This Week in Sports Betting by the Numbers
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 1/21/2014
The main numbers everyone will fixated on between now and Feb. 2 are actually roman numerals… as in XLVIII… as in Super Bowl XLVIII. The NFL’s No. 1 offense will meet the NFL’s No. 1 defense as both No. 1 seeds reach the Super Bowl for only the second time in 20 years.
0. Players on Seattle’s roster with Super Bowl experience.
27-9. Russel Wilson’s record as a starter. His 27 wins ties Ben Roethlisberger for most wins by a quarterback in their first two seasons in the league.
1. Rank of Denver’s scoring offense and Seattle’s scoring defense. It is the first meeting of the top offense and defense in a Super Bowl since 1991 when Buffalo (top offense) met the New York Giants (top defense).
39. Degrees at kickoff at Super Bowl VI at New Orleans’ Tulane Stadium, making it the coldest Super Bowl ever played.
Mid-20s. Forecasted game-time temperature for Super Bowl XLVIII.
19. Underclassmen wide receivers who have declared for the NFL Draft.
73. The previous record for underclassmen declaring early for the NFL Draft; it was set last year.
98. The new record for underclassmen declaring early for the NFL Draft, set this year. The NFL Draft is schedule for May 8-10.
5/1. Odds of the three favorites to win Super Bowl XLIX next year, San Francisco, Denver and Seattle.
31.3. Average margin of defeat for Denver in its prior three Super Bowls when wearing orange. The Broncos have opted to wear orange in Super Bowl XLVIII.
12-3. Record in the Super Bowl of a team with the top scoring defense. Seattle has the top scoring defense this season.
0-3. Record in the Super Bowl of quarterbacks who led the league in passing yardage and touchdown passes (Dan Marino, Kurt Warner and Tom Brady). Peyton Manning led the league in passing yardage and touchdown passes this season.
1998. The previous time a team from outside the Eastern/Central time zone won a Super Bowl. The Denver Broncos were the last one to do so.
133.6. Average college basketball total for the 2012-13 season.
143.4. Average college basketball total for the 2013-14 season through Jan. 20.
$90 million. Estimated value of Notre Dame’s recently signed 10-year deal with Under Armour, making it the richest apparel contract in college sports history, breaking the previous mark held by Michigan’s $82 million 10-year deal with Adidas.
$1 billion. Prize offered by Warren Buffett to anyone who can complete a perfect NCAA March Madness bracket.
9.2 quintillion. The odds of filling out a perfect bracket.
18. How many zeroes are in the number quintillion.
-300. Odds on Bovada for Macklemore & Ryan Lewis to win Best New Artist at the 56th Grammy Awards, making them the biggest favorites among the four categories listed on Bovada. The Awards will be announced Sunday, Jan. 26.
0.48. Points per game averaged by Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov. He leads the team in points per game.
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