1st Annual Super Bowl Prop Bets Extravaganza!

"It might be cool, I dunno...and if it's not, I don't care."

So for some reason, the prop bets column has eluded me for the entirety of my blog...I guess I kind of forgot about it. However, I was looking into it yesterday, and after listening to the "BS Report" with Bill and Cousin Sal today, I decided to do my first ever prop bets page. All these "proppers" can be found on BetUs.com and bodog.com. There is a ton here, so to help you out a little, my favorite bets are in bold. And away we go!:

National Anthem:

• Jennifer Hudson Goes Under 2 minutes, 3 seconds (-120)
• She Will Not Lip-Synch Any Of The Song (-140)
  

Coin Toss:

• Heads (-105)
• Pittsburgh (-105)

Arizona Team Props:

• Total Rushing Yards Will Be Under 72.5 Yards (-115)
  
• Warner Will Not Throw A Pick In The First Half (-150)
• First TD Will Not Be Passing TD (+140)
• Arizona Will Have A Rushing TD (+120)
• Arizona's Last Score Will Be A TD (-200)
• Arizona Will Score A TD In The First Quarter (+140)
  
• Arizona's Highest Scoring Quarter Will Be The 3rd (+300)
• Arizona's First Half Points: 10-12 Points (+400)

Pittsburgh Team Props:

• Pittsburgh Will Not Score In Every Quarter (-200)
• Pittsburgh Will Score In Both The First And Second Quarters (-160)
• Pittsburgh Will Convert A 4th Down (+160)
• Pittsburgh's First TD Will Be A Pass TD (-115)
• Pittsburgh Will Have Less Than Six Different Receivers (-160)
• Total Rushing Yards Will Be Under 115.5 Yards (-105)
• Pittsburgh Will Record More Than 2.5 Sacks (-105)
• Pittsburgh's Total First Half Points: 13-15 Points (+285)

First Scoring Play:

• Touchdown (-150)
• Pittsburgh Passing TD (+385)
  

Matchup Props:

• Kurt Warner -6 Completions vs. Ben Roethlisberger (-115)
• Kurt Warner -8 Attempts vs. Ben Roethlisberger (-115)
• Kurt Warner Will Have More TD Passes vs. Ben Roethlisberger (-105)
• Kurt Warner -17 Passing Yards vs. Ben Roethlisberger (-115)
• Ben Roethlisberger Will Throw An INT First (+160)
• Edgerrin James +38.5 Rushing Yards vs. Willie Parker (-115)
• Larry Fitzgerald -27 Receiving Yards vs. Hines Ward (-115)
• Santonio Holmes +6 Receiving Yards vs. Anquan Boldin (-115)
• Steve Breaston -5 Receiving Yards vs. Nate Washington (-115)
• Leonard Pope +34.5 Receiving Yards vs. Heath Miller (-115)
• Neil Rackers +1.5 Points vs. Jeff Reed (-125)

Touchdowns:

• The Longest TD Of The Game Will Be Over 44.5 Yards (-115)
• The Shortest TD Of The Game Will Be Over 1.5 Yards (+105)
• Total TDs Of The Game Will Be Over 5.5 (+115)
• First TD Of The Game Will Be 16-25 Yards (+300)
• There Will Not Be A Defensive/Special Teams TD (-175)
• Santonio Holmes Will Score The First TD (+800)
• Larry Fitzgerald Will Score The Last TD (+600)
• Santonio Holmes TD (-105)
• Gary Russell TD (+400)
  
• Edgerrin James TD (+140)
• Larry Fitzgerald TD (-175)
• Jerheme Urban TD (+500)

Various Props:

• Total Kickoff Returns Will Be Over 9.5 (-130)
• Total Number Of INTs Will Be Over 3.5 (+140)
• A Team Will Score Within The First Six Minutes (-120)
• A Team Will Not Score Three Unanswered Times (+160)
• There Will Be A Score In The Last 2 Minutes Of The First Half (-240)
• There Will Be A Score In The Last 3.5 Minutes Of The Game (-160)
• The Jersey # Of The First TD Scorer Will Be Under 38.5 (-115)
• The Largest Lead By Either Team Will Be Under 14.5 (-105)
• There Will Be A Two Point Conversion Attempt (+250)
• The First Turnover Of The Game Will Be An INT (-160)
• The Total Net Yards (Passing/Rushing/Returning) Will Be Over 670.5 Yards (-110)

Super Bowl MVP:

• Larry Fitzgerald (+500)

Cross Sports Props:

• TDs Scored +0 vs. Tapouts At UFC 94 (-120)
• FGs Scored +0 vs. Fights That Go The Distance At UFC 94 (-120)
  
