He was picked in the sixth round of the NFL draft for the 2000 season by the New England Patriots and has led the team to the big game a total of five times winning the championship three times. During the 2011-12 season, he compiled 5,225-yards for 39-touchdowns for a quarterback rating of 105.6 and has led the Patriots into Indianapolis with a 13-3 regular season. While the defense might be a bit suspect, it is easy to see why Super Bowl 2012 odds to win the MVP favor Tom Brady. Bookmakers in Vegas and at online sportsbooks have listed Brady as a 7/5 NFL betting favorite to win the most valuable player award followed by Giants QB Eli Manning at 9/4 and WR Victor Cruz 8/1. Rounding out the top five choices are Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski and Giants WR Hakeem Nicks 12/1.

Despite handicappers and the gambling public leaning towards a New York victory in Indianapolis, Vegas Super Bowl betting odds are still holding strong to favoring New England -3 against New York when the two play for the title on Sunday. The over/under total opened as high as 55.5 at one point as bookmakers were expecting a high scoring affair but with numerous injuries facing the Patriots, the sentiment has dropped the line to an average of 54 at most sportsbooks. A $100 wager on a straight up victory by New York would return +115 on the moneyline while it would cost -$135 to win a $100 on the favored Patriots. Along with the standard point spread and moneyline for the game, bookmakers have listed numerous Super Bowl XLVI prop bets for results that will happen during the game such as which team will receive the opening kick-off, what will the first offensive play be or what will be the first scoring play for each team. Let's take a look at a few of these props to show how you can make money on the championship game.