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For football fans White Trey Burton Jerseys , the Super Bowl is a national holiday. Just one of the elements that goes into that is the betting. Now that sports betting is entering the mainstream, with seemingly new states every day joining the legal sports betting side every few months, it’s no longer the hush-hush taboo subject it once was.Betting has long been discussed around the Super Bowl moreso than other games if only because of the fun prop bets that get thrown around. How long will the national anthem be? How will the coin toss end? What color Gatorade will the winning coach be doused in?I’ve been getting a lot of prop bet lines in this week so I decided to go over a few of them and offer some that I like. I’ll even weigh in on the game itself, for whatever that’s worth.How betting lines workFor the uninitiated, American betting lines are typically posted in a -/+ format. The easiest way to think about it is that a plus (+) number is how much you would win on a $100 bet. A minus (-) number is how much you have to wager to win $100.So if the line is +110, that means a $100 bet would pay $210 (you get your original wager plus $110).If a line were -110, a $100 bet would also pay $90.91. A $110 bet on a -110 would pay the same $210.This means that the plus wager is better value because you are risking less to possibly win more.Another way to think about it, is if you’re used to horse racing odds, divide the number by 100 to get its ratio. So +110 is 1 to 1.1 odds while -110 is 1.1 to 1. If it’s “even money” you will win as much as you bet.Make sense? I probably didn’t explain it very well...PropsWill Jim Nantz or Tony Romo mention the spread? (BetOnline.AG)Yes +350No -600My take: This is a hilarious prop, but there’s no value here. Point spreads are not often mentioned bluntly, usually only alluded to and that’s only by the great Al Michaels. Will a play that Tony Romo predicts result in a touchdown? (Bookmaker.eu)Yes +200No -280My take; This is one you throw a couple bucks at yes for fun, but I think no is more likely. I get the impression that maybe the network doesn’t always like Romo calling out what is likely to happen.Will phrase “Greatest of All Time” be mentioned during the broadcast (BetOnline.AG)Yes +105No -145My take: There’s not a huge payoff here but, to me Trey Burton Jerseys 2019 , it seems like even if it comes up in an innocuous way, it might be worth a couple of dollars on yes.Gladys Knight attire during national anthem (BetOnline.AG)Dress/skirt -200Pants/shorts +150My take: Gladys Knight is old school and she is a classy lady so I would think that she’s Length of Gladys Knights national anthemOver/under - One minute, 50 secondsMy take: I really don’t know much about this. I would say under, but I really don’t know. Research how long she’s taken in the past.Gladys Knight microphoneOn mic stand -150Not on mic stand +125Headset +1400My take: On The Favorites podcast, Chad Millman said that he looked back at some clips that suggest Knight doesn’t use mic stands, but take that for what it’s worth.Color of Liquid Poured on Winning Coach Clear/Water +200 Yellow +250 Red +300Blue +700 Purple +700 Green/Lime +700My take: I feel like clear/water is the easy answer here because that’s the normal stuff. However, if you want to get dangerous go with red.Who Will MVP Mention First in Speech? Team/Teammates +200 God +300Coach +600 Family +600Owner +750 Fans +1000 Referees +5000 None of the Above +400My take: Seems like a couple dollars on God and a couple on team/teammates would be the best value.Coin tossHeads -105Tails -105Team that calls heads or tails will be correct (BetOnline.AG)Yes -110No -110Will there be a successful 2-point conversion? (BetDSI)Yes +200No -270My take; There’s a ton of value in the yes camp. Belichick and McVay are not exactly conventional and it seems like there could be a point where one of the coaches looks at the ‘going for two’ chart and decide that it’s the best call. Game lineSpread: Patriots -2.5 Over/under total points: 56.5My take: The Patriots opened at a lot of places as 1.5 point favorites but are getting hit so heavy by the public that it’s moved up a point. They remain the favorites as far as betting tickets go. According to BetOnline.ag, as of last Friday, 82 percent of the bets were being made on the Patriots.So, if you like the Rams, I would wait to bet them because the line could bump up a little more. Bet the Rams late if you favor the Rams. As for the total, it’s come down about one or two points, depending on which book you look at. It was the largest totals ever on a Super Bowl, according to BetDSI, when it opened at 57.5. At 56.5 White Cody Parkey Jerseys , I am tempted to take the over. It’s a whole lot of points for an NFL game, but the Patriots haven’t exactly been a defensive powerhouse, especially in their two most recent Super Bowl trips, when they allowed 28 and 41 points. Granted, the Rams defense has played better this postseason, I think both of these teams will put up some points. The question, to me, is do you think that the losing team can score 28 points? If you think they can then I would take the over, if you think that the defenses will figure out ways to slow each other down, then take the under.Like I said, I’d take the over. SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Back before the season started and Khalil Mack was on the trading block from Oakland, the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers were two of the teams in hottest pursuit of the star pass rusher.The Bears won that competition and are headed to the playoffs for the first time in eight years, while the 49ers are headed to another disappointing finish thanks in part to a lack of defensive playmakers.