The Super Bowl is a game watched by millions of people each year, that's obvious. But the real question is what betting options are available to make the game that much more interesting? Prop bets are one of the easiest and fun ways to get down with some action on the game. Depending on your opinions for how the game will do down, prop bets can be very profitable. Currently the odds for the game have the New England Patriots favored by 3 points over the New York Giants with the total being set at 54 points.

Several prop bets have pretty good value in them and they are available at nearly every online book. For instance, BetOnline.com offers a ton of prop bets with some good odds. But make sure to be careful and pay attention to the odds on any specific bet. You may want to bet on a prop bet for various reasons, especially if you don't have a good feel for either the side or the total. Prop bets can also make the game interesting. Here are 5 prop bets that I will personally be making for the New England Patriots and some of the reasons I will be making them.

1. Most Completions Tom Brady vs. Eli Manning (Manning +1.5)

I'm going to take Tom Brady in this bet, which cashes if Brady completes AT LEAST two more passes than Eli Manning. If we look at Brady's 2011 season, we see he completed 449 passes this season, or an average of just under 25 completions per game. Against the Giants earlier this season, he completed 28 passes. Eli connected for 359 passes this season in 19 games, just under 19 completions per game. In the previous game this season Manning completed 20 passes against New England. The Patriots will be throwing the football a lot in this game, I think. Brady had 101 completions in 4 Super Bowl appearances, breaking down to more than 25 completions per game. He'll get two more than Eli.

2. First Reception by Aaron Hernandez O/U 9.5 yards

Hernandez, the lesser talked about tight end for the Patriots, averaged 11.5 yards per catch this season. I think his first catch will be more than enough to pick up a first down for the Patriots.

3. Who will win Super Bowl MVP?

I'm going to take Tom Brady in this bet, even though it's the ONLY bet that doesn't pay out pure profit (higher odds than +100). Brady's MVP bet sits at -110, so I will be betting $110 to profit $100 on this bet. Brady is the namesake of the Patriots and if New England is to win the game, Brady is going to have to take them there. I think he will throw for multiple touchdown passes and scoop up another MVP award.

4. Will Wes Welker score a TD in the game?

Are you kidding me? Welker caught over 1,600 yards of passes this season and scored nine touchdowns. Sure, the tight ends have been the focal point for the team this season, but you've gotta think that Welker is going to have a chance to get into the end zone in this game. The bet sits at "Yes +120" and "No -150" which means Welker has just a 45% chance of scoring a touchdown in this game, based on odds makers. However, I think I'm going to take that chance.

5. Total Fair Caught Punts O/U 2.5

Assuming we have at least three punts in the game, this prop bet is based on how many punts will be fair caught during the game. It's in a dome, obviously, so that means punts will have some serious hang times. I'm going to take the OVER 2.5 fair catches in this game, especially if there are a fair amount of punts.

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