Tips and Advice for Betting on Super Bowl Props
by Dave Schwab - 1/22/2014

The Super Bowl is the biggest single-day sporting event in the world, especially when it comes to wagering on the game. This year’s matchup features the Denver Broncos as three-point favorites over the Seattle Seahawks, with the total line set at 48. The game will have the added attraction of being the first Super Bowl to be played at an outdoor venue in a cold-weather site with the kickoff slated for 6:25 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Super Bowl Betting Advice: Mistakes to Avoid
by Trevor Whenham - 1/22/2014

The Super Bowl is a very, very tough football game to handicap successfully. Given the neutral field, the intense scrutiny, the tremendous pressure both teams face, the enhanced public betting action, and so much more, this is far from the best betting opportunity of the year. It’s the Super Bowl, though, so any self-respecting bettor needs to have some action on the game. Most years, the most important key to betting success in this game has nothing to do with how you break it down.

Super Bowl Betting: Money Management
by Trevor Whenham - 1/22/2014

Handicapping is important when it comes to the Super Bowl. If you want to make a profit, though, then Super Bowl betting money management is more important than anything else. With so many options, so many distractions, and so much unpredictability, it’s particularly important that you are protecting your bankroll. Here are three key steps to managing your money on football’s biggest day:

2014 Super Bowl Weather: Handicapping the Elements
by Trevor Whenham - 1/21/2014

Maybe it is because when I look out my office window right now I see a big snow drift — as I expect to for six or more months each year. Or maybe it’s because I’m a Canadian and we are used to winter. Or maybe I’m just not a wimp. Whatever the reason, I think the whole controversy over the potential of a cold-weather Super Bowl is one of the most ridiculous storylines i have heard when it comes to the NFL — and that’s saying something.

Super Bowl Opening Point Spread and Totals Line
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 1/20/2014

Well before Richard Sherman tipped a Colin Kaepernick pass into the hands of Malcolm Smith on Sunday night to clinch Seattle’s trip to the New Jersey to play Denver in Super Bowl XLVII, the Seahawks were already favored against the Broncos.

Early Super Bowl Odds and NFL Matchup Spreads
by Alan Matthews - 1/14/2014

The NFL's wild-card weekend was about as exciting a playoff weekend as you will find with three wild-card teams beating division leaders and only one game -- San Diego at Cincinnati -- not going down to the wire. Two were decided on the final play of regulation.

Super Bowl Betting Predictions: 2013 Cross-Sport Props and Picks
by Alan Matthews - 2/1/2013

Hi, my name is Alan Matthews and I’m a Super Bowl cross-sport propaholic. I am indeed totally addicted to these types of props, and I wish sites would have them weekly on other events. Jimmie Johnson laps led at Daytona against the total points scored by LeBron James. Knockdowns in a Manny Pacquiao fight against goals for Sidney Crosby against the Canadiens. You get the drill. The combinations are endless. But I also know it takes plenty of research and the like, so it’s not going to happen.

This Week in NFL Betting by the Numbers: San Francisco 49ers
by Ricky Dimon - 2/1/2013

Randy Moss used Super Bowl media day to announce to the world that he is the best receiver in the history of the NFL. Seriously? Okay, Moss is (or at least was) really good. But let’s not get carried away now. In 14 regular seasons he has 982 receptions for 15,292 yards and 156 touchdowns. Jerry Rice, for example, hauled in 1,549 passes for 22,895 yards and 197 touchdowns in 20 regular seasons. Rice was named to the Pro Bowl 13 times, one away from doubling Moss’ total.

This Week in Super Bowl Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 2/1/2013

A – Alicia Keys. With the way squares are gobbling up Super Bowl prop bets, Alicia Keys will influence as many bets as Ray Lewis on Sunday night. Alicia Keys prop bets include, “Over/under” 2 minutes 10 seconds to sing the “National Anthem,” Will Alicia Keys be booed, Yes +500, Will Alicia Keys forget or omit a word from the anthem Yes +200, No -300, Will Alicia Keys add at least one new word to the anthem Yes +200, No -300.

2013 Super Bowl: Alternate Point Spreads and Totals
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 1/31/2013

There is only one football game left this season, and, as unfortunate as that is for a football fan, a gambler or a gambling football fan, thanks to alternate Super Bowl lines there are tons of ways to bet this one last game without delving into any ludicrous prop bets.

2013 Super Bowl Teasers Betting: Picks and Predictions
by George Monroy - 1/30/2013

Basic strategy teasers are universally considered to be the best teaser bets available to gamblers, and, while they definitely have the best value on the board, there is nothing wrong with placing a well timed non-basic strategy teaser on a football game. Generally, the next best teaser bet is a two-team six-point teaser—as anything else starts heading into deep negative expected value territory.

