Top Of The Props

Here’s a little contest for those inclined to make your Super Bowl viewing a bit more engaging, based on the ever increasingly popular and completely trivial Super Bowl prop bets.

Ten prop bets are listed below along with the point value awarded for the right selection—make a choice for each and give the total passing yards by Kurt Warner as the tiebreaker.

Note that some bets have an added choice that pays a much higher point total for a much higher risk. For example, Edge has rushing yard options for Over 43.5 and Over 100. If you pick the O43.5 and he goes for 75, you get the 100 points. If you pick the Over 100 and he goes for 75, that’s no points for you. If he ends up with 122, both those selecting over 43.5 and over 100 get their points—with the over 100 getting a cool 750 points.

Most points wins a no expense paid trip to Tahoe, the book “Understated Announcing” by Gus Johnson, a replica KISS Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Plaque, copies of all movies for which Jimmy Fallon received an Oscar nomination (VHS only) and your choice of a six pack of Dr Pepper or Fresca (whichever you decide to buy).

I’ll total the results up Monday morning and award the crown to the SJ. Com Top of The Props Charmion.


1. Coin Toss

Heads +100
Tails +100

2. 1st Score of the Game

TD +100
FG +150
Safety +300

3. Player Scoring 1st TD

Parker +450
Ward +700
Holmes +800
Miller +1000
Washington +1500
Roethlisberger +2500
Fitzgerald +500
Boldin +1200
Breaston +1500
Hightower +1500
James +2000
Pope +2000
Warner +2000
Any other +450

4. Springsteen’s 1st song

Born to Run +225
Glory Days +500
Out in the Street +700
10th Ave Freeze Out +700
Born in the USA +800
Thunder Road +1500
No Surrender +1500
Dancin’ In the Dark +1800
Rosalita +2000
Any Other +75

5. Rush Yards – E. James

Over 43.5 +100
Under 43.5 +100
Over 100 +750

6. Receiving Yards – Fitzgerald

Over 94.5 +100
Under 94.5 +100
Under 50 +600

7. Rackers Longest FG

Over 43.5 yds +100
Under 43.5 +100

8. Roethlisberger Total Completions

Under 17.5 +100
Over 17.5 +100
Over 24.5 +500

9. Parker Rushing Yards

Under 82.5 +100
Over 82.5 +100
Over 125.5 +400


10. Reed – Total Points

Under 8.5 +100
Over 8.5 +100
Over 13.5 +500

Tiebreaker - Number of Passing Yards by Kurt Warner

 

And the Captain's log:

1. Tails
2. FG
3. James
4. Born In The USA
5. Over 43.5
6. Under 94.5
7. Over 43.5
8. Over 17.5
9. Under 82.5
10. Over 8.5
Warner Passing Yards 272

 

1. Heads
2. TD
3. Fitzgerald
4. Born in the USA
5. oVER. 43.5
6. Over 94.5
7. Over 43.5
8. Over 17.5
9. Over 82.5
10. Over 8.5

Warner 312

 

1. Tails never fails
2. FG
3. Washington
4. Born In the USA
5. Under
6. Under 94.5
7. Over 43.5
8. Under 17.5
9. Under 82.5
10. Under 8.5

Warner: 263

 

1. Tails
2. FG
3. Hightower
4. Glory Days
5. Over 43.5
6. Over 94.5
7. Under 43.5
8. Over 17.5
9. Under 82.5
10. Over 8.5
Tiebreaker: 287

 

A bump for the night crew

 

1. Tails.
2. FG
3. Fitzgerald
4. Born to Run
5. Under 43.5
6. Over 94.5
7. Under
8. Under 17.5
9. Under 82.5
10.Over 8.5

Tiebreaker: 284

 

Prop til you drop.

 

1. Tails
2. Touchdown
3. Holmes
4. Thunder Road
5. Under 43.5
6. Over 94.5
7. Over 43.5
8. Under 17.5
9. Over 82.5
10. Under 8.5

Tiebreaker - Warner, 334 passing yards.

 

My favorite prop was on Bodog. It was "Who will the MVP thank first?" Choices included God/Jesus, coach, teammates, family.

As far as I remember, Holmes didn't thank any of them.

 

Took Gary Russell to score the first TD at 15/1 odds. He's my new favorite player.

Also saw a prop bet on what color the liquid poured on the winning coach would be.