NFL Betting Lines

Peyton Manning is not only most important player on the Colts but arguably in all of sports betting as his fourth and most recent NFL MVP award would attest. And as QB is the most important position in football, Drew Brees is the most important player on his Saints squad by large margin.

But the third most important player either Super Bowl lines roster will not likely even play in Sunday’s sports betting extravaganza. Colts DE Dwight Freeney is not only the best DE in the game but he’s revolutionized the position since coming into the league in 2002. He’s also currently the owner of one very severely sprained ankle with a torn ligament that will likely keep him out of the Super Bowl lines competition. Read more…

The New Orleans Saints are playing the first Super Bowl betting competition in the franchise’s history. That in itself is a huge NFL odds accomplishment, but it will all be for naught if the team can’t seal the deal in the Super Bowl betting lines. It’s great to get that monkey off your back but no one remembers the team that finished second in the final NFL odds contest and for the Saints’ season to truly be a success nothing less than the Lombardi Trophy will do.

So far in the post season NFL odds the Saints have been a flawed team, but nonetheless a victorious one. With a record of 2-0 in the NFL odds playoffs so far there still plenty of areas where the Saints can –and must- improve if they are to be victorious in the Super Bowl betting. Read more…

Betting Super Bowl action on the Indianapolis Colts would appear to be a solid online betting proposition as the Colts finished the season with just 5 losses against the spread.

Betting Super Bowl fans can have an Indianapolis team that finished with an online betting record of 16-2 straight up and 12-5-1 against the spread in regular and post season combined. The Colts were 11-5 against the spread as favorites in 2009 and covered both of their online betting playoff games in wins over the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets. Read more…

Betting Super Bowl fans are fully aware that the one major online betting weakness of the New Orleans Saints is their defense, which ranked 25th overall in the NFL.

Betting Super Bowl handicappers are concerned about the Saints ability to contain a powerful Colts offense led by quarterback Peyton Manning. The Saints have had some online betting success on defense in the playoffs although they were clearly outgained by the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship Game. Read more…

Super Bowl lines handicappers have plenty of questions about the defensive abilities of both the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints in their sports betting matchup.

Super Bowl lines bettors figure that the Colts have the better defensive team and while they won’t remind sports betting fans of the 1985 Chicago Bears, the Colts do have some key performers and assets.

Linebacker Clint Session had 103 tackles to lead the Colts in the 2009 sports betting season. Sessions had 3 tackles for losses as well as 2 interceptions, 1 of which he returned for a touchdown. Read more…