• Ernie Els Birdies At Dubai +.5 vs. Pittsburgh/Arizona Sacks (-130)
• Missouri St./Creighton Score +49.5 vs. Pittsburgh/Arizona Rushing Yards (-115)
• Sergio Garcia's Final Round Score At Dubai -9.5 vs. Hines Ward's Receiving Yards (-115)
• Heath Miller Receptions -1.5 vs. Newcastle/Sunderland Goals (+125)
• Phil Mickelson's Final Round Score at FBR Open +43.5 vs. Pittsburgh's Rushing Yards (-115)
• Pittsburgh/Arizona Longest TD +26.5 vs. Camilo Villegas' Final Round Score at FBR Open (-115)
• Arizona's TDs -.5 vs. Liverpool/Chelsea Goals (+135)
• Santonio Holmes Receptions -.5 vs. Tayshaun Prince's Made FTs (-140)
• Kevin Garnett's Points +6.5 vs. Pittsburgh/Arizona First Half Points (-115)
• Ray Allen's Made Threes +0 vs. Kurt Warner's TDs + INTs (+125)
• Jeff Reed Points +.5 vs. Kendrick Perkins' Points (-115)
• Arizona's Points +.5 vs. Largest Lead In Minnesota/Boston Game (-110)
• Pittsburgh/Arizona Highest Scoring Quarter +1.5 vs. Paul Pierce's Points (-110)
• Heath Miller's Receiving Yards -6.5 vs. Dwight Howard's Rebounds (-115)
• Larry Fitzgerald's Receiving Yards -28.5 vs. St. Joseph's Points (-115)
• Willie Parker Rushing + Receiving Yards +54.5 vs. Cincinnati/Villanova Points (-115)
• Raymar Morgan's (Michigan State) Points + Rebounds -1.5 vs. Pittsburgh's First Downs (-115)
• Anquan Boldin's Receiving Yards +14.5 vs. Michigan State's Points (-115)
• Canada Team Goals (Senators/Canadiens/Oilers) +1.5 vs. Pittsbugh/Arizona Punts (-145)
• Pittsbugh/Arizona TDs +0 vs. Ottawa/Washington Goals (+115)
• Larry Fitzgerald's TDs +0 vs. Alex Ovechkin's Goals (Even)
• Alex Ovechkin's Shots On Goal -1.5 vs. Pittsbugh/Arizona Sacks (-135)
• Alex Ovechkin's Points +0 vs. Ben Roethlisberger's TD Passes (-115)
• Boston's Shots On Goal +13.5 vs. Heath Miller's Receiving Yards (-115)
• Pittsbugh/Arizona First Quarter Points -2.5 vs. Boston/Montreal Goals (-140)
• LeBron James' Points -1.5 vs. Pittsburgh's Points (-115)
• LeBron James' Points + Assists +12.5 vs. Pittsbugh/Arizona Points (-115)
• LeBron James' First Half Points +3.5 vs. Ben Roethlisberger's Completions (-140)
• Kurt Warner's Completions -2.5 vs. LeBron James' FG Attempts (-120)
• Kurt Warner's TD Passes +0 vs. LeBron James' Threes (-130)
• LeBron James' Missed Free Throws -.5 vs. Jeff Reed's Field Goals (-140)
• Anderson Varejao's Points +1.5 vs. Margin Of Super Bowl Win (-115)
• Allen Iverson's Points +3.5 vs. Willie Parker's Rushing Attempts (-115)
• Detroit's First Quarter Points +4.5 vs. Pittsburgh's Points (-115)
• Rasheed Wallace's Points + Rebounds -2.5 vs. Arizona's First Downs (-115)
• Pittsburgh's TDs -.5 vs. Lazio/AC Milan Goals (+125)
• Orlando's Made Threes +1.5 vs. Pittsbugh/Arizona Second Quarter Points (-115)
  
• Kevin Durant Points + Rebounds + Assists +3.5 vs. Gross Distance Of Mitch Berger's First Punt (-115)
• Larry Fitzgerald's Longest Reception -11.5 vs. Kevin Martin's (Sacramento) Points (-115)

Completely Random:

• Color Of The Gatorade Dump: Red (+500)
• The Gatorade Dump Will Occur With Under 45 Seconds Left In The Game (+110)
• The Gatorade Dump Will Be Done By Someone On The Defense (-130)
  
• Highest Rated Commercial By USA Today: The Field (not GoDaddy, Bud, Pepsi, Coke, McDonald's, or Doritos) (+200)
• Neilsen Rating: Over 42.5 (+115)
• Next NFLPA Executive Director: Troy Vincent (+150)
• John Madden Will Say "Kurt Warner" before "Ben Roethlisberger" after opening kickoff (-190)
• Matt Millen Will Not Predict The Correct Winner (+190)
• The Super Bowl MVP Will Thank His Teammates First (+200)
• Troy Polamalu Will Get Tackled By His Hair Before Larry Fitzgerald (+450)
• No current NFL players will get arrested during Super Bowl week (-140)
• There will be five planes featured in the opening flyover (+125)
• Arizona's representative will win the "Madden Super Bowl" (+200)
• Jay Leno will not make an appearance on the pregame show (+100)
• "Heroes" Will Get The Most Promos During The Game (+175)
• Bruce Springsteen Will Open With "The Rising" (+400)
• Bruce Springsteen Will Close With "Born To Run" (+150)
• Bud Light Will Have More Promos Than Budweiser (+200)
• Pennsylvania Will Have A Higher TV Market Share Than Arizona (-500)
• Arizona's Cheereleaders Will Be Shown More Often Than Pittsburgh's (+135)
• Al Michaels Will Mention The Point Spread Before The Total (-200)
• This Super Bowl Will Have Lower Ratings Than Super Bowl XL (Pittsburgh/Seattle) (+110)
• John Madden Will Make More Than One Food Reference (-105)
• NBC Will Show Brenda Warner Less Than 4 Times (-105)
• Barack Obama Will Call The Winning Team's Locker Room At The End Of The Game (+150)
• Obama Will Mention Arizona First On The Pregame Show (-110)
• If Obama Picks The Game, He Will Pick Pittsburgh (-120)
• Bill Bidwell's (Arizona's Owner) Tie Will Be Red (-500)
  

Okay, I have to be honest. I really just wanted to do this to get to the cross sports props. Seriously, there is a guy in Vegas contriving all of these...that's just amazing to me. And now it's reaching into the UEFA and the UFC? Wow. In any event, I'll be previewing the Super Bowl in the days to come, but I couldn't resist doing a prop bets-themed column. That was lots of fun. Well, enjoy, and I will be back towards the end of the week. Peace.

~Mell-o