Super Bowl 44 Prop Bets At BetUS.com - 02-01-10

February 1 - Super Bowl XLIV between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints offers a wide range of proposition bets as fans are hungry to get involved in the lead up to the big game as much as possible.

The most interesting prop is the 1.5-time number listed for total rushing attempts by Peyton Manning on Sunday at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. You might be inclined to take the under (-170), but there’s plenty of value in the over (+130) when you consider the pressure New Orleans was able to put on Brett Favre in its 31-28 overtime win over Minnesota (+4) in the NFC Championship Game.

Manning may well get  chased out of the pocket a few times and get pressured into running.

The over/under for total Drew Brees’ pass attempts is at 36.5, with the value on the under (-110). The Saints have an underrated running game, even though his team's strength is their running game. Brees had 31 pass attempts against Minnesota, and had 32 against Arizona in the NFC Divisional Round.

Saints tight-end Jeremy Shockey is priced at +140 to get more than 3.5 receptions against Indianapolis. He has been dealing with a knee injury, so it will be interesting to see if he is able to double his productivity over the playoffs thus far. 

Over on the Colts’ sideline, defensive end Dwight Freeney is also dealing with an injury that could limit his effectiveness in the Super Bowl or keep him out of game entirely. Freeney is in a walking boot because of a torn ligament in his right ankle, and is likely to be listed as questionable along with Shockey. Oddsmakers have Freeney’s total tackles set at 2.5, with the payout on the over priced at +120. The under is a less-lucrative -150, but it’s hard to cap Freeney to have a good game if he can’t even walk. Our estimation is Freeney will start the game, and will be used as a decoy on passing downs against the Saints.

Latest Super Bowl Money line at BetUS: New Orleans +170, Indianapolis -210. Total points 56.5 (110).

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