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The Big Game is right around the corner. Because of this season’s early Pro Bowl game, the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts are going to have one extra week to prepare for the Super Bowl. Perhaps the extra days of rest are going to make up for a more intense match-up. What this also implies is that you are going to have an extra week to prepare and find out as much information as you can to place your wagers.

This is it: the biggest day in football and perhaps the busiest and most exciting day of the year in the Sportsbook Industry’s calendar. If you browse around different handicapping sites, you will see that they are prompting players to place their wagers early. Coming in as an early bird has its pros and cons, sure, but the trend is worth taking into consideration when placing your wagers. We are still a whole week away from Super Bowl Sunday and as of press time the Colts are favorite by 5½ points on the spread.

Most players are going to start taking action on the weekend. This factor alone is going to be enough to force line movers into drifting from one side to another.  On the weekend, when the gross of the wagers are placed, the lines are going to change according to market pressure. Therefore, some players will try to pick up early lines, while they are still soft. For example, if a bettor believes that most players are going to take the favorite, he will place his wagers early, before most other players come in and force the line to move up. This kind of early bird wagering also has its downside. A lot of things could go wrong in a week worth of training sessions:  injuries could play (and have had played) a big roll in NFL games. This is an additional risk that the player will have to take into consideration when placing bets long before kickoff.

Instant Action Sports is offering an extensive selection of Super Bowl Props bets. No other game gets as much attention from the Props Department as this. Sharp players do their homework: they do research and do it extensively. Although they don’t take every trend and statistic as a sacred omen, they do look up as much information as possible to make more informed choices. So just to get you started, these are some random stats you might want to take into account when making your wagers.

• The team leading after first quarter has won 22-10 straight up
• The team leading by first half has won 33-8
• There has never been a punt return for touchdown in a Super Bowl
• No Super Bowl game has ever gone to overtime
• Every winning team has at least scored one touchdown
• No team has gone scoreless in a Super Bowl
• No Super Bowl game has been scoreless by halftime
• Every Super Bowl has had at least one touchdown