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 sportsbook at 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.

During the regular season, Archie’s second-eldest son completed 68.8 percent of his passes for 4,500 yards and in the playoffs he has a 67.5 completion percentage for 623 yards.

- One prop bet offered is “What will Manning’s first pass in the big game be? A completion (-235) or an incompletion (+185)?”
Bettors are laying the -235 juice and betting that Manning will complete his first pass of the game. 80% of all the betting action on this one is tilted to a completion.

- Will Manning throws an INT on Sunday? Yes (-175) or No (+142)?
Manning averaged an interception a game during the regular season, however during the postseason he has only thrown one pick in two games.

The early action on this one is betting that Peyton will toss a pick, with 75% of all the volume so far hoping the Saints can grab an errant Manning pass.


- Will Manning pass for Over or under 307.5 yards?
This prop betting option is one of the ones that have received the most action. And so far, the clear choice is a big passing day from Manning. 80% of the volume is on the “Over” 307.5 passing yards

Drew Braes Props

Manning’s counterpart on the Saints is Drew Braes, who attempted 514 passes during the regular season and so far has attempted 63 passes in his two playoff games.

- The Over/Under on Braes’ Total completions for the game is 24.5, with the Over getting a slight nod from the betting public at 56%.

- With a league-high 34 TD passes in the regular season and an NFL-best 6 during the playoffs, the Total TD Passes for Brees on Sunday is set at two.

Respectively, the Colts and Saints had the second and fourth-best passing attacks in the regular season and second and fifth-best in the playoffs and there are some notable receivers on both teams.

Although the Saints were behind the Colts, their WRs are more heralded and their Total receiving yards go as follows:

Receivers Over/Under Yards Props:
75.5 yards for Marques Colton
45.5 For Every Henderson
35.5 For Robert Meacham.

The Colts’ receivers made their bones this year, with the injury to WR Anthony Gonzalez, and WRs Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon were the ones who really stepped up.

There is a prop bet that asks, “Who will record the most receiving yards for the Colts?”

Collie (+400), Garcon (+120), RB Joseph Addai (+600), TE Dallas Clark (+100) or WR Reggie Wayne (-120)?

So far Reggie Wayne and Pierre Garcon are neck-and-neck with bettors, with Wayne receiving 35% of the action and Garcon 31% of the bets.

We’ll look at a selection of other prop bets as the week progresses.

SPORTSBETTING.com has a ton more Super Bowl Odds.

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