Super Bowl XLIV Props: MVP, Coin Toss and Alternate Point-Spreads

The 2010 Super Bowl XLIV is less than a week away which means it is time for the Vegas sports odds betting props preview. Although many sports betting gamblers only look at the sides and total, online sportsbooks are bracing for what they expect to be a slew of sharp action on Super Bowl XLIV props. Today we will be looking at the odds to win the 2010 Super Bowl MVP, the coin-toss and all the crazy NFL betting props that are currently available for the big game on Sunday with a start time of 6:00pm EST on CBS.

Peyton Manning is the overwhelming favorite in Super Bowl XLIV props to win the MVP with odds of 2/3 while Saints quarterback Drew Brees is 9/4. There are 5 players that have odds of 10/1 to win the Super Bowl MVP including the Colts, Joseph Addai, Reggie Wayne, Pierre Garcon with the Saints Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush. Indianapolis tight-end Dallas Clark has odds of 12/1 along with New Orleans wide receiver Marques Colston. Jeremy Shockey 22/1 and Dwight Freeney 30/1 are longshots to win in Super Bowl MVP odds. Who the Super Bowl XLIV MVP winner will thank first is also becoming a popular betting prop with God 20/23 as the favorite followed by family 6/1, teammates 5/4 and the coaches 10/1.

Now to the funny and yet exciting betting props for Super Bowl XLIV. If you like betting on the coin toss to start off your Super Bowl XLIV betting, online sportsbooks have a lowered juice for this betting prop. Whether you bet heads or tails, the juice for the Super Bowl XLIV coin-toss prop is -105. In the last 42 Super Bowls, the magic number of 21 has provided a 50/50 shot as the toss has landed on heads a total of 21 times while tails has also provided the winner 21 times. The important Super Bowl betting factor regarding the coin-toss prop is that the team to win the coin toss actually has a losing record of 20-22 while for the last 12 Super Bowls; the winner of the toss has lost 9 of those contests.

Another popular Super Bowl prop is the alternate point-spread lines which offer a higher return as opposed to the standard in NFL odds. The standard point-spread currently has the Colts -6 (-105) and the Saints +6 (-115) which means for every $100 bet on the Colts or Saints, there is a potential payout of $100 for the win. Bodog sportsbook is offering a total of 4 different alternate point-spreads for Super Bowl XLIV with higher payouts depending on which line you choose. The first alternate point-spread has the favored Colts as underdogs receiving +10.5 but has a risk of -1000 while the Saints are favored -10.5 with a return of +600. That’s right… take the Saints -10.5 for a $100 and receive $600 for a winning wager. If that point-spread is too much for your liking, sports bettors can always take one of the other alternate point-spreads with the Colts favored -3.5 risking -150 and the Saints +3.5 for a return of +120.

Everyone loves the Super Bowl commercials and this year you can not only laugh your butt off but also bet on which Super Bowl commercial will have a higher rating on USA Today’s ad meter. Budweiser 5/8 and Doritos 2/1 are the betting favorites while Coca-Cola 7/1 is the third choice behind GoDaddy.com and Career Builder with odds of 8/1. Of all the crazy Super Bowl XLIV props available to bet on this year, I must say that odds for which color Gatorade will shower the winning head coach has to be one of the most intriguing. Yellow 20/23 and Orange 5/1 Gatorade are the favorites along with Lime Green 11/2 and water 3/2 while Red and Blue Gatorade are longshots at 25/2. These are just some of the betting prop currently available for Super Bowl XLIV and within the coming days, Vegas sports odds will discuss the more important betting props such as what color top Kim Kardashian will wear to the Super Bowl?!