We've given you our picks on the AFC and NFC Championship games, but our bread and butter around Super Bowl time is prop betting. That said, we figured we ought to get a proposition bet out there for the Conference Championship games as a small (very small) preview of what's to come here at Stock Lemon in the next two weeks.
While the props offered during the conference championship games are much like those in the regular season--strictly about football--there is still some value on the board, and there are even a few of the fun prop bets that you'll see during 2012 Super Bowl XLVI (46).
Our favorite NFL conference championship game prop is one of those such wagers, and one that we'll likely see again in Super Bowl XLVI given the game's location (and potentially, as is the reason for this prop in this game, due to a rather obvious family connection):
How many times will "Peyton Manning" be mentioned in the Giants/49ers NFC Championship Game?
Over 2 1/2 (-120)
Under 2 1/2 (-120)
This is a great prop bet to get us rolling, because it is the definition of easy money. Look, we know Eli is Peyton's brother and that the Super Bowl will be played in the house that Peyton built in Indianapolis, but the bet here is UNDER 2 1/2.
Troy Aikman and Joe Buck do a great job of staying on course and focusing on the game (see last year's "Brett Favre" mentions prop bet). There's no doubt Peyton will be brought up numerous times in pregame shows and all the hype prior to the game (ahem... Rob Lowe), which drives a lot of squares to pound the over on this bet.
But when it's game time--and the bet takes place between the first and final whistles only--Troy and Joe will talk about one Manning and one Manning only. It's Eli's day, and the experienced announcing crew will make sure that's conveyed to the viewers.
Our prediction: zero mentions of Peyton Manning in the FOX broadcast of the game.
And if you still bet the over despite our nudging, we're calling the Football Cops.
More prop betting goodness will follow throughout the next two weeks, so park it here at Stock Lemon, your home for all the best and most popular Super Bowl prop bets.
