The greatest thing about the super bowl every year is not at all the game itself, no, its the money that can be made off the game by the silly ass prop bets that can be made. Lets look at some of the best and most random ones that are available to you, the silly gambler. (for those that don’t know, picking something +100 or +1000 is good value. If you take an event +1000, if you bet 100 dollars you would win 1000. If you take an event +5000, if you bet 100 dollars you win 5000. Move the decimal point as you want depending on your wager or the odds given to you. Now you know how to gamble).

What will team call for opening Coin Toss

Heads -130
Tails +100

First score of the game is a safety +5000

First O lineman to be called for a safety
Carl Nicks, Jahri Evans, Jeff Saturday, Jonathan Goodwin, Kyle DeVan, and Ryan Lilja all have the worst odds at +800

The first punt of the game will be:

Caught Clearly -275
Ball Hits Ground +200
Out of Bounds in Air +800
Touchback +300
Blocked or Tipped +1500

The ultimate coin flip bet, Brees (or Manning) total pass yrds made will be end in an

Even Number -105 or Odd Number -105

Will both teams make a FG of 33+ yards in game

Yes +170
No -210

For the Buffalo Bills fans out there “First missed field goal in the game will be…”

Wide Left -120
Wide Right -110

What will happen for the 1st coaches challenge

Play overturned -115
Play stands -115

How long will it take Carrie Underwood to sing the National Anthem? Clock starts as soon as Underwood sings first Note and Stops when she sings her last note.

Over 1 Minute and 42 Seconds EVEN
Under 1 Minute and 42 Seconds -130

What will the Neilson TV Rating be?

Over 42.9 Nielsen Rating -165
Under 42.9 Nielson Rating +135

Which Super Bowl commercial will have a higher rating on USA Today’s annual Ad Meter

Anheuser-Busch / Budweiser 5/8
Go Daddy.com 8/1
Career Builder 8/1
Coca-Cola 7/1
Family First 12/1
Doritos 2/1
Other 13/1

Which sideline reporter will be on TV first after the opening kick off.

Solomon Wilcots -110
Steve Tasker -120

Total number of players to have passing attempt

Over 2½ players +230
Under 2½ players -260

Who will have more Total 1st downs vs Total points on Feb 5

NO Saints 1st downs -1 points -110
Antawn Jamison (Wash) +1 points -120

Morstead vs McAfee – Who will have shortest punt?

Thomas Morstead -110
Pat McAfee -120

Which quarter the most points willl be scored?

1st quarter +280
2nd quarter +150
3rd quarter +300
4th quarter +200

What Color will the Gatorade be that is dumped on the Head Coach of the Winning Super Bowl Team?

Lime Green 11/2
Yellow 20/23
Orange 5/1
Red 25/2
Blue 25/2
Clear/Water 3/2

Who will the Super Bowl MVP of the Game thank first?

God 20/23
Family 6/1
Teammates 5/4
Coach 10/1
Does not Thank Anyone 9/2

How Many Times will CBS show Archie Manning on TV during the Game?

Over 4 times -155
Under 4 times +125

How Many Times will CBS show Kim Kardashian on TV during the Game?

Over 2.5 times -105
Under 2.5 times -125

How Many Times will CBS announcers fully mention Hurricane Katrina during the game

Over 2.5 times -140
Under 2.5 times +110

And finally, Which CBS Show will get the most Promo’s during the game?

Undercover Boss 10/19
CSI 6/1
CSI Miami 9/2
NCIS 21/4
NCIS LA 12/1
Big Bang Theory 15/1
How I Met Your Mother 9/1
Two and a Half Men 14/1

There are plenty more of these silly bets to be made, check out your local online gambling institution for more. I got these all off of Bodog.com and TheGreek.

Matthew Stafford was on Letterman last night to deliver the nightly Top 10 list for the show. He was a little stiff and looked a bit hesitant with his delivery…this does not bode well for the Detroit Lions.

Unofficial Washington Redskins Mascot, Chief Zee, is not at all happy with losing CBS’ “Most Fierce Mascot Competition” to the Baltimore Ravens’ Poe and he wants the whole friggin world to know. Apparently Zee won the vote, but due to some alleged ballot stuffing, CBS determined that Poe, the cuddly stuffed bird (hardly fierce in my mind), was the true winner of the contest. Check out his unsolicited commentary on the matter here in a fan’s video with the old guy. Zee is lookin pretty fierce in this video, his chompers look like they could fly out at any moment.

Dick Vitale will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on November 23 and Hell must have just started to freeze over. Its certainly not for his coaching as Dickie V was a college basketball coach for just 5 years from 1972-1977 at the University of Detroit before jumping to the Detroit Pistons in ’78 and getting fired the next season. Granted during his 5 years at Detroit he sported a 78-30 record but he only made the NCAA tournament (then just 32 teams) once but that isn’t enough to get him into the hall of fame. No, his “inspirational” televised buffoonery is what gets Dickie V in as a contributor to the game.

“I can’t run, can’t jump, can’t shoot and I’ve got a body by linguini,” Vitale said. “But I’ve been honored by those halls of fame for one reason: Enthusiasm.”

Enthusiasm that’s what he calls it. Right.

Moving on, amazingly, Dickie V isnt the worst inductee into this year’s class. That honor belongs to the incomparable Bill Raftery. Raftery is another announcer in the televised buffoonery vein with an even worse college head coaching record than Vitale. Raftery rocks a solid 154-141 career record as Seton Hall’s head coach but unlike Vitale, he actually did play in college. That record certainly isn’t what makes him an even worse selection to the college basketball hall of fame, it’s really that his announcing sucks worse than Vitale somehow. Vitale occasionally makes sense even though he is usually wrong, Raftery never does.

Rounding out this stellar class are players Danny Manning, one of the greatest college players ever to have destroyed his knee 26 times in the NBA, Charles Barkley, no real argument there and the one of the few highlights of the class, and Arnie Ferrin, Utah’s only four time All-American…which happened in the 1920s. Also joining them are coaches Nolan Richardson, who hasn’t done anything since he played the race card smack out of college hoops and into coaching Panamanian and Mexican Olympic hopefuls, and Jim Phelan, who with 830 wins and 1321 games coached should have been in awhile ago.

Lets add this all up: 2 blowhard announcers, 1 coach who pissed off a state and can’t get a job anywhere but South America, 1 player who peaked in college and might have set a pro record for knee surgeries, 1 player who has had over 80 years to get into the hall of fame and JUST got in, and 2 people who you can’t say much about other than, its about time. Sounds like a good time. Charles, what do you think about being inducted into the hall of fame with this stellar class?

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Leonard Shapiro of the Washington Post has a problem with MMA’s growing popularity and its imminent debut on CBS. Not only will it do great on CBS but the network has managed to land Kimbo Slice for the debut of EliteXC Saturday Night Fights on May 31st.

Those of you not familiar with the exploits of the undefeated Mr. Slice should take a look at some of his backyard and professional fights on the YouTubes.

He is not a man to be trifled with unlike Johnnie Morton.