Super Bowl Prediction: 1st TD Proposition Wagering

As we patiently wait out the countdown to Super Bowl XLVI, today we take a look at the “First Player to Score a TD jersey #” prop betting odds posted at BetOnline.

This proposition wagering option will come off the board just prior to kickoff. Be sure to get in on the action prior to the start of Super Bowl XLVI  from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Sunday, February 5, 2012, at 6:29 PM ET. That’s 67 hours and counting down!

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1st Player to Score a TD: Jersey Number Prop Betting

A little digging was required but we have done the homework to give our readers a couple of educated predictions. This bet requires some luck but knowing your options is always a good thing!

Not to be confused with the first “SCORE” of the game, this prop wagering option requires bettors to predict whether the jersey number will be OVER or UNDER 80.5 for the player that scores the first touchdown of Super Bowl XLVI.

WR Mario Manningham, Hakim Nicks, and TE Jake Ballard are 81 and above for the Giants. TE Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, along with WR Wes Walker and Deion Branch, wear high numbers for the Patriots.

On the low side of the number, the G-Men feature QB Eli Manning, RB Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw, along with WR Victor Cruz. QB Tom Brady, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis and Kevin Faulk, as well as WR Julin Edelman all wear a number that’s under 80.5 in this contest.

Past Betting Trends for the OVER/UNDER Jersey Number TD Prop Bet

This wagering option has gone UNDER 27 times and OVER 18 times in the past 45 Super Bowl contests. The OVER has paid the last two years and snapped a run of four straight by the UNDER that had cashed in seven of the last eleven games. Patriots RB #39 Laurence Maroney was the first player to score a TD the last time these two clubs met in Super Bowl XLII

Eleven of the last 20 opening touchdowns have come via the pass, seven via the run, while one was a kick return, and the other was an interception return. Twelve of those 20 touchdowns were scored by a number that was UNDER, while eight went to players wearing an OVER number.

If TE Rob Gronkowski was 100% healthy, we would solidly be in the corner of OVER – believing the first TD will go to the Patriots and be via the air. Victor Cruz sneaking in UNDER with #80 is one of the few reasons to consider the UNDER. If you feel the first TD will be scored on the ground, you have to take the UNDER here.

We are going to follow the two year trend and back a receiver to score the first TD of Super Bowl XLVI. Quarterback Tom Brady to one of his talented tight ends is our bet here!

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