Betting on the 2009 Super Bowl: Thoughts to Ponder
Will you be betting on the 2009 Super Bowl just like a few million others out there? We thought so, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this, right?
BetUS.com has pieced together a few considerations to assist you with betting on the 2009 Super Bowl. Beware! These are coming from a bookmaker who doesn't necessarily want you to win. But a lot of their points make sense.
* PITT has covered seven of its last eight games
* PITT has won eight of its last nine games SU
* PITT has played five of its last eight games OVER the total
* ARIZ has won and covered four of its last five games
* ARIZ has played five of its last six games OVER the total
Okay, are you lost yet in regard to which team you should be betting on?
These stats probably don't answer a whole lot of questions as to what might transpire during Sunday's Super Bowl. But alas, the folks from BetUS.com elaborated further.
"(Kurt) Warner will be starting his 11th post-season game and third Super Bowl, and has covered all three games as an underdog that he has started in the ‘second season'," points out Charles Jay of BetUS.com.
Jay cautions sports bettors not to be so quick to jump on the Pittsburgh Steelers bandwagon, despite the enticing line BetUS.com has to offer up at -6 ½ (compared to most places offering -7).
"There are several things for Pittsburgh to be concerned about in this game. For one thing, they have given up 51 sacks of Roethlisberger, so there is an understanding that they are going to have to do something to combat the pressure for much of the game. Big Ben's 17 TD/15 INT ratio is not all that intimidating either, and it doesn't compare with the numbers Warner has put up. For that matter, neither do the receivers, who are not overly threatening to begin with, and with Hines Ward (1043 yards) possibly slowed down by a sprained MCL, that might be even more of a cause for worry. Parker, who shined in Pittsburgh's previous Super Bowl win, has not been as effective as he has in the past (3.8 yards a carry).
"Another thing that may be a factor is that Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt, not to mention his assistant head coach, Russ Grimm, were assistant coaches with the Steelers just a couple of years ago and are very familiar with Pittsburgh's personnel."
So is Arizona the team to beat? Not necessarily.
Jay suggests it is remarkable that the Steelers have let only one team all season gain as much as 300 total yards against them, that being the Tennessee Titans.
"The Steelers pose a problem for any team in the NFL with their defense. They have allowed less yards per game than anyone in the league, by a wide margin, and they're very balanced, in that they have surrendered the least rushing yards AND the least passing yards, as well as the least points. Pittsburgh permits only 3.3 yards per carry, and is second in the NFL with 51 sacks. They allowed the opposition to score more than 21 points only three times, and held foes to 15 points or less on eleven different occasions."
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Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
