Ah yes, the Super Bowl is quickly approaching. T-minus four days until the 46th running of one of sports' grandest spectacles.
This means that over the next four days we will have daily "Super Bowl Edition" articles featured here on the Dolphinsider. Yes, as much as it will pain me to cover the Patriots I'll bite the bullet for the next couple days, might as well considering I'm stuck here in the heart of New England having Patriots talk forced upon me every which way I turn!
Anyways..
Today we'll kick it off with something that's been linked to the NFL's title game for decades, betting. No, not who'll win and by how much, those picks will come on Sunday. I'm talking about Prop Betting. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, prop betting is for people who want to bet on everything that doesn't have to do with the game. That's right, anything from the national anthem, to the coin flip, and even the halftime show, if it does NOT have to do with the score or stats, then it's prop betting.
So without further ado, I present to you my top 7 Super Bowl XLVI prop bets. Why seven? I have no idea. Enjoy.
1. How long will it take Kelly Clarkson to sing the National Anthem? The line here is 1:34, from her first note to when she finishes saying "Brave." Honestly, how are we supposed to have any idea how long this will take? Last year I believe it took Christina Aguilera nearly two minutes to sing it, and that's after she messed it up! I'll go with the over here.
1. How long will it take Kelly Clarkson to sing the National Anthem? The line here is 1:34, from her first note to when she finishes saying "Brave." Honestly, how are we supposed to have any idea how long this will take? Last year I believe it took Christina Aguilera nearly two minutes to sing it, and that's after she messed it up! I'll go with the over here.
2. What will the call be on the opening coin flip? No, I don't care who wins it, just what the call will be. I'll go with Heads, because I don't care what they say, Tails fails all the time.
3. How many times will Peyton Manning be shown during the game? From kickoff until final whistle, and only live shots, recordings and the halftime show do NOT count. The line here is 3.5, and I believe that to be WAY off. NBC will knock this one out of the park, I'm going with over.
4. What color will the gatorade (or liquid) be that gets dumped on the winning head coach? This one is a toss up, I suppose you could go back and look at every one of the Pats and Giants wins over the season and see what color gatorade they use, but please, don't do that, have some self respect. I'll go with red. Why? I have no idea.
5. How many times will David Tyree's 2008 Super Bowl catch be shown on TV during the game? The line here is 1, but I'm not even going to abide by that because I believe that will be easily surpassed. Lets make it more interesting. We'll go 0-1, 2-4, and 4+ times as the options, and I'll go with the 2-4 range.
6. How many times will NBC cut away to show live coverage of bars in Boston and New York? This is a good one. Could be 0, could be 10, who knows? I'll set the line here at 2, and I'll go with the under.
7. Who will the Super Bowl MVP of the game thank first? This is during the post game trophy celebration only. This one, again, is a toss up. Some go with teammates, some go with religion, and some go with family. I think whoever wins this MVP award will go with their teammates first.
Let me know what you think, and remember this is only day one of our Super Bowl coverage, so keep checking back daily for more polls, analysis, and predictions!
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