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.

Super Bowl Props Predictions: Colin Kaepernick
by Alan Matthews - 1/24/2013

No rookie quarterback has ever led his team to a Super Bowl, much less win one. But in just about every aspect, San Francisco second-year player Colin Kaepernick is a rookie. The former Nevada dual-threat star, who set numerous NCAA records with the Wolf Pack, was considered somewhat of a reach when the 49ers took him in the second round of the 2011 draft.

Tips and Advice for Betting Super Bowl Props
by Trevor Whenham - 1/24/2013

Prop bets are the most fun part of Super Bowl betting. There are so many offered, and some of them are so creative, that it adds a whole new element of challenge and excitement to betting on the game. If you aren’t careful, though, props are also a very effective way to throw away a lot of money in a hurry.

2013 Super Bowl Betting Money Management
by Trevor Whenham - 1/22/2013

Picking winners in the Super Bowl — either against the spread or in the props — is tough enough. What really makes betting to win on the Super Bowl tough, though, is managing your money effectively. There are so many betting options, so much hype and excitement, and so much buildup centered around just one game that it can be easy to see your bankroll disappear in a ball of flames if you aren’t careful. Successful Super Bowl betting money management really comes down to just three things:

Common Super Bowl Betting Mistakes
by Trevor Whenham - 1/22/2013

There will be about 5,000 accredited media members in New Orleans, and many times more people sitting at home sharing their opinions. Those people need things to talk about, and there just aren’t a whole lot of meaningful angles — it’s just one game, after all. That means that any storyline that is important — or that sounds important — will get beaten into submission and will be made to sound like much more than it really is.

This Week in NFL Betting By the Numbers
by Darin Zank - 2/2/2012

We're down to the final game of this NFL season, No. 267, excluding the make-believe of the preseason and the farce that is the Pro Bowl. It's also know as Super Bowl XLVI, a little get-together this year over in Indianapolis (of all places) between two teams that just met in this same game a few years ago; the Giants and the Patriots.

Super Bowl Handicapping: Media Day Hyperbole
by T.O. Whenham - 2/1/2012

Is it just me or did Media Day seem to lose some of its shine this year? It’s always a big spectacle, but it has increasingly gotten more and more ridiculous, and it seems like it was less relevant than ever before as a result. Of course, it didn’t help that the game is in Indianapolis so Peyton Manning is overshadowing everything that happens.

Super Bowl Handicapping: Under-the-Radar Players
by Robert Ferringo - 2/1/2012

Manning against Brady. Rob Gronkowski and his undisclosed ankle. The Nicks-Cruz-Manningham triumvirate. Belichick. Coughlin. Super Bowl 46 will kickoff at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday in Indianapolis and New York and New England are poised to renew their ongoing regional rivalry. The Super Bowl is the grandest stage in American sports and is the time for football’s greatest players to earn their status and carve out their names in history.

Super Bowl Quarterback Props: Betting Odds and Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 1/31/2012

The biggest stars in this Super Bowl, like in virtually every Super Bowl, are the quarterbacks. Tom Brady is as big as a star can be, and Eli Manning has climbed to a whole new level of esteem with his performance down the stretch and in the playoffs. It’s not oversimplifying the game too much to say that the player who plays best will lead his game to the win.

Super Bowl Betting Advice and Predictions: Cross-Sport Props
by T.O. Whenham - 1/30/2012

I love looking at all the Super Bowl prop bets every year. The ones that are consistently my favorite are the cross-sport props. It allows you to think about the game in a different way than you normally do, and forces you to make some assumptions that you don’t normally have to make. Here’s a look at three of the more interesting cross-sport Super Bowl prop bets for Super Bowl XLVI (all Super Bowl odds are from Bovada) along with some betting advice and predictions: