Super Bowl Betting – Packers Open as Favorite vs. Steelers. Super Bowl XLV will have two teams with storied traditions meeting at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Sunday, February 6th. Gamblers that bet on Super Bowl odds are already wagering on the Packers as they are 2.5 point favorites at SBG.
Green Bay -2.5, total 46
The Packers opened up as a 1.5 point favorite and they are already up to a 2.5 point choice. Perhaps the line will go as high as three although it is already hard to understand the logic. Pittsburgh has the top ranked defense in the NFL and they have the players to slow down Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay offense. The public though is simply in love with Green Bay and they have been right the past three weeks as Green Bay has won and covered on the road at Philadelphia, at Atlanta and at Chicago.
Historical Super Bowl Betting Matchup
The Packers and Steelers have been in the Super Bowl many times and the Super Bowl trophy is named after Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi who led the Packers to wins in the first two Super Bowls. The Packers have three Super Bowls wins and one loss in their four previous appearances. They won the first two Super Bowls and also won Super Bowl XXXI. They lost in Super Bowl XXXII. Pittsburgh has won the Super Bowl a record six times and they are going after their seventh. They have only lost once in their previous seven appearances. They won four Super Bowls in the 1970’s and they also won after the 2005 and 2008 seasons.
The Packers are the 10th different NFC team to play in the Super Bowl in the last 10 years. The Packers are the fourth team to win three straight road games and reach the Super Bowl. Two of the previous three won the Super Bowl. The Packers are the first #6 seed from the NFC to make it to the Super Bowl.
You can bet on Super Bowl odds right now at the Sbg global sportsbook so get your wagers in on the biggest game of the NFL season.