“You never know 100 percent when you’re right in the middle of it, because there’s so many different rumors that fly around Cody Parkey Jerseys 2019 ,” Bears coach Matt Nagy said about the competition for Mack. “We were just concerned with what we could control, and making sure we did everything we possibly could to get him, and that’s what we did.”The 49ers (4-10) will get to see what they missed out on in person in their home finale on Sunday against Mack and the NFC North champion Bears (10-4).The Niners believed they offered a more lucrative package for Mack than the deal the Bears made for a package that featured two first-round picks. But the Raiders ultimately decided to send Mack halfway across the country instead of down the street.“I think you’d have to ask the Raiders,” coach Kyle Shanahan said when asked why the deal didn’t get done. “But, it takes two teams to get it done and we went as hard as we could on it.”Mack would have provided a big boost in San Francisco, where the Niners have generated an NFL-low five takeaways and are on pace for the fewest ever in a season.With Mack forcing a league-high six fumbles and providing pressure that has led to some of Chicago’s league-best 26 interceptions, the Bears lead the NFL with 35 takeaways and 107 points off turnovers.“I thought they were very good last year,” Shanahan said. “They’ve always had a good scheme, and then they added an elite player. Their whole defense has played in this scheme another year. They’ve stayed healthy, which makes everyone get better, which I thought they were close to one of the better ones last year. Then, you add in a guy like Khalil and the results are pretty predictable.”Here are some other things to watch:BIG DEALBears general manager Ryan Pace made a bold move when he traded up a spot with San Francisco to draft quarterback Mitchell Trubisky with the No. 2 overall pick in 2017. It’s no surprise that deal came up this week, though he played against the 49ers as a rookie.“It was a crazy night for sure,” said coach Matt Nagy, an assistant on Andy Reid’s staff in Kansas City at the time. “I don’t think many people saw that coming White Taylor Gabriel Jerseys , but what a great move by Ryan to do that. That’s what’s so neat about that draft. I always love listening to all the pundits talking about 10 minutes after the draft ends, ‘it was a great draft or it was a poor draft.’ I’ve always been amazed by that.”Trubisky has tied a franchise single-season record with four 300-yard passing games and was selected as a Pro Bowl alternate. He bounced back last week from one of his worst games as a pro, completing 20 of 28 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns. He threw no interceptions after matching a career high with three the previous week against the Rams, and he went from posting a personal-low 33.3 rating to a 120.4.BIG BUCKThe Niners do have one impact pass rusher with DeForest Buckner recording 11 sacks to join Aldon Smith as the only San Francisco players to reach double figures in the past 16 seasons. Buckner generated plenty of pass pressure his first two seasons, but finished with just nine sacks as he was unable to finish plays off. That’s changed this season, especially the past few weeks when he has 6½ sacks the past six games.“It’s really just taking advantage of the one-on-ones I get and also finding a way through double teams,” he said. “There were a couple of times this year I got a sack through double teams. It’s just finding that extra step and finishing.”PASSING “PAPA BEAR”Nagy has a chance to pass “Papa Bear.” After joining founder George Halas as the only rookie coaches in franchise history with 10 wins, he has a chance to set the record this week. Halas went 10-1-2 in 1920, the first year for a franchise then known as the Decatur Staleys.STILL A FANNiners kicker Robbie Gould still has ties to the Bears, after spending his first 11 years in Chicago. Gould was cut in 2016, but still roots for his old team. Gould’s family still lives in Chicago and Gould decided to buy playoff tickets to take his two sons to the Bears first playoff game in eight years.“I’ve never been able to take them to an NFL game,” he said. “They’ve always come to watch dad play. It will be my turn to hang out.”Gould has made 80 of 83 field goals since being cut by the Bears, including all five in a win at Chicago last year.