Cool story in the Sporting News on side betting in the Super Bowl. Huge money in this. It says that outrageous side bets are expected to account for 10 to 30 percent of the total amount wagered.
People are betting on the coin toss, the first jersey number to score in the game, QB stats, number of fumbles, receptions - most anything that occurs in a game can be bet on.
I think this is probably appealing to people who don't like football. Maybe they should have more silly bets like...whose hair will be messiest when they take their helmet off. Which guy's socks will fall down first. How many times Eli will have grass stuck in his helmet from getting sacked. How many times in Brady actually looks nervous in the game (never). How many blood vessels Coughlin will bust whilst screaming at his team...or the refs...or anyone who looks at him funny. How many cameramen Belichick will plow over to shake hands after the game is over.
I have a lot of money riding on how long it takes the Patriots to score their first touchdown....Let's see, Hobbs takes the kick at about the five....95 yards, four cutbacks, three broken tackles, one stiff-arm, add .27 seconds to run over the kicker....I'm going with twelve seconds....
Sports doesn't have to be all numbers and stats and testosterone! I'll share a slightly different angle on sports.
I'm a mom in New York. Go Mets, Jets, Knicks and Rangers.
