One of the highlights of Super Bowl Week is the availability of over 500 prop bets at the online sportsbooks, including cross-sport wagering featuring prop bets that pit Super Bowl on-field player stats against performances in other sporting events on the weekend schedule, including the NHL, the UFC, and the NBA.
One of the leading cross-sports wagers on the Super Bowl betting menu pits Montreal Canadiens leading scorer Max Pacioretty’s total number of shots on goal on Sunday against the total number of field goals made in Super Bowl XLIX, with both sides of the bet carrying moneyline odds of 20/23.
In addition to leading all Hab goal scorers with 21 markers heading out of the All-Star Break, Pacioretty is also averaging a solid 3.65 shots on goal per game.
Betting is also available on which will be higher on February 1, the number of saves made by Canadiens goaltender Carey Price against Arizona, or the number of passing attempts made by Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson.
The Pittsburgh Penguins face the Nashville Predators on Sunday, with prop betting open on whether Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will record more points than the total number of TD passes made by Wilson, while Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin’s total shots on goal in Washington’s clash with the St. Louis Blues goes head-to-head against the total number of pass receptions made by Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin.
The UFC continues to build on their tradition of hosting a major event on Super Bowl weekend when Anderson Silva makes his return to the Octagon against Nick Diaz in the main event at UFC 183 on Saturday night.
A cross-sports parlay special combining a Silva victory with a Patriots win rewards bettors with odds of 5/4, while a Silva win combined with a Seahawks Super Bowl repeat pays off at 3/2 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
An upset win by underdog Diaz combined with a Patriots win pays 6/1, while a Diaz/Seahawks winning combo carries odds of 7/1.
In other Super Bowl cross-sports betting action at the sportsbooks, the total number of receiving yards recorded by Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch is matched up with the total number of points scored by Dwyane Wade in Sunday’s NBA tilt between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics, while Lynch’s total number of rushing attempts goes head-to-head against the total points scored by Heat C Chris Bosh.