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
- 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
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.
- 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
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