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The Super Bowl is the final game in the NFL season. This is a single game, played between two sides that have made it as far as it is possible to go and are now facing-off to decide who is the best. Due to the way that the NFL is structured, and mainly thanks to the draft, the “best” teams tend to change from one season to the next, so whilst rugby, soccer, cricket and other sports tend to be dominated by one or two sides, the NFL basically creates opportunities for everyone. This makes it very hard to predict who is going to be in the Super Bowl from one season to the next, and whilst this is a nightmare for the bookmakers, it is fantastic for the fans and the punters.

The Super Bowl is watched all over the world, but it is most popular here in Canada and in the United States. In this article we will look at the best ways to bet on this event, focusing on the BetFair betting exchange. Not only is the BetFait exchange the biggest betting exchange in the world, offering better odds than any sports book and any exchange, but these days it also has a sports book and that is growing to be just as big and just as impressive. BetFair is available throughout Canada and has many Canadian members, so be sure to grab yourself an account before you go any further.

The Outright Markets

The best way to take advantage of the constantly changing tides in the NFL is to make your bet before the season begins. Obviously, unless you have some insider information, then you will be betting blind and that never makes for a wise bet. However, if you wait for the preseason to start, studying the way the teams play, seeing their weaknesses and their strengths, then you will develop a better understanding and will be able to construct an intelligent bet or two. We actually did that ourselves before the most recent Super Bowl and we got huge odds for a team that made it all the way, but flopped at the final hurdle.

You can also leave your bet late, for the end of the standard season or even during the wild card rounds, as the Road to the Super bowl is a long one, but at this point the teams most likely to win it will be priced very weakly and will therefore not return much of a profit.

Asking one team and one big bet to go all the way is a huge ask, especially if the odds are big. One sure-fire way to get frustrated as a gambler is to back a team at huge odds, watch them do well for the year and then see them fall at the final hurdle, losing the Super Bowl itself. To counteract this, make you you tick the “Each Way” box, which means you will also win some money if they are the runners-up. You can’t do this on the BetFair Exchange, but you can put money on that team to win and then put more money on them to make it to the final. You can also put some cash on several teams, giving you a few chances to win big. Who knows, it may be the case that two of your picks play each other in the Super Bowl, creating a win-win scenario for you.

The Game Itself

When it comes to betting on the Super Bowl itself, you will typically be faced with a very small spread. This is because the teams are often equally matched. In the most recent Super Bowl, for instance, which saw the New England Patriots edge a win over the Seattle Seahawks, the spread was only -1/+1 on many sites, in favor of the Seahawks. Of course, the Patriots won it and they also won the spread. In instances such as this though your best bet is to place your money on the Win/Lose market, as the spread will often make such a small difference to your price that it won’t be worth it.

There are many other markets that you bet on during the Super Bowl as well. This is a huge event after all, and there are often more markets opened during the Super Bowl than there were during any of the games played during the standard season or the playoffs. As well as the standard Over/Under Points market, and the markets that let you put your money on how many points will be scored in any given quarter, you can also bet on how many yards the quarterback will throw for, how many yards the wide receivers and running backs will run for, and even how far the longest punt will be. The punt market is a good one because these are often tightly contested affairs, with every point crucial, so if they get the opportunity to go for a punt there’s a good chance that they will.