NFL Super Bowl betting

THE Super Bowl is the pinnacle of American Football, pitting the two best teams from the NFL’s the National and American football conferences against each other in front of billions of fans.

While the Americans like to call themselves ‘World Champions’ when they win a title in a strictly US league, this is the one instance when it is, perhaps, fitting, because there are no other professional American football leagues of note.

And not only is the game a fantastic spectacle, it is also great to punt on. Whether you are laying a futures bet in September when the season starts, or having a crack at who will be the Super Bowl’s Most Valuable Player on the day of the game, the match provides year-round punting opportunities.

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NFL Super Bowl bet types

As we have already mentioned, there are a mountain of markets on the Super Bowl game, with many bookies providing odds on next year’s Super Bowl just hours after the completion of the game. Here are just a few of the ways you can bet on the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl winner: Who will win the Super Bowl? You can lay this bet just before the game, or several months out from the game, before the playoff seedings are even decided.

Super Bowl quinella: Which two teams will play in the Super Bowl game?

Super Bowl MVP: Which player will be named the Most Valuable Player of the Super Bowl game?

Match betting: Which team will win the game?

Line betting:Provides a handicap for the favourite and a ‘head start’ for the underdog. The favourite might be given a -4.5 point line, meaning they must win the game by at least five points for your bet to win. The underdog will then be assigned a +4.5 point line, which means they can lose the game and you can still win, provided they go down by less than five points.

Total match points: How many points will the two teams score in the Super Bowl game combined?

First touchdown scorer: Which player will score the first touchdown in the Super Bowl game?

Player props: How many rushing yards will a particular player get, how many touchdowns, etc. Props bets can also pit players head to head in a certain statistical category.

Tips for betting on the NFL Super Bowl

Bet within your means: Pretty obvious really. Make sure it is fun, set a limit and don’t go over it. Meet your obligations first, before you place your bets. If you can’t afford it, don’t do it.

Bet with your head, not your heart: It is easy to get swept up in the glitz and glamour of the Super Bowl build up and fall in love with a team. Make sure you do your research, crunch the numbers, look into the history between the two teams on the season and make an informed decision before tipping the winner. Alternatively, go with your gut.

Stay away from the silly prop bets if you really want to make money: This is the Super Bowl. Strange things happen. Players do unpredictable things. But do you really want to waste your money on predicting how often the word ‘dab’ will be used by the commentators?

When the favourite wins, they almost always cover the line: There have been 33 favourites to win the Super Bowl in its history and of those, only six of them have not gone on to cover the line. So if you’re going to back the favourite to win, may as well enhance your odds and back them to cover the line as well.

Locks don’t exist in the Super Bowl: Just ask the Carolina Panthers in 2016. Everyone pegged them for the title and look how that panned out. Consider the underdogs heavily.

Super Bowl stats and records

• Past NFL Super Bowl Winners
  2018 Philadelphia Eagles defeated New England Patriots – 41-33

