It's also one last chance for the majority of football bettors to try and get even for the season and make their largest wager of the year, which is unfortunate, as the Super Bowl is usually one of the toughest games to handicap. To the successful sports bettor, the Super Bowl is just another game, and has no more meaning than any of the college basketball games on today's schedule.
The current line as of 4 a.m. EST is New England -12 and the total has climbed to 54.5, although bettors can find a spread of 12.5 at Olympic or ABC, and SIA currently has New England -11.5.
The public is still favoring the Giants, who have received 64-percent of the side wagers, while 58-percent of the money wagered on the total is taking the over.
The sports services nearly fall in line, as right now I have seen 30 services taking the Giants and 16 backing New England, while 17 services are taking the over, compared to nine of them on the under. The range on predictions is pretty extreme, as there have been everything from calls for the New York Giants to win the game outright to one respected service that predicts a 50-point New England victory.
I will be back prior to 2 p.m. EST with the normal free sports betting pick update, where we are coming off a solid 5-1 day in college basketball, and I'll have one more Super Bowl update, with the latest on betting trends and service plays.
The sports services are pretty much divided among all of the different proposition wagers, but there were three wagers that several of them agreed on and they can be found at Super Bowl Betting: Betting the 2008 Propositions in the Football Betting section of the site.
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