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Super Bowl XLVI Prediction

Added on Feb 03, 2012 by Scott in

The 2011 NFL season officially comes to an end on Sunday night. In a rematch (have you heard?) of Super Bowl XLII, the Patriots and Giants will take the Lucas Oil Stadium field in what will likely be the highest rated Big Game ever. The storylines are numerous: Brady’s vengeance, Eli emerging from Peyton’s shadow, Gronkowski’s ankle, terrible secondary versus awful secondary, to name just a few. Which conference champ will come out on top? Let’s take a look inside

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Gronkowski Status Still Unsettled

Added on Feb 02, 2012 by Jack Thurman in

One of the biggest storylines this week at the Super Bowl–in addition to speculation on the future of Peyton Manning–is the injury status of New England tight end Rob Gronkowski. According to ‘Gronk’, he’ll make the final call on whether

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Gisele Wants Positive Vibes For Hubby

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Tom Brady’s supermodel wife Gisele is pulling out all the stops to ensure her beloved hubby hoists the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday. In an email meant for friends and family that was “acquired” by the New York Post, Tom’s better

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Donovan McNabb Still In Denial

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Evidently Super Bowl week has become a platform for washed-up quarterbacks to beg for jobs. The latest irrelevant signal-caller to crack the headlines is Donovan McNabb, who emerged from exile to announce he has no intention of retiring. According to

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Why Is Chad Henne in the News?

Added on Feb 01, 2012 by Scott in

One would think during Super Bowl week there wouldn’t be a shortage of stories for football scribes and talking heads to beat into the ground. Between Tom Brady, Eli Manning and the endless rumors surrounding Peyton Manning’s future, there’s more

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Super Bowl Prop Bets Keep Getting Sillier

Added on Feb 01, 2012 by Scott in

Professional and amateur gamblers alike will have no shortage of things to wager on in Super Bowl XLVI. Prop bets are all the rage at Las Vegas sports books and are rumored to number in the hundreds. If you can

Overview of NFL

NFL football betting is the undisputed king of US sportsbooks and is rivaled internationally only by soccer. The current National Football League dates back to the early 1920s but really came into its own with the advent of television. It began to ascend to its current place at the top of the American sporting hierarchy during the late 1960′s and early 1970′s. Today it is a multi-billion dollar industry, with 32 teams throughout the United States. The NFL season begins in early September and runs through late December or early January. Six teams from each conference make the playoffs for the right to compete in the Super Bowl championship game. NFLPicks.net also offers free NFL picks for football fans that are looking for predictions by expert handicappers.

Betting on football constitutes the largest percentage of action at Nevada sportsbooks, and NFL betting is the single biggest contributor to their bottom line. The Super Bowl, in particular, is a huge moneymaker for bookmakers as taking Super Bowl bets is the most popular wagering event of the year. During the 1970′s, the entire nation learned to bet on NFL football from Jimmy ‘The Greek’ Snyder, who once ran the Vegas Turf and Sports Club sportsbook in downtown Las Vegas. ‘The Greek’ became a nationwide celebrity and helped further fuel the boom in sports betting, teaching the country about pro football pointspreads. With the advent of offshore betting, the football betting action once available only in Las Vegas is now a mouse click away!

In addition to being the most popular sports betting event in the United States, it is also America’s most popular sport among fans. While baseball has traditionally been known as “The National Pastime”, it long ago ceded its position as the most popular sport in the country to NFL football. In fact, most recent studies suggest that American’s identify NFL football over baseball as their favorite sport by more than a two –to-one margin. The primary reasons for its awesome popularity among US sports fans is the fast paced action of the NFL game, its symbiotic relationship with television and its appeal as a gambling and betting opportunity for everyone from casual fans playing pools and parlay cards to professional sports bettors wagering thousands of dollars per game.