Super Bowl XLV will be played on February 6, 2011 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This will be:
- the first time that the Super Bowl will be held in the Dallas–Fort Worth area;
- the third time it will be held in Texas and,
- the fifth time the same city hosting the Super Bowl also hosted a World Series game the preceding autumn.
So to get you in the mood, here’s a look at some of the Superbowl Highlights from the past 4 years.
BETTING RECAPS:
SUPERBOWL XLI
Peyton Manning finally proved himself a champion, moving the favored Colts through the first rainy Super Bowl field to a 29-17 win over the Chicago Bears.
The Colts had been favored by 6.5 points and easily covered the spread while betting the UNDER 47.5 proved to reward.
It was the first Super Bowl to kick off with a KO return for a touchdown.
It was the franchise's first Super Bowl since 1970 when the Colts resided in Baltimore.
Overall the UNDER play saved the day for sportsbooks, who saw more betting action on the victorious Colts. MVP: Peyton Manning
Super Bowl XLII
New York upset the 18-0 New England Patriots 17-14, winning outright as 12.5-point underdogs.
Manning led the Giants on an improbable 12-play, 83-yard scoring drive, capped by Plaxico Burress's TD grab in the final minute.
So much money had poured in on the Giants - much of it on the moneyline at upwards of +300 - that it was a deadly day for sportsbooks when the Giants won.
Tom Brady and the record-setting Pats had come to Glendale Arizona for Super Bowl XLII with an unbeaten season under their belts. But the Giants came in riding a 10-game road winning streak and had been covering road spreads all season.
The Giants became the only NFC Wild Card team to win a Super Bowl (four AFC Wild Cards have turned the trick, most recently the Steelers).
MVP: Eli Manning
Super Bowl XLIII
The Pittsburgh Steelers won their second Super Bowl in four years by beating the Arizona Cardinals 27-24.
The Steelers became the first team in NFL history to win six Super Bowls.
Even though they won the Super Bowl, the Pittsburgh Steelers failed to cover against the -7 spread.
In the end it was the Arizona Cardinals and the OVER 47 that won for the bettors
MVP: Santonio Holmes
Super Bowl XLIV
Super Bowl 44 was generally pretty good for most books. With the public favoring the Colts and the OVER.
New Orleans beat Indianapolis 31-17 outright, while the combined score went UNDER the posted total of 57.5 points.
However for a few high-volume books taking professional action, it was a different story. After hitting the Colts initially on opening, the sharp action strongly favored the Saints mid-week through game day, and there was reportedly a lot of non-sharp "whale" action looking to get down on the Saints as well.
BookMaker accepted a number of big bets well above their guaranteed limit, all on the Saints, and admitted they lost on the game when the Saints got the double-digit win.
A number of prop bets cashed in for bettors including Drew Brees +300 to win the MVP Award, Pierre Garcon +1000 to score the first touchdown, Saints to win by 13-16 points +1800, and 32 Bree’s Completions at +2000.
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