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2009 Super Bowl Odds

The odds makers have spoken and the 2009 Super Bowl odds are all set for Super Bowl betting to ensue. If the Arizona Cardinals are going to win Super Bowl XLIII, they are going to have to defy the odds once more as they find themselves in the underdog role. The Pittsburgh Steelers are listed as the 7-point favorite with the total set at 46.5 at Bookmaker.

Early money is on Arizona, with nearly 60 percent of the action going down on the Cardinals. Odds makers have set a line that has the betting public going against its normal Super Bowl tendency to take the favorite. It could be that people are betting the Cardinals because they want to see the underdog win, but Arizona has certainly earned a look in the underdog role as they are a perfect 3-0 getting points in the playoffs. While the final line in their Wild Card game showed the Cardinals as a favorite, I played them early as a 2-point underdog and came away with an easy winner. The Cardinals found themselves a double-digit dog in Charlotte in the divisional round and won by a landslide against the Panthers. Arizona was a home underdog again in the NFC title game and came away with an outright win over the Eagles. I’d say that’s enough ammunition to get people believing in this underdog story and based on the early action, it looks like they have. Bet the Arizona Cardinals at +7 at Bookmaker.

While the underdog has covered the spread in five of the last seven Super Bowls, the favorite has covered in two of the last three. One of those favorites to do so was the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh was a 4-point favorite against Seattle in Super Bowl XL and won 21-10. The Steelers have been favored in five of their previous six Super Bowl trips and have covered the spread in four of those five instances. Overall, Pittsburgh is 5-1 against the spread in its Super Bowl history. Bet the Steelers at -7 Bookmaker.

It is important to remember that odds makers set the Super Bowl odds with a slightly different objective than they do during the regular season. Regular season odds are geared toward sharp bettors while Super Bowl odds are geared toward the public as many people bet the Super Bowl that don’t bet any other game all season. Usually, odds makers will inflate a line for a favorite as the public usually falls in love with the favored team. This gives the underdog a couple more extra points than they would get during the regular season to improve the sportsbooks’ chances of winning. But this year, it seems that odds makers want the money on Arizona and have inflated the underdog line.

While line analysis can be helpful sometimes, it is best to handicap the matchup and then make your own call as Vegas has set bad lines before and they will again. For example, favoring the Patriots by 13.5-points turned out to be a big mistake in last year’s Super Bowl.

There are also a number of odds listed for Super Bowl props from everything from who will win the coin toss to how many touchdowns Kurt Warner will throw. These bets are a fun way to stay in the game from start to finish. Some of these wagers are pure chance so try to bet the ones that can actually be handicapped by statistical data.

Jimmy Boyd was a perfect 2-0 in the Conference Championship round with his sides, cashing in his 5* NFL Playoffs Game of the Year on the Cardinals. Make sure you consult Jimmy before making your Super Bowl picks.

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