The Who took the stage for the Super Bowl halftime show in Miami on Sunday, and delivered a solid if expected medley of classic rock hits.
Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend, the two surviving members of the original quartet, appeared on a circular stage in the center of Sun Life Stadium, accompanied by their backing band.
They played a nearly 12-minute set that included all or parts of five tunes: “Pinball Wizard,” “Baba O’Riley,” “Who Are You?,” “See Me, Feel Me” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” Townshend revealed the set list to Billboard during rehearsals two weeks ago.
The annual Super Bowl half time concert has become one of rock’s highest profile gigs, with U2, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Prince, the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney each taking the stage in recent years. The medley format is not unusual for artists with such a deep catalog — Springsteen and Prince took a similar approach.
As in years past, the band was matched with an impressive light show, including a wide array of lasers and several blasts of pyrotechnics. The Who performed on a huge circular stage that played on the band’s recognizable bulls-eye logo, although this year, no fans were allowed on the field.
If the past is any indicator, The Who’s halftime hits medley will give the band a big sales boost. Last year, Bruce Springsteen used his appearance to mark the release of “Working On A Dream,” which hit stores the week before the big game. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on the week culminating with Super Bowl Sunday, and stayed at No. 2 the following week.
EA Sports and John Madden looked into their crystal ball and did all bettors a favor by letting them know not only the outcome of Super Bowl XLIV, but the simulated game they ran yesterday also pegged the MVP.
I feel sorry for all of those who already bet on someone other than Drew Brees, as it was none other than the Saints’ signal-caller who won the award in the Madden NFL Super Bowl matchup.
Sportsbook online have had the Super Bowl MVP prop betting option up for over a week. It is always one of the more popular options for the sports betting public.
Madden’s MVP, Brees, is currently the second most popular option with bettors, sitting right behind, as you might expect, Peyton Manning.
QBs are usually a decent choice for super bowl betting, but history shows us that underdogs are worth looking at.
While Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw and Bart Starr were among the top players on their teams when they won the Super Bowl and were awarded the Pete Rozelle MVP trophy, Otis Anderson, Larry Brown, Desmond Howard and Dexter Jackson rose to the occasion to achieve Super Bowl MVP immortality.
Obviously, Manning (-150) and Brees (+300) are favorites when it comes to this year’s MVP prop odds but there are a number of other players that could rise to the occasion.
As we’ve mentioned before, super bowl betting goes far beyond whether the Indianapolis Colts can win by more than 6-points or if the Colts and the New Orleans Saints can combine for more or less than 57-points.
Proposition betting is extremely popular on the Super Bowl.
Online sportsbookat SPORTSBETTING.com has one of the largest selections of super bowl betting available for the big game.
Let’s have a look at a handful of the super bowl odds prop bets that are attracting attention from sports bettors.
Peyton Manning Props:
The unquestioned leader of the Colts is QB Peyton Manning and as you’d expect, prop bets focused on Manning are popular. Read the rest of this entry »
On February 7, the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints will meet in Miami to decide Super Bowl 44. The Las Vegas sportsbook online didn’t wait long to post their opening point spreads and predicted Super Bowl Totals for the game.
The Indianapolis Colts opened favored by 5 points and the over/under for the game was set at 56 points. But the early money has come in on the Colts and has bumped the line up to the 5 ½. The over was also seeing lots of action as the total as been increased by half a point as well.
While the AFC championship features greenhorn Mark Sanchez against wily vet Peyton Manning, the NFC title game will see two experienced QBs going head to head in the New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees and the Minnesota Vikings’ Brett Favre.
Going into Sunday’s tilt, sportsbook online have New Orleans listed as a 3.5-point home fave and the Total is currently 53.
The Saints are favored by a field goal in first half betting and the Total for the first two quarters is set at 26.5.
SPORTSBETTING.com is reporting balanced action on this game, much more so than the AFC matchup between the Jets and Colts.
The NFC’s Top 2 seeds performed similarly in the divisional round, handily defeating their opponents.
The Saints covered as 7-point home faves as they defeated the Arizona Cardinals 45-14 and the Vikes stopped Tony Romo and the surging Dallas Cowboys in a 34-3 win — Minnesota covered as a 3-point home favorite. Read the rest of this entry »
While the AFC championship features greenhorn Mark Sanchez against wily vet Peyton Manning, the NFC title game will see two experienced QBs going head to head in the New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees and the Minnesota Vikings’ Brett Favre.
Going into Sunday’s tilt, sportsbook online have New Orleans listed as a 3.5-point home fave and the Total is currently 53.
The Saints are favored by a field goal in first half betting and the Total for the first two quarters is set at 26.5. Read the rest of this entry »
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