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Simplicity Surrounds Super Bowl 44 Betting
Super Bowl 44 is this Sunday and some experts predict that worldwide betting on Super Bowl XLIV could hit $10 billion. BetUS.com is No.1 for Super Bowl betting and is taking action on the big game. Get your bets in now.
LAS VEGAS, NV, February 04, 2010 /AE PR News/ -- Super Bowl 44 is this Sunday and some experts predict that worldwide betting on Super Bowl XLIV could hit $10 billion. Super Bowl betting numbers were down last year due to the recession but the total betting amount for Sunday's game between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints is expected to increase by 5%. If you can't make it to Las Vegas to bet on the big game, make a wager online at the top-rated online sportsbook--BetUS.com.
Here are some betting stats and expert analysis from BetUS.com's top NFL writer, Eric Williams, to help you make your Super Bowl bet:
New Orleans Saints (15-3 SU, 9-9 ATS, 9-9 O/U)
Indianapolis Colts (16-2 SU, 12-5-1 ATS, 10-8 O/U)
After dropping just two games during the entire NFL postseason, I'll admit that I've got this year's super bowl betting selection on absolute 'lock'.
As a matter of fact, I'll go one step further and admit that the Super Bowl betting line on this year's title tilt between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints is such an easy pick, even a child could make it.
Let's take a look at the key trends surrounding this Super Bowl matchup before I break down both teams and give the inside scoop on what's going to go down in Super Bowl 44.
Saints are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog.
Saints are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 playoff games.
Saints are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
Colts are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 playoff games as a favorite of 3.5-10.0.
Colts are 5-0-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
Colts are 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 games as a favorite.
Favorite is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings.
Saints 411
New Orleans beat Minnesota 31-28 in the NFC Championship game but failed to cover the moneyline as a 4-point home favorite just as I predicted in the BetUS Locker Room that day.
The Saints have covered the spread just once in their last seven games while playing over their set O/U total in two consecutive games. New Orleans averaged a league-leading 32.6 points per game this season but was mostly pitiful defensively, allowing 21.3 points per game defensively (20th) while ranking 26th against the pass (235.6 ypg).
Colts 411
Indianapolis laid a 30-17 smackdown on the Jets in the AFC title game to cover the NFL betting line as an 8-point home favorite. Peyton Manning and company has covered the NFL moneyline in seven straight games not including the team's final two regular season games when head coach Jim Caldwell chose to rest his starters.
Indianapolis ranked ninth in total offense, second in passing and seventh in scoring, averaging 26.0 points per contest.
Defensively, the Colts ranked 18th overall, but managed to come through most where it counts - in points allowed. Indy ranked eight in scoring defense, limiting their opponents to just 19.2 points per game.
What the Saints need to do to win:
Play some damn defense!
The Saints were atrocious at best on defense this season and unless they somehow find a magic potion that transforms them into a defensive juggernaut, they could be in big trouble against Peyton Manning in this contest. New Orleans also needs to hold on to the ball and not give Indianapolis any extra possessions.
What the Colts need to do to win:
Shut Down Drew Brees and the Saints' passing attack.
If Indianapolis wants to be successful in this contest, it all starts with stopping Drew Brees.
Indianapolis will have to play arguably its best defensive game of the season in order to stop the high-powered Saints.
The good news for Indianapolis is that Brees looked a bit shaky in the NFC Championship game and should have some early butterflies in this matchup as well.
Analysis: In keeping with the 'simplistic' theme of this article, the first thing I want to advise people is to not over analyze what is clearly an easy Super Bowl selection this season.
Any athlete or sports gambler worth his weight in salt knows the old-school saying 'think long, think wrong' is the last thing you want to do when either participating in a sport or making a betting selection.
Having said that let me get right to the point with my Super Bowl 44 betting selection.
The Indianapolis Colts have clearly been the best team in football all season long and I expect that to continue to show throughout this contest.
As a matter of fact, I think the Saints should just be thankful for making it this far after the mostly mediocre brand of football they displayed over the last 10 weeks.
Were it not for the Minnesota Vikings' propensity for fumbling, the Saints would likely be on the golf course this week. As a first-time Super Bowl participant, I'm also thinking the Saints will be overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of this contest.
Not only did New Orleans lose each of its last three regular season contests, but as I've pointed out to NFL fans across the globe for the better part of the last two months, the Saints have not been playing the same sort of football they did in the first half of the regular season.
The Saints narrowly escaped what looked like losses against the Rams, Redskins and Falcons late in the regular season, but make no mistake about it NFL gamblers, the Saints have not been playing 'good' football lately.
The Vikings may have kept letting the Saints off the mat from sure defeat last week, but I can assure NFL betting enthusiasts that the Colts will not.
Peyton Manning will not throw a game-deciding interception against a Saints pass defense that has more holes in it than Swiss cheese and Indy's well-coached players will not lay the ball on the carpet every five minutes for New Orleans either.
Last but not least, there is a matter of what the trends for this matchup suggest.
The Saints have gone 1-3-1 ATS in their last five games as an underdog, 1-4 ATS in their last five playoff games and 1-6 ATS in their last seven games overall.
The Colts have gone a perfect 5-0 ATS in their last five playoff games as a favorite between 3.5 and 10.0 points, 5-0-1 ATS against a team with a winning record and a fantastic 7-1-1 ATS in their last nine games as a favorite.
In addition to those impressive ATS stats, which all point to an emphatic Colts win, the favorite in this series has gone a spotless 4-0 ATS in their last four meetings.
Play the Colts minus the points, to walk away with an easy Super Bowl payday.
NFL Expert Pick: Indianapolis Colts -5 Points
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