This Week in Sports Betting By the Numbers
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 2/5/2014
The unexpected occurred often at Super Bowl XLVIII, including safeties, defensive touchdowns, special teams touchdowns, a blowout and odd winning block pool numbers during the game. Now the sports world attention turns to the XXII Winter Olympics, set to begin on the other side of the world in Sochi, Russia, tomorrow.
40/1. Odds of the first score of Super Bowl XLVIII being a Seattle safety.
1. Plays from scrimmage it took for Seattle to score on a safety.
3 and 8. Winning numbers for the final score in Super Bowl block pools with Seattle (43) and Denver (8).
0. Times when a Super Bowl has ended with final numbers of 3 and 8.
36.5. Amount of points by which Seattle covered the Super Bowl XLVIII closing line (1.5) by, the largest Super Bowl cover ever. It broke the previous record of 35 points set by Washington in Super Bowl XXII.
2 and 10. Respective rankings among television markets for Super Bowl ratings for Seattle (2nd) and Denver (10th). Kansas City ranked first.
112.2 million. Viewers who watched Super Bowl XLVIII, making it the most watched US television show ever.
3.2 billion.Viewers who watched the 2010 World Cup Final.
$119.4 million. Total wagered on Super Bowl XLVIII in Nevada, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. It broke the previous record of $98.9 million set during last year’s Super Bowl.
$19.7 million. Amount won by Nevada sportsbooks of the $119.4 million wagered. Nevada sportsbooks held 16.5 percent of the total handle.
320. Current weight of former University of Kentucky and New York Giants quarterback Jared Lorenzen. Lorenzen now plays in the Continental Indoor Football League for the Northern Kentucky River Monsters.
4. Offensive linemen on the River Monsters who weigh less than their quarterback.
11.5. The “over/under” for total gold medals won by Norway at the 2014 Winter Olympics, making Norway the favorite on 5Dimes to win the most gold medals ahead of the US (10.5).
$12 billion. Original budget from 2007 for the Sochi Winter Olympics.
$50 billion. Approximate final budget for the Sochi Winter Olympics.
47. Average temperature in Fahrenheit in Sochi in February, the warmest ever for a Winter Olympics host.
52nd. Sochi’s rank in population among Russian cities.
12. Total University of Alabama players invited to the NFL Combine, the most this season, ahead of LSU (11), Florida State (9), Notre Dame (9) and Stanford (8).
92. Percent of NHL fans who are white, according to Nielsen. It is the largest percentage ahead of MLB (83 percent).
45. Percent of NBA fans who are African-American, according to Nielsen.
15. Percent of NFL fans who are African-American, according to Nielsen.
24-23. Washington Wizards record after a win Monday night against Portland.
October 31, 2009. The last time Washington was over .500 before this week.
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