Thursday, January 31, 2008

Place Your Bets

For today's post, I do not need to offer any additional sly commentary on my topic. The facts speak for themselves. See if you can guess which of the following are actual bets that are being accepted at actual sportsbooks across the country, and which ones I just made up. Post your guesses for which ones are fake in the comments, and I'll chime in later to tell you the answers.

A. Which team will win the coin flip?
B. Which side of the 50-yard line will the coin land on?
C. Will the coin flip come up heads or tails?
D. Which team will throw the first Coaches Challenge flag?
E. Which team will use the first timeout in the game?
F. Which team will have a player injury timeout first in the game?
G. Which team will use the most timeouts in the game?
H. Will there be a safety in the game?
I. Will there be a field goal hit the goalposts in the game?
J. Will there be a 2-point conversion in the game?
K. Will the SuperBowl halftime show last shorter or longer than fifty-five minutes?
L. Will the national anthem take shorter or longer than a minute and forty-two seconds?
M. How many times will Jeanne Zelasko (sideline reporter) appear on camera? (over/under 5.5)
N. How many times will Joe Buck (broadcaster) mention Peyton Manning's name (over/under 5.5)
O. If the Patriots win, will Bob Kraft mention the 72 Dolphins during the trophy presentation?
P. Will the entire Fox pre-game team pick the Patriots to win the game?
R. Which Super Bowl commercial will have a higher rating on USA Today's annual Ad Meter?

2 comments:

mindbender said...

Given the fact that are no limits to the greed of mankind, here is my guess:

All of them.

Sam said...

I believe K-R are creations from Tom's mind, but are valid questions nonetheless. Perhaps not worth betting on, but definitely seeking their answers will spice up the game.