2011 Super Bowl MVP Odds: Rodgers Betting Favorite in Prop Bets

The game is less than a week away but anticipation is already high as we grow closer to kick-off for Super Sunday in Arlington, Texas. The big game can be seen on FOX television and online sportsbooks have listed the Green Bay Packers are 3-point favorites in 2011 Super Bowl odds vs the Steelers with an over/under betting total of 45. Besides the regular point spread, bookmakers are also offering great prop bet lines on 2011 Super Bowl MVP odds with Packers QB Aaron Rodgers the NFL betting favorite at 3/2. Rodgers heads into the championship game for the first time in his career after throwing 66-93 for 790-yards and 6-touchdowns during the post-season.

QB Ben Roethlisberger came back strong after suspension to lead the Steelers into the playoffs and continued right through to the championship game throwing 29-51 for 359-yards and 2-touchdowns in the post-season. Roethlisberger is listed at 7/2 in 2011 Super Bowl MVP odds and is followed by RB Rashard Mendenhall at 15/2. Mendenhall finished the season with 1,273-yards for 13-touchdowns while carrying the ball 47-times in the playoffs for 167-yards with 2 touchdowns. The rookie running back sensation on the Packers, James Starks, is the fourth choice in NFL betting prop bets to win the Super Bowl MVP award with 263-post season yards but only 1-touchdown.

However Brandon Jackson, Green Bay’s leading rusher for the season, accumulated 703-yards and 3-touchdowns over the season but is a NFL betting longshot in 2011 Super Bowl MVP odds at 50/1. This will more than likely be Jackson’s last game in a Packers uniform with Ryan Grant coming back next season from injury and Starks assuming the back-up role. None the less, if Jackson proves to be the MVP player for Green Bay, the 2011 Super Bowl prop bet would return $500 on a $100 wager! A more realistic wager would be to take one of the outstanding receivers on both sides of the ball with Greg Jennings listed at 12/1, Mike Wallace 16/1, Hines Ward or Donald Driver at 25/1, Heath Miller at 28/1 or Jordy Jones at 30/1. Think a defensive player will win in 2011 Super Bowl MVP odds?

The defensive crew for the Packers offers great NFL betting value in MVP prop bets with Charles Woodson 16/1, Clay Matthews 18/1, A.J. Hawk or B.J Raji at 30/1 and Tramon Williams 25/1. Not to be forgotten about; the beast known as Troy Polamalu leads the Steelers defensive squad in odds to win the Super Bowl MVP award at 15/1 followed by James Harrison at 22/1 with James Farrior or Lawrence Timmons as longshots at 40/1. Timmons led the Steelers with 135-tackles this season while Polamalu fought through injuries to still lead Pittsburgh with 7-interceptions. Conversely, Hawk led the Green Bay defense with 72-solo tackles for a total of 111 while Timmons a longshot at 40/1 in 2011 Super Bowl MVP odds, recorded 6-interceptions for 87-yards to finish the year.