History when Betting Superbowl Odds
Super Bowl odds present some many opportunities for bettors. The Superbowl is not just another game for bettors around the world; it is a game where they must have action. When bettors look at the Super Bowl odds they have to pick something. It could be a side, it could be a total, or it might be one of the many proposition bets available.
When you look at Super Bowl odds you really should take a step back and realize that the line you see on the game is not what it should be. The Superbowl is the most heavily bet game of the year. It is also the game with the most public action. That means that people are almost always going to bet the favorite and the over. The oddsmakers know this fact and they are going to shade the Super Bowl odds toward the favorite and the over more than they have at any time of the season. You may see an adjustment of 2 or 3 points.
The Super Bowl odds makers arent afraid of wiseguy action in the big game. They welcome it. What they are afraid of is public action and they must make the favorite and the over as high as they can so they will attract some bettors to the dog and the under on the Super Bowl odds board.
Super Bowl odds are the most talked about and the most scrutinized of all betting odds.
More people wager on the Superbowl than any other game during the year. So many people wager on the game that many sportsbooks have their entire bottom line affected by the results of the Superbowl.
Of the Super Bowl betting games the favorite and dog are actually quite close in Super Bowl betting numbers. Depending upon the closing number it varies a little bit but the consensus is that the favorites are 21-17 with three pushes.
The underdog has actually won the game outright 12 times, so the pointspread only came into play 8 times out of 41. If you picked the winner then you probably won your Super Bowl betting choice.
What was the biggest Super Bowl betting spread you ask? The largest point spread of any Super Bowl was Super Bowl betting XXIX where San Francisco was an 18 point favorite against San Diego. The 49ers won and covered easily against the Super Bowl betting pointspread 49-26. There is a little bit of question about a previous Super Bowl betting line though. Some people think Super Bowl betting III had a larger pointspread. The Colts opened as a 17 point favorite against the Jets and there were reports it was at a 20 point spread before the game. The problem with those reports is that it is more word of mouth than actual records like you see now on the computer. The story of that game was Joe Namath guaranteeing victory and delivering as the Jets upset Baltimore 16-7.
There have been other big Super Bowl betting favorites. Super Bowl I had the Packers a 17 point favorite against the Chiefs and Green Bay won easily 35-10. The Packers were 13 point favorites the next year against Oakland and covered again 33-14. Super Bowl betting IV had the Vikings a 10 point Super Bowl betting favorite against the Chiefs and Minnesota was destroyed in a huge upset 23-7. Super Bowl betting XIV had the Pittsburgh Steelers an 11 point favorite against the Los Angeles Rams and they just barely covered the Super Bowl betting line 31-19.
The Bears were -11in Super Bowl betting XX against the Patriots and won 46-10 in a laugher. Super Bowl XXIV saw the San Francisco 49ers a 12 point favorite against Denver and they won 55-10. Super Bowl betting XXVII had Dall
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