IG Sport offer advice for betting on the Superbowl

The spread betting firm think the New York Giants offer value

Our friends at IG Sport have kindly previewed the spread betting markets on this year’s Superbowl. Here’s what they had to say:

““It is a truth universally acknowledged that any Premiership team bottom at Christmas will be relegated”!  Apart from West Brom in 2004 of course! “Okay, okay, it is however a truth universally acknowledged that when Ian Rush scored for Liverpool they never lost a match”!  Except against Arsenal in the 1987 Littlewoods Cup final.  “Okay, okay, however it is a truth universally acknowledged and backed up by the facts that any NFL team to win a match at Wembley goes on to win the Superbowl in the same season!

UNTIL February 1st that is when another sporting myth will be well and truly blown out of the water as the New Orleans Saints are no longer in this seasons Superbowl mix.

Eight teams remain in the running for this year’s Superbowl and IG Sport have a 60 Index, awarding 60 to the winners, 40 to the runners-up, 30 to the conference final losers and 20 to those who lose this weekend’s divisional play-offs.  Carolina are favourites at 34-37 with Arizona the 22-25 rag.  However, those who hate seeing myths dispelled may want to latch on to current Superbowl Champions New York Giants at 33-36.  The myth can then live on albeit with the omission of the ‘in the same season’ part.”

Posted: January 8th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn |