Here’s
our favorite prop bets for tomorrow night’s game, with our official Super Bowl
pick at the end.
Cross-Sport Bets
49ers Points (+3) over Blake Griffin’s Combined Points
and Rebounds vs. Boston Celtics
Griffin
is averaging just under 19 and 9 for the season. I like San Francisco to at
least score 25 points, if not a bunch more.
Joe Flacco Touchdown Passes (-115) Greater Than Kobe
Bryant’s Number of 3-Point Field Goals Made
At
the time of this writing, Kobe hasn’t hit a 3 in his last six games.
Furthermore, he hasn’t even attempted a long-range shot in two of the games,
and only attempted one in two more. Remember this when Kobe goes 5 for 7 on
Sunday from distance.Lionel Messi Goals (-0.5) over Frank Gore Touchdowns
Lionel Messi scored 4 goals in one game this past Sunday. Gore’s going to need to hit pay dirt twice to make this bet competitive.Chris Bosh Points (-0.5) over Largest Lead of Super Bowl XLVII
Bosh averages 17 a game, plus he’s making another trip to Toronto, which could mean he wants to put on a show for his former hometown fans. God (working through the body of Ray Lewis, which apparently was a side effect of his deer-antler spray purchase) will not allow this game to get out of hand.
Distance of First Touchdown Pass of Super Bowl XLVII
(-6.5) over Steve Nash’s Total Assists
Kobe
Bryant is doing all the distributing in Laker-Land now. This is the easiest bet
on the cross-sports board.San Francisco 49ers Player Props
Colin Kaepernick Will Score a Rushing Touchdown (+115)
Hard
to believe we won’t have some “Kaepernicking” on Super Bowl Sunday.
Frank Gore Over 85.5 Rushing Yards (-115)
San
Francisco has done a masterful job of managing Gore’s carries all season. There
won’t be any restrictions against Baltimore, a team that is vulnerable against
the run.
LaMichael James Longest Rush Over 11.5 Yards (EVEN)
LaMichael James Will Score a Touchdown (+300)James started making an impact the last quarter of the regular season (remember his long-kickoff return after 28 straight Patriots’ points turned around a near collapse in December), and as mentioned in the previous prop, Baltimore is vulnerable against the run.
Randy Moss Over 36.5 Receiving Yards (-115)
Randy
Moss might not of been the greatest wide receiver of all-time, but no one was
more feared. Think of him as the Barry Sanders of wide receivers. Even now
opposing defenses still roll a safety to his side of the field for deep help.
Baltimore Ravens Player Props
Joe Flacco Over 3.5 Rushing Yards (-115)
Flacco
isn’t a stiff, even though he looks like one. I see at least one 3rd
and 4 that ends with Flacco scampering out of bounds with a gain of 5.
Ray Rice Receptions Over 3.5 (+120)
Baltimore
probably will have a hard time running the ball, but that won’t limit the
Ravens from getting the ball to one of the best receiving backs in the league.
I could see Rice hauling in five or six passes.
Jacoby Jones Will Score a Touchdown (+350)
The only
long-shot bet for a Ravens player to score that I like.
Super Bowl XLVII Game Props
Longest Touchdown of Super Bowl XLVII Over 45.5 (-115)
Each
team has electric return men, defenses that can generate turnovers, and plenty
of playmakers on offense. It would be hard to believe we won’t see one long
touchdown.
Total Sacks in Super Bowl XLVII Under 4.5 (-115)
Both
offensive lines are solid. Only way this goes over is if San Francisco jumps
all over Baltimore and Flacco has to throw 55 times.
San Francisco 49ers Will Throw Challenge Flag First
(-115)
This
shouldn’t be a newsflash for anyone, but Jim Harbaugh is a fantastic coach in
THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. He is a little reckless sometimes with the
challenge flag though.
One Quarter of Super Bowl XLVII Will Be Scoreless (+180)
Both
defenses are talented enough to combine for a scoreless quarter.
Novelty Props
Color of Gatorade Dumped on Winning Head Coach Will Be
Red (+350)
This
will make sense when you get to my pick at the end of this column.
MVP of the Super Bowl Will Thank God First (EVEN)
If
you’re a supporter of the Ray Lewis, this will be your favorite bet on the
board.
Alicia Keys Will Take Longer Than 2 Minutes and 5 Seconds
to Sing National Anthem (-115)
I couldn’t find a clip of Keys performing the anthem
(this was a valuable scouting tool when Christina Aguilera botched the National
Anthem a couple of years ago), but I see a long, dragged out, R & B
version.
Jim Harbaugh Will Be First Coach Shown On Television
After Opening Kickoff (-120)
Sorry
John, Jim is way more interesting.
No Credentials Prediction
49ers (-3.5) over Ravens
San
Francisco will dominate the line of scrimmage offensively, and create a couple
of turnovers to slow down the Ravens. Giving Jim Harbaugh two weeks to come up
with a game plan is dangerous.
San Francisco 38, Baltimore 28
Regular Season = 140-111-5
Postseason = 6-4
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