Super Bowl 44 Prop Betting – New Orleans vs. Kobe and Shaq Point Total

Super Bowl Cross-Sports Prop Betting:

The Super Bowl is more than just a football game. It’s a chance for us gambling nuts to get down on more unique prop bets than we could ever imagine. Honestly, who sits down and comes up with all these? The guys at BetOnline, that’s who.

This year, BetOnline is offering up a record number of props, ranging from the coin toss to what color the Gatorade that gets dumped on the winning coach is going to be.

Some of my favorite props involve cross sports action. After studying all of the cross-sports prop bets in the sportsbook, I’ve come to the conclusion that this is one of the best one to wager on.

** The Super Bowl is on February 7 th. Shaq and Kobe play on February 6 th.

Who Will Have More February 6 th 2010?

Shaquille O’Neal + Kobe Bryant Points +2 ½ -120

New Orleans Saints -2 ½ -120

This cross-sports prop bet is actually tougher to handicap then the other two. Okay, the Saints should score at least 35. What’s Kobe’s average? Kobe puts in 28.3 on average per game.

How about Shaq? Shaq averages 11.7. If both Kobe and Shaq hit their averages then the total points scored would be 40. That’s above 35. But will Kobe Bryant and Shaq hit their averages?

Is there something to preclude Kobe from putting up 28.3 points, like his average, against the Portland Trailblazers on Saturday? Yes.

The Kobester will be playing in his 2 nd game in 2 days against a tough Western Conference opponent, the Portland Trail Blazers. What about Shaquille O´Neal? The last time Cleveland played against the Knicks, Shaq pitched in only 7 points, but that was an off night for the Big Diesel. Even if we stay on the safe side and say that Shaq scores 10 points and Kobe scores 25 and we take Shaq and Kobe at +2 ½, the Saints will have to score 38 points for us to lose this bet.

I like the New Orleans to score a bunch of points, but that’s asking a little much. Consider that Kobe has the ability to drop 50 on any given night, and Shaq seems to show up on the big stage, and there is none bigger than MSG, take the duo of Kobe and Shaq to put up enough point to cover the Saints.

Pick: Shaq and Kobe at -2 ½ -120