A Simple Prop (to occupy my time)

For the past few Super Bowls I've given a proposition recommendation to my (ahem) investing friends. We nailed our first prop recco in 2003 (Rich Gannon to complete his first pass) and we also hit last year (Jake Delhomme to miss on his first pass); let's see what we can do this time around.

Two props I'm having them consider for Sunday:

1. Donovan McNabb to go over 28.5 rushing yards. I realize he hasn't run nearly as much this year, but he ran often against Atlanta and he'