The best part of the Super Bowl, other than the game itself, the parties, and the hoopla, is the gambling. There’s betting on the game with one of your boys, buying squares, or you can place some prop bets. The casinos in Vegas and cyber bookies like Bodoglife.com come up with proposition bets to get every last penny from the gamblers spice up the Super Bowl betting lines.

Here are some of the prop bets for Super Bowl XLII:

Predict the 2008 Super Bowl XLII – Coin Toss
Heads (Coin Toss) -105
Tails (Coin Toss) -105

2008 Super Bowl XLII – Team to score first in the game
New York Giants +150
New England Patriots -180

2008 Super Bowl XLII – Team to score last in the game
New York Giants +130
New England Patriots -160

2008 Super Bowl XLII – Longest Touchdown in the game
Over/Under 47.5 yards -115

2008 Super Bowl XLII – Will there be a successful 2 point conversion?
Yes (Successful 2 Pt conversion) +300
No (Successful 2 Pt conversion) -500

2008 Super Bowl XLII Props – Michael Strahan – Total Tackles (Solo + Assisted)
Over/Under 4.5 -115

Historical Matchup – Most Passing Yards
Eli Manning in Super Bowl XLII vs. Peyton Manning in Super Bowl XLI
(Peyton Manning had 247 Passing Yards)
Eli Manning +5.5 (-120)
Peyton Manning -5.5 (-120)

Historical Matchup – Most Pass Completions
Eli Manning in Super Bowl XLII vs. Peyton Manning in Super Bowl XLI
(Peyton Manning had 25 Pass Completions)
Eli Manning +2 (-110)
Peyton Manning -2 (-130)

Historical Matchup – Most Passing Yards
Tom Brady in Super Bowl XLII vs. Tom Brady Super Bowl XXXVIII
(Tom Brady had 354 Passing Yards in SB XXXVIII)
Tom Brady Super Bowl XLII +50.5 (-120)
Tom Brady Super Bowl XXXVIII -50.5 (-120)

Historical Matchup – Most Passing Touchdowns
Tom Brady in Super Bowl XLII vs. Tom Brady Super Bowl XXXVI
(Tom Brady had 1 TD Pass in SB XXXVI)
Tom Brady Super Bowl XLII -2 (-120)
Tom Brady Super Bowl XXXVI +2 (-120)

Super Bowl Player Props. Courtesy of Bodoglife.com
Super Bowl Team Props. Courtesy of Bodoglife.com

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