Feb 8, 2009

Why prop bets are so fun!

There was a prop bet for the Super Bowl:

# of total kickoffs in the game: over/under 9 1/2.

You have the over.

Do you win?

Let's recap:

3 touchdowns by Az, plus the opening kickoff: 4 kickoffs.
3 touchdowns by Pit - but one was at the end of the half, so no kickoff - and 2 fieldgoals, and the 2nd half kickoff - that's 5 kickoffs. A total of 9 so far.

What about the "kick" after the Arizona safety? Does that count?

The answer: it depends on the day, since the books - and the NFL - are changing their answers.

More here: http://wizardofodds.com/sports/kickoffs.html

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