5th February 2012

Super Bowl XLVI Specials Betting: Victor Cruz looks a decent alternative to Quarterbacks for the MVP award

There are lots of side markets and novelty markets priced up for the Super Bowl on Sunday and here is a look at a few for those non regular NFL fans who want something to cheer on while they take in the game either alongside their boyfriend or to experience the Greatest Show on Turf.

As well as betting on who wins the match between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants, you can also bet on how many points there will be in the match. The highest line available is 55 points and that looks a bit too high to me. Both sides are known for scoring well but this is the Super Bowl and risky plays are likely to be toned down a bit as well as the defences likely to be giving it everything in this match. Sometimes the offenses don’t fire as well in Super Bowl’s because of nerves and things. These two met in 2008 in the Super Bowl and the Giants won 17-14, that is a signal that this line is too high.

Another popular bet on the Super Bowl is the MVP award. The man of the match gets the Most Valuable Player award and while the Quarterback’s are often favoured in this betting market others do need to stand up and make plays for the Quarterback to be successful. Eli Manning’s favourite target is definitely Hakeem Nicks but in Victor Cruz they have a playmaker who has the potential to be highly explosive. The dynamic Wide Receiver had an excellent Championship game against San Francisco two weeks ago and at 14/1 he’s worth a chance at getting the MVP award.

Kelly Clarkson will be singing the National Anthem before the kick off and there are markets on her and on Madonna who will be performing on the half time show. Fans of either pop star might like to have something extra to cheer on while watching them perform and I like the look of Kelly Clarkson to take longer than 1 minute and 34 seconds to sing the passionate American anthem. Turning attentions to Madonna I think the 5/2 on her to be wearing an NFL jersey at any time during her performance is decent value given that she has dated sports stars in the past and will have hit an affinity with a team of some kind.

Back Under 55 points for a 4/10 stake at 1.91 with Stan James

Back V.Cruz to be Most Valuable Player for a 1/10 stake at 15.00 with Skybet

Back K.Clarkson to take over 1 min 34 seconds to sing National Anthem for a 3/10 stake at 1.83 with Bodog

Back Madonna to be wearing NFL jersey during her performance for a 2/10 stake at 3.50 with Bodog

» £60 Free Bet at Skybet