2013 Super Bowl Props Predictions: Ray Rice Odds and Picks
by Alan Matthews - 1/29/2013

If I were to ask you to give me an impartial (i.e. not overvaluing a player on your favorite team or someone on your keeper fantasy roster) Top 5 list of the best all-around backs in the NFL off the top of your head, who would it include? Certainly Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson and Houston’s Arian Foster have to be locks on every list. Probably also Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch, Kansas City’s Jamaal Charles and Tennessee’s Chris Johnson. Some might have an argument for the likes of San Francisco’s Frank Gore, Chicago’s Matt Forte, Philadelphia’s LeSean McCoy and Dallas’ DeMarco Murray. Rookies like Tampa Bay’s Doug Martin and Washington’s Alfred Morris have to prove it over a few more years.

2013 Super Bowl Props to Avoid
by Aaron Smith - 1/29/2013

No event can match the popularity of the Super Bowl. Not surprisingly, the Super Bowl is also the most popular sporting event of the year for bettors to wager on. As the popularity of the Super Bowl has grown, the books have found that one of the best ways to attract even more wagering action on Super Bowl Sunday is to release a vast array of Super Bowl prop bets. NFL prop bets have become fairly popular throughout the season, but they take on a whole new level of popularity at the Super Bowl.

2013 Free Super Bowl Props Picks
by Alan Matthews - 1/28/2013

I haven’t done a Super Bowl MVP preview story yet here at Doc’s, so let’s lead off my free Super Bowl player props picks with what is generally the most popular prop for the game. Naturally, quarterbacks Colin Kaepernick and Joe Flacco are the Bovada MVP favorites, currently at 8/5 and 11/4, respectively.

2013 Super Bowl Handicapping: Don’t Buy Into Media Hype
by Trevor Whenham - 1/28/2013

The amount of media coverage of the Super Bowl grows each year. With that comes more and more stories that we have to listen to and decide whether they matter or not. There are a lot of stories that clearly mean little, so we can discard them quickly. There are other stories, though, that you hear often enough that you really start to wonder whether they could be a big difference in the game. Here are four storylines that are getting a lot of attention heading into this year’s game that just aren’t as important as they seem when it comes to picking a winner:

2013 Super Bowl Betting: Mistakes to Avoid
by Trevor Whenham - 1/28/2013

When you are handicapping the Super Bowl, the single most important thing to do is to avoid making mistakes. That’s true of every football game, but it’s particularly crucial in this game. The extra week leading up to the game gives bettors too much time to over-think and get misled, and the media coverage of this game is many times more than any other game. That means that there are many false paths you can wander down if you aren’t careful. Here are five mistakes to avoid making heading into this game:

Super Bowl First Player to Score Props Predictions 2013
by Robert Ferringo - 1/25/2013

Baltimore will take on San Francisco in Super Bowl XLVII at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3, at the Superdome in New Orleans. One of the more interesting and unpredictable proposition wagers that bettors will make on the Super Bowl is to gauge the odds on the first player to score a touchdown in the Super Bowl.

2013 Super Bowl Coaches: Handicapping the Harbaugh Brothers
by Trevor Whenham - 1/25/2013

I don’t know if you have heard, but the two coaches in the Super Bowl this year are brothers. I’m kidding, of course. Unless you have been living under a rock, you have not only heard of their shared parentage, but you’ve seen pictures of them as kids, heard countless stories about their families, and so much else. In other words, you are probably as sick of the Harbaugh family as I am.

2013 Super Bowl Props Picks: Joe Flacco Odds
by Alan Matthews - 1/25/2013

Remember when Joe Flacco claimed he was one of the NFL’s elite quarterbacks along the likes of the Tom Bradys, Peyton Mannings and Aaron Rodgers of the world? Well, Flacco was right – but only when it comes to the playoffs. And I can’t believe I am typing this, but with a big performance against San Francisco in Super Bowl XLVII Flacco could supplant Joe Montana for arguably the greatest postseason for a quarterback in NFL history.

Super Bowl Halftime Betting Advice and Strategy
by Trevor Whenham - 1/25/2013

In my mind the best part of the Super Bowl is probably, if I’m being honest, the food and drink on the big day. The second best part, though, is halftime betting. The betting on the Super Bowl is so heavy, and the scrutiny of the game is so intense, that value can be tough to find. Most times, the best way to find attractive value in the game is to wait until halftime. Halftime betting — betting on the lines and totals posted at halftime for the second half only — can be a great source for value.