Super Bowl Betting: Vegas Odds Update and Prop Lines

The clock is ticking down as we get closer to the kick-off of Super Bowl XLIV between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints on CBS with a start time of 6:00pm EST. The Super Bowl betting lines have fluctuated during the week leading up to the big game as many online sportsbooks and even Vegas odds have tried to balance the wagering action on the 2010 Super Bowl odds and prop lines.

That still continues today as in our latest Vegas odds Super Bowl betting update at 3:48 EST, the line has dropped back down to the Colts favored by 4.5-points at the Hilton sportsbook while the MGM Mirage has the Colts -5 and Caesars favor Indianapolis by 5.5. Most shops online are still holding onto a 5-point betting line but expect those Super Bowl odds to drop slightly and probably come back up just before game time. The Super Bowl betting total has not seen much action or at least not enough to worry sportsbooks as the NFL line total has remained constant at 57 to 57.5 at most places.

Vegas odds at the MGM Mirage and Caesars are carrying a 57.5-point total while the Hilton carries the best betting line for the total at 57. Online sportsbooks are also holding true to a 57-point betting line on the total with only one site carrying 57.5 in Super Bowl betting odds. Prop bets and lines on Super Bowl XLIV have also been very popular with gamblers this year. The coin-toss always offers, well… a “coin-flip” with EVEN money Super Bowl odds but the 2010 MVP prop lines have moved slightly with Peyton Manning now a -250 favorite instead of -275 as of 3:48pm EST in our last Vegas odds update. Drew Brees remains at +200 in Super Bowl odds while Reggie Wayne +800 and Reggie Bush +1000 are underdogs in prop lines.

Sportsbooks are expecting both Peyton Manning and Drew Brees to throw touchdown passes in Super Bowl betting props but Manning is favored at -155 over Brees +125 to do it first. Prop lines also favor the Indianapolis Colts -125 to score first and last in the game over the New Orleans Saints -105 whether it is a touchdown, field-goal or safety. The Saints are favored in prop lines but it is not one of the Super Bowl odds to be proud of. In our last Vegas odds update from online sportsbooks, both favor the Saints -125 to commit the first turnover of the game with the Colts -105 underdogs. Super Bowl XLIV has a start time of 6:00pm EST and can be seen on CBS.