Monday, January 28, 2008

The Return of the VSB

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (-12) new york giants
Over/under --- 54

Eli Manning Passing Yards o/u 247
Over -115
Under -115


Eli Manning Pass Completions o/u 24

Over-115
Under -115

Eli Manning Pass Attempts o/u 39

Over -115
Under 115


Brandon Jacobs & Ahmad Bradshaw Rushing Yards o/u 164

Over -115
Under -115


Tom Brady Passing Yards o/u 293.5

Over -115
Under -115


Tom Brady Passing Touchdowns o/u 3

Over -115
Under -115

How long will it take Jordin Sparks to sing the National anthem?

Over 1:42 -125
Under 1:42 -115


Will this be the Most Watched Super Bowl in history?

Yes -200
No +150


What will the TV Rating be, O/U (Nielsen)?

Over 43½ -105
Under 43½ -125


Who will have the largest market share in TV Ratings?

New York -130
Boston Even


How Many Times will Joe Buck mention Peyton Manning's name during the Broadcast?

Over 5.5 -125
Under 5.5 -115


Will the entire Fox pre-game team pick the Pats to win the Super Bowl?

Yes -175
No +125


Which Super Bowl commercial will have a higher rating on USA Today's annual Ad Meter?

Budweiser 2/3
Go Daddy.com 3/1
Pepsi 6/1
McDonald's 9/1
Victoria Secret 8/1
Other 2/1


Will one of these Cities win Double championships in their respective sports in 2008?
Pats/Celtics 2/1
Pats/Red sox 3/1
Giants/Yankees 10/1
None 1/2


Who will have more on February 3rd?

Kobe Bryant Total Points +2½ -120
New England Patriots Total Points -2½ -120


Will the team that scores first win the game?

Yes -240
No +190


Will either team convert a 4th down attempt?

Yes -220
No +180


Who will have more penalty yards in the game?

New York Giants -130
New England Patriots Even


Who will the MVP of the Game thank first?

Teammates 3/1
God 2/1
Family 2/1
Coach 4/1
Doesn't thank anyone 6/1


Will the game go to overtime?

Yes +600
No -1100

Will Lawrence Tynes miss a field goal?

Yes -125
No -110


Will Don Shula be on the field to shake Belichick's hand after the game?

Yes +150
No -200


If the Patriots win, will Bob Kraft mention the 72 Dolphins during the Trophy Presentation?

Yes -135
No Even

Will an NFL player get arrested in Phoenix during the week of the Super Bowl?

Yes -120
No -120


What will the choosing team call in the Coin Toss?

Heads -105
Tails -105


Odds to Win Super Bowl XLII MVP

Tom Brady (NE) 1/2
Eli Manning (NYG) 7/2
Randy Moss (NE) 4/1
Laurence Maroney (NE) 5/1
Wes Welker (NE) 5/1
Plaxico Burress (NYG) 8/1
Brandon Jacobs(NYG) 10/1
Kevin Faulk (NE) 12/1
Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG) 15/1
Armani Toomer (NYG) 15/1
Asante Samuel (NE) 15/1
Rodney Harrison (NE) 18/1
Donte' Stallworth (NE) 20/1
Jabar Gaffney (NE) 20/1
Lawrence Tynes (NYG) 20/1
Junior Seau (NE) 25/1
Stephen Gostkowski (NE) 25/1
Tedy Bruschi (NE) 25/1
Benjamin Watson (NE) 30/1
Michael Strahan (NYG) 30/1
Osi Umenyiora (NYG) 30/1
Steve Smith (NYG) 33/1
Gibril Wilson (NYG) 40/1
Adalius Thomas (NE) 45/1
Antonio Pierce (NYG) 45/1
Corey Webster (NYG) 45/1
Sam Madison (NYG) 45/1
Field (Any Other Player) 11/2


What Song will Tom Petty sing to end his Halftime Show at the Super Bowl?

Free Falling 5/6
Don't Do Me Like That 5/1
Learning to Fly 12/1
Great Wide Open 9/1
Last Dance with Mary Jane 4/1
Runnin' Down A Dream 9/4

Some Metrics

1st Place Weeks:
1. Dav 5
1. E-on 5
3. Flip 4
3. CMart 4
5. Hanley 3
5. Tyler 3
5. PhilG 3
8. Ham 0

Dropping One's Worst Two Weeks:
CMart (5-11 in W2; 6-10 in W15) -- 120-94-10 .5580
Tyler (3-10 in W6; 5-10-1 in W11) --103-86-9 .5429
Dav (5-10-1 in W1; 4-12 in W2) -- 116-99-9 .5379
Eon (5-8-1 in W10; 5-11 in W16) -- 117-100-9 .5376
Hankles (5-8 in W8; 4-10 in W9) -- 118-101-10 .5371
Phil (4-12 in W2; 1-13 in W9) -- 115-101-10 .5309
Flip (2-12 in W4; 3-12-1 in W11) -- 107-109-9 .4955
Ham (4-10 in W4; 3-13 in W13) -- 98-118-10 .4557

Very interesting to note how much Phil jumps here. Subtracting a combined 5-25 will do that to you. Those who did not improve that much? E-on, whose worst weeks were 10-19-1. That's not that bad.

Final Vs. 500 Chart