NFL SUPERBOWL XLIII
Superbowl forty-three takes place in Tampa this Sunday (Feb 1st) and with it comes some fantastic spread betting opportunities! Sporting Index have all kinds of markets for the big game and here is where we find the Superbowl spread value ...
a) Which Teams Are In The Superbowl?
b) When Is The Game?
c) So Who Are The Teams' Star Players?
d) Where Can I Watch It All?
e) What Are The Betting Opportunities?
f) Where & When Can I Bet On the NFL?
Which Teams Are In The Superbowl?
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Team
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Quarterback
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Sporting Index & Speadex Spreads
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So Far
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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Ben Roethlisberger
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90.5-92
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70
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Arizona Cardinals
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Kurt Warner
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78-79.5
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Sporting Index & Spreadex Guide: Winner = 100 pts, Runner-up = 70 pts,
When Is The Game?
Superbowl Final
Sunday 1st Feb: Super Bowl XLIII 6:00 PM ET
Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
So Who Are The Teams' Star Players?
Every team has it's star players usually the Quarterback (QB), Wide Receiver (WR), Running Back (RB) or Tight End (TE).
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Name
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Position
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Shirt No.
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TDs
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Notes
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Ben Roethlisberger
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QB
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7
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2
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Big Ben already has one superbowl ring from 2005. Extremely strong QB who is an iconic leader of his team. |
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Hines Ward
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WR
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86
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7
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The 2005 MVP is struggling to make the game with a knee injury. The leading TD scorer for the Steelers racked up over 1000 receiving yards in the regular season. Would be a big loss if missing. |
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Santonio Holmes
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WR
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10
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5
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Could play a big part with Ward injured -he had a great game against Arizona last season and caught 6 passes for 128 yards and had 2 TDs. |
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Nate Washington
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WR
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85
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3
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Strong wide receiver who has played an increased role on the way to the Superbowl. |
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Willie Parker
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RB
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39
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5
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Rushed for over 1000 yards this season and considering he missed five weeks thorugh injury he has been a great outlet for Big Ben. Watch out for him on Sunday, no doubt he will get at least one TD for the Steelers. |
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Mewelde Moore
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RB
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21
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6
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Filled in for Parker throughout the season and has an excellent average carry of 4.2 yards. |
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Heath Miller
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TE
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83
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3
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This tight end scored an important TD in the Divisonal playoff against the Chargers and will be looking for more against Arizona. |
Arizona Cardinals
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Name
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Position
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Shirt No.
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TDs
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Notes
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Kurt Warner
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QB
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13
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0
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37 year old veteran QB has thrown for an amazing 30 TD's this season and completed 67 per cent of his passes. Must be on top of his game for the Cardinals to stand a chance. |
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Larry Fitzgerald
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WR
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11
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12
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A real team player who has had a career year. 12 TDs and 1500+ receiving yards show his value to Arizona. Could be good value to score the first TD on Sunday. |
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Anguin Boldin
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WR
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81
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11
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Not a great team player, but 1000+ yards for the season doesn't lie -he is an asset to the Cardinals. Great outlet for Warner and has outstading speed in any foot race. |
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Steve Breaston
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WR
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15
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3
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In his first proper season he too has 1000+ yds. May go onto much better things and form an understanding with the next QB Matt Leinart. |
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Tim Hightower
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RB
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34
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10
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Oustanding debut season for this strong RB. Scored 10 TD's and gives the QB a real alternative to the favoured passing game. |
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JJ Arrington
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RB
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28
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3
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Experienced RB who had a knee problem last week -should make the Superbowl. |
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Edgerin James
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RB
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32
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3
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Ten year veteran of the NFL, rushed for over 500 yards this season scoring 3 TD's on the way the Superbowl. |
Where Can I Watch It All?
The Superbowl final will again be broadcast live on Sky Sports & BBC tv (they did a good job last year) and also on BBC Radio Five Live.
Live, Sunday 1 February
2300-0310, BBC One & Sky Sports One
Highlights, Monday 2 February
0310-2359, BBC Red Button
1900-2000, BBC Two
Sky Sports Xtra has a great show called NFL Total Access that will give you great background and build-up to the big game.
What Are The Betting Opportunities?
Just like soccer, you can bet on the seasonal outcomes or individual games -although betting in-running is limited to the televised games.
The spread firms Sporting Index, Spreadex and IG Sport usually set spreads for the winning margins and the number of points scored in each game. These spreads are quite small so its unusual to win or lose too much, unless you are playing in high stakes.
A much more volatile market is the shirt numbers of touchdown scorers -with wide receivers wearing a shirt number of anything between 10-89 !
Then there are 'first team to score', 'time until first touchdown' and total passing yardage!
Best Bets
a) The 'Hotshots' on Sporting Index has been set at 44-48. The named players -Parker, Holmes, James and Fitzgerald each receive 25 points for every touchdown they score.
So if they score 2 touchdowns between them then you are in profit. Buy at 48 (SI)
b) Field Goal Yardage 110-120 (Spreadex) -Arizona will be reduced to field goal attempts on many of their drives, due to the prowess of the Steelers defence. Also, the teams in the Superbowl often just want to get points on the board -so take an easy FG rather than go for the riskier TD. Buy at 120 (Spreadex)
c) 1st Quarter Points 8.5-9.5 -Although this is the classic 'offense versus defense' match-up, both teams will be fast out of the blocks and keen to get points on the board. Also, the downside is quite small and manageable. Buy at 9.5 (Sporting Index)
d) Player TD Minutes (Sporting Index)
Willie Parker (Pittsburgh) -Buy at 22
Tim Hightower (Arizona) -Buy at 13
e) Defensive Performance (Sporting Index)
5pts per solo tackle, 15 pts per sack, 25pts per forced fumble/intercptn, 50 pts per TD.
Lamarr Woodley (Pitts) Has 11 sacks this season alone! -Buy at 38
f) Total Arizona Field Goals 1.3-1.6
The famous Steelers defense should force the Cardinals to kick for FGs on several occasions -so 1.6 looks very good value. Buy at 1.6 (Sporting Index)
If you watch the Superbowl live, then it is one of the great betting opportunities in sport -due to it's length (4 hours) and the number of breaks involved -which give you a good chance to re-evaluate your position and take any profits you may have made.
Where & When Can I Bet On The NFL?
A great site to bookmark is nfluk.com as they provide excellent background information and franchise news. The tv schedule for the NFL can be found at livesportontv.com whilst there are several places to bet on American Football. Sporting Index (SI) have a fantastic range of markets on all aspects of NFL, IG Sport have live, weekly and long term markets. Spreadex rank alongside SI as the market leaders in NFL spreads with many live games and long-term markets.
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