  2017 New England Patriots defeated Atlanta Falcons – 34-28

  2016 Denver Broncos defeated Carolina Panthers – 24-10

  2015 New England Patriots defeated Seattle Seahawks – 28-24

  2014 Seattle Seahawks defeated Denver Broncos – 43-8

  2013 Baltimore Ravens defeated San Francisco 49ers – 34-31

  2012 New York Giants defeated New England Patriots – 21-17

  2011 Green Bay Packers defeated Pittsburgh Steelers – 31-25

  2010 New Orleans Saints defeated Indianapolis Colts – 31–17

  2009 Pittsburgh Steelers defeated Arizona Cardinals – 27-23

  2008 New York Giants defeated New England Patriots – 17-14

  2007 Indianapolis Colts defeated Chicago Bears – 29-17

  2006 Pittsburgh defeated Seattle – 21-10

  2005 New England defeated Philadelphia – 24-21

  2004 New England defeated Carolina – 32-29

  2003 Tampa Bay defeated Oakland – 48-21

  2002 New England defeated St Louis – 20-17

  2001 Baltimore defeated NY Giants – 34-7

  2000 St Louis defeated Tennessee – 23-16

  1999 Denver defeated Atlanta – 34-19

  1998 Denver defeated Green Bay – 31-24

  1997 Green Bay defeated New England – 35-21

  1996 Dallas defeated Pittsburgh – 27-17

  1995 San Francisco defeated San Diego – 49-26

  1994 Dallas defeated Buffalo – 30-13

  1993 Dallas defeated Buffalo – 52-17

  1992 Washington defeated Buffalo – 37-24

  1991 NY Giants defeated Buffalo – 20-19

  1990 San Francisco defeated Denver – 55-10

  1989 San Francisco defeated Cincinnati – 20-16

  1988 Washington defeated Denver – 42-10

  1987 NY Giants defeated Denver – 39-20

  1986 Chicago defeated New England – 46-10

  1985 San Francisco defeated Miami – 38-16

  1984 LA Raiders defeated Washington – 38-9

  1983 Washington defeated Miami – 27-17

  1982 San Francisco defeated Cincinnati – 26-21

  1981 Oakland defeated Philadelphia – 27-10

  1980 Pittsburgh defeated LA Rams – 31-19

  1979 Pittsburgh defeated Dallas – 35-31

  1978 Dallas defeated Denver – 27-10

  1977 Oakland defeated Minnesota – 32-14

  1976 Pittsburgh defeated Dallas – 21-17

  1975 Pittsburgh defeated Minnesota – 16-6

  1974 Miami defeated Minnesota – 24-7

  1973 Miami defeated Washington – 14-7

  1972 Dallas defeated Miami – 24-3

  1971 Baltimore defeated Dallas – 16-13

  1970 Kansas City defeated Minnesota – 23-7

  1969 NY Jets defeated Baltimore – 16-7

  1968 Green Bay defeated Oakland – 33-14

  1967 Green Bay defeated Kansas City – 35-10

• Super Bowl records
  The Pittsburgh Steelers have won more Super Bowl titles than any other franchise, with six.

  Consecutive appearances in 2017 and 2018 mean the New England Patriots have now played in 11 Super Bowls – more than any other team in NFL history.

  The poor old Buffalo Bills appeared in four straight Super Bowls from 1991-1994 and lost all of them.

  Eight teams have won the Super Bowl in consecutive years. No team has ever won three or more in a row.

  The San Francisco 49ers’ win over the Denver Broncos in the 1989 Super Bowl set a host of records that still stand today, including most points in a Super Bowl game (55) and highest winning margin in a Super Bowl (45).

  New England’s stunning comeback against Atlanta in 2017 saw Tom Brady become the first player to win four Super Bowl MVP awards. He also smashed Kurt Warner’s high mark with 466 passing yards and beat his own record for completions with 43, taking his career tally to 207 – also a record.

  In case you doubt the Pats QB’s legacy, he also has more Super Bowl touchdown passes – 15 – than any other player.

  Peyton Manning became the oldest quarterback in history to win the Super Bowl when the Broncos took out the Panthers in 2016.

  Another 49ers legend in Jerry Rice has scored more points – 48 – than any other player in Super Bowl history.

  He also shares the record for most points in a game – 18, which he achieved twice – with three other players.

  And to top it off, Rice has more touchdowns – eight – than any other player.

  Well, there’s even more to Rice. He has the most career receptions, most receiving yards in both his career and in a single game, and he twice had three receiving touchdowns in a game.

  His 604 yards gained is also a record for a career.

• Past NFL Super Bowl Most Valuable Players
  1967 Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay

  1968 Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay

  1969 Joe Namath, QB, New York

  1970 Len Dawson, QB, Kansas City

  1971 Chuck Howley, LB, Dallas

  1972 Roger Staubach, QB, Dallas

  1973 Jake Scott, S, Miami

  1974 Larry Csonka, FB, Miami

  1975 Franco Harris, RB, Pittsburgh

  1976 Lynn Swann, WR, Pittsburgh

  1977 Fred Biletnikoff, WR, Oakland

  1978 Harvey Martin and Randy White

  1979 Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh

  1980 Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh

  1981 Jim Plunkett, QB, Oakland

  1982 Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco

  1983 John Riggins, RB, Washington

  1984 Marcus Allen, RB, Los Angeles

  1985 Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco

  1986 Richard Dent, DE, Chicago

  1987 Phil Simms, QB, New York

  1988 Doug Williams, QB, Washington

  1989 Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco

  1990 Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco

  1991 Ottis Anderson, RB, New York

  1992 Mark Rypien, QB, Washington

  1993 Troy Aikman, QB, Dallas

  1994 Emmitt Smith, RB, Dallas

  1995 Steve Young, QB, San Francisco

  1996 Larry Brown, CB, Dallas

  1997 Desmond Howard, KR, Green Bay

  1998 Terrell Davis, RB, Denver

  1999 John Elway, QB, Denver

  2000 Kurt Warner, QB, St. Louis

  2001 Ray Lewis, LB, Baltimore

  2002 Tom Brady, QB, New England

  2003 Dexter Jackson, CB, Tampa Bay

  2004 Tom Brady, QB, New England

  2005 Deion Branch, WR, New England

  2006 Hines Ward, WR, Pittsburgh

  2007 Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis

  2008 Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants

  2009 Santonio Holmes, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

  2010 Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints

  2011 Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers

  2012 Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants

  2013 Joe Flacco, QB, Baltimore Ravens

  2014 Malcolm Smith, LB, Seattle Seahawks

  2015 Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots

  2016 Von Miller, LB, Denver Broncos

  2017 Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots

  2018 Nick Foles, QB, Philadelphia Eagles
  

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