Mad Props

First off, many thanks to degenerate gambler and buddy Eric for providing linkage to our friends at Sportsbook.com and their massive 10 page gambling manifesto laying down the prop bets for the upcoming Super Bowl.

Along with the standard choices (Longest/Shortest Field Goal, Total First Downs, First/Last Score of the Half, First Team to Commit a Penalty, etc.), there are innumerable “why the eff would you put money on this bets like:

Coin Toss
Heads Even
Tails -110

Will Either Team Score 3 Straight Times w/o Other Team Scoring
Yes -150
No +120

Will the game be Decided by Exactly 3 Points
Yes +300
No -400

Next we'll feature the well-worn “Player to Score the First TD”, with odds on eighteen different players ranging from Patriots runningback Corey Dillon (6 to 1) to the inactive Philly tight end Greg Lewis (18 to 1) to NO touchdown being scored all game (150 to 1).

The position props run the gamut for QBs (Total Completions, INTs, TDs, longest run from scrimmage for Tom Brady and Donovan McNabb), RBs (Total rushing attempts, Total yards on 1st attempt for Dillon and Brian Westbrook) and Receivers (Total receptions, longest reception, total yards for any receiver you could possibly think of on each team).

And the props to props wouldn’t nearly be complete without the NMTE preferred Cross Sport Propositions. Favorites in this section include:

Who will have more ________ on February 6th (all –115)

Eagles points +73.5
76ers points

Patriots points +64.5
Celtics points

Kevin Faulk yards +16.5 (NCAA)
Indiana points

B. Westbrook Rushing Att.
Spinks/Judah Rounds +1.5 (Boxing)

D. Givens Receiving Yards +15.5 (Golf)
Vijay Singh 4th round score

I for one will be sticking with picking my squares in the pool and laying a bill on the over and call it a day.

Unless you know something about the Judah fight I should know about…

Hint: How to read a Money Line:
-150 means you lay $150 to win $100.
+130 means you lay $100 to win $130.