Bet 300 Ways on the Super Bowl

It’s the Big One alright.

There are 300 ways to bet on the super Bowl, but only one sure bet. It’s going to be one heck of a game.

Super Bowl XLII will feature the best team of the decade, pursuing an undefeated season and its fourth Super Bowl title under the leadership of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady against a team from the nation’s largest sports and media market, led by a charismatic young quarterback from a distinguished line of quarterbacks, Eli Manning.

The New England Patriots will meet the New York Giants Sunday, 1 o’clock eastern standard time. Of course you know this by now. The only thing you do not know is who will win the coveted trophy. That and the answer to hundreds of other bets that are available online at sports betting sites. It is estimated that these bets will draw $10 billion in wagers by kickoff time.

The Patriots are comfortable 11 to 13 point favorites to win the match. We have listed a few of these prop bets for you here:

• Total passing yards by each team’s quarterback. Best odds, 5-1, that Manning will pass 216-225 or 241-255 yards).
  
  
• Will Manning throw a touchdown or an interception first?
  
  
• Will Tom Brady throw a TD pass in the 3rd quarter?
  
  
• Which player will record the longest single reception in the game? Randy Moss leads with 3-1 odds of recording the longest pass, ahead of the Giants’ Plaxico Burress (4-1).
  
  
• Which will be the highest scoring quarter, with the 2nd as favorite?
  
  
• And even what the effect will be on trade on Wall Street on Monday.