With Super Bowl XLV right around the corner, fans and football fanatics get ready for that big Super Bowl bash, and the great festivities that come along with it. That’s right, you also get some great food, beverages, and some of the greatest commercials ever aired on television. It is such a large event, that Vegas and sports books from all over the world, increase the variety of types of wagers that can be made. Most people think you can just place a bet on which team is going to win or lose, but believe me, that’s not even the start of it. Here are a few of the many things that can be bet on during this upcoming Super Bowl and their odds.
Winning Team
Green Bay Packers – 2 ½ points over the Pittsburgh Steelers
Green Bay Packers -135/100
Pittsburgh Steelers +115/100
First Half of Game
Green Bay Packers -1 ½ points over the Pittsburgh Steelers
Over/Under 22 points
Total Combined Points
Over/Under 44 points
Coin Toss
Heads -105/100
Tails -105/100
Steelers win coin toss -105/100
Packers win coin toss -105/100
Receive Opening Kick Off
Pittsburgh Steelers -105/100
Green Bay Packers -105/100
Player to Score 1st Touchdown
Rashard Mendenhall (Steelers) – 5/1
Greg Jennings (Packers) – 5/1
Mike Wallace (Steelers) – 7/1
James Starks (Packers) – 7/1
Donald Driver (Packers) – 12/1
Heath Miller (Steelers) – 12/1
Hines Ward (Steelers) – 12/1
James Jones (Packers) – 12/1
Jordy Nelson (Packers) – 12/1
Antonio Brown (Packers) – 15/1
Aaron Rodgers (Packers) – 15/1
Emmanuel Sanders (Steelers) – 15/1
John Kuhn (Packers) – 18/1
Andrew Quarless (Packers) – 20/1
Ben Roethlisberger (Steelers) – 20/1
Isaac Redman (Steelers) – 25/1
Brandon Jackson (Packers) – 30/1
Field (Any other player not listed above) – 6/1
No Touchdown Scored – 50/1
Super Bowl XLV MVP
Aaron Rodgers (Packers) – 1.75/1
Ben Roethlisberger (Steelers) – 3/1
Rashard Mendenhall (Steelers) – 6/1
Greg Jennings (Packers) – 12/1
Clay Matthews (Packers) – 15/1
Troy Polamalu (Steelers) – 15/1
James Starks (Packers) – 15/1
James Farrior (Steelers) – 15/1
Mike Wallace (Steelers) – 15/1
Charles Woodson (Packers) – 20/1
Hines Ward (Steelers) – 20/1
James Harrison (Steelers) – 20/1
Heath Miller (Steelers) – 25/1
Donald Driver (Packers) – 25/1
AJ Hawk (Packers) – 30/1
BJ Raji (Packers) – 30/1
Emmanual Sanders (Steelers) – 30/1
James Jones (Packers) – 30/1
Jordy Nelson (Packers) – 30/1
Field (Any other player not listed above) – 12/1
These are just a few of the many things that you can wager on during the game, some of the others include individual players over/under touchdown totals, over/under total number of field goals in game, over/under total team yards, over/under individual player rushing yards and attempts, over/under individual player reception totals, and many more.
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