Super Bowl Picks and Predictions for Halftime Betting

As you look at 2010 Super Bowl picks between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts, don’t forget that there in addition to the full game odds available, you can also take your chances on halftime betting. Sometimes people forget all about halftime betting in Super Bowl predictions and that is too bad since oftentimes it can be one of the best values on the board. The NFL odds makers that come up with the halftime betting line for Super Bowl XLIV are not going to do much work to come out with the line. Sportsbooks usually just divide the opening line in half and adjust it a little bit based on the score. The Super Bowl start time is schedule to air at 6:00pm EST on CBS.

The Super Bowl halftime betting line is so popular that it will be the most bet halftime line of the year. The problem for Super Bowl predictions though is that they don’t have much time to make the odds. They usually only have a few minutes at most. Whenever you are rushed into something you can make mistakes, even with a game as big as the Super Bowl. The first thing to do when you looking at the halftime betting line for Super Bowl XLIV is considering the statistics. Look back and see how the Saints and the Colts did in the second half of games. You should be aware of the stats before making your halftime betting wager. 2010 Super Bowl picks at online sportsbooks have the Colts -6 so more than likely predictions will have the Colts -3 in halftime betting.

You need to know that the Saints were the highest scoring team in the NFL in the fourth quarter and in overtime. You need to know that both teams excelled this season when coming from behind heading into Super Bowl predictions. The NFL odds makers are not going to take these things into consideration when making the Super Bowl halftime line but you can look at them before making your bet. You can also take into account Super Bowl history. Rarely has a Super Bowl been tied at the half so normally you have one team leading and the other team trailing. Less than half the time the teams leading at the half also covers the halftime betting line. That means you should seriously consider taking the points in halftime betting at online sportsbooks and the bigger the lead, the worse a team does versus the second half odds in Super Bowl picks.

It shouldn’t be this way but oftentimes it is. Last year, the Steelers led at the half by 10 points and were outscored in the second half 16-10 by Arizona. Two years ago the Patriots led 7-3 at the half and they were outscored 14-7 in the second half. Super Bowl halftime betting odds are similar in many respects to the regular line. The public will always take the favored team in Super Bowl picks and the OVER. That means the sportsbooks will shade the halftime line accordingly. The underdog and the UNDER are not popular in Super Bowl predictions bet are always the value plays with halftime betting odds. Vegas sports odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Indianapolis Colts -5.5 favorites vs the Saints with a betting total of 57.

BetUS has the Colts -5 favorites in 2010 Super Bowl picks against the Saints with a betting total of 56.5.
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