Exotic Super Bowl Wagering: Cross Sports Prop Bets

Sport books, casinos and betting websites have become very creative in the Super Bowl bets they offer. Besides just betting on a winner or loser, you can bet on specific events within the game itself. These Super Bowl prop bets offer betting options to a wider audience – not just avid football fans and handicappers.

For Super Bowl XLV, you will be able to bet on almost anything related to the Super Bowl.  You can place a bet on whether Christina Aguilera wears a cowboy hat while singing the National Anthem, or how many points the Steelers will score in the first quarter, or which team will punt the ball first, or even which team will win the coin toss. “Exotic” is the name of the game for these super bowl prop betting options.

There is another type of proposition (or exotic) bet offered by sports books that involve a specific Super Bowl outcome combined with an outcome in another sport. These prop bets are known as Cross Sports Prop Bets. These exotic bets are more risky than traditional bets. You must win both outcomes to win the cross sports prop bet.

Here are just some of the Super Bowl XLV Cross Sports Prop Bets available for wagering on:

• Will the Pittsburgh Steelers win the Super Bowl and Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 2011?
• Blake Griffin (LAC) Total Rebounds against Miami Heat vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Total Points
• Rajon Rondo (BOS) Total Points + Assists against Orlando Magic vs. Green Bay Packers Total Points
• Total Field Goals made in the Super Bowl vs Washington Capitals Goals against Pittsburgh Penguins
• Total Punts made in the Super Bowl vs 3 Point Shots made in Heat -Clippers Game
• Which Game will have the larger Winning Margin?
  Super Bowl XLV or Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics
• LeBron James 1st half points against Clippers vs. Green Bay Packers 1st Half Points
• Total TD’s in Super Bowl vs. Total Goals in Penguins/Capitals game (2/6/11)
• Green Bay Packers win Super Bowl and Milwaukee Brewers win on MLB Opening Day (3/31/11)?
• Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl, Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals (2/6/11) and Pittsburgh Pirates win on MLB Opening Day (4/1/11)?

Cross sports prop bets may not be for everyone but this type of exotic super bowl wagering can be very exciting and a lot of fun.

source: bodog.com, wikipedia.com