
- James White (NE) 66/1
- Devin McCourty (NE) 75/1
- Malcolm Mitchell (NE) 100/1
- Danny Amendola (NE) 150/1
- Patrick Chung (NE) 150/1
- Dwight Freeney (ATL) 150/1
- Dont’a Hightower (NE) 150/1
- Deion Jones (ATL) 150/1
- Chris Long (NE) 150/1
- Keanu Neal (ATL) 150/1
- Rob Ninkovich (NE) 100/1
- Levine Toilolo (ATL) 150/1
- Eric Weems (ATL) 150/1
- Field 25/1
Blount! – Brady is the easy answer for sure, but I have to go with my dude Blount with those 16/1 odds – #GoDucks
43. Who will the Super Bowl MVP mention first? (Bovada)
- God 2/1
- Team/teammates 2/1
- Coach 9/1
- Family 9/1
- Owner 9/1
- Donald Trump 20/1
- Does not mention anyone above 5/2
Teammates – Both teams are here because they are just that, TEAMS
44. Will Matt Ryan win Regular Season MVP and Super Bowl MVP? (Bovada)
- Yes 3/1
- No 1/5
No –If the Falcons win, he’ll definitely win both. So pick based on who you have winning
45. What color will the liquid be that is poured on the winning coach? (Bovada)
- Clear 3/1
- Lime/green 3/1
- Orange 3/1
- Yellow 3/1
- Red 6/1
- Blue 15/2
- Purple 12/1
Red – Both teams have Red in their uniform colors. That’s the only reason I have.
46. If the Patriots win, will Brady, Belichick or Kraft be seen shaking Roger Goodell’s hand on TV? (Bovada)
- Yes -180 (or 5/9)
- No +140 (or 7/5)
No – 100% – Kraft will accept the trophy but he’s not shaking his hand
Shout out to CBS Sports for putting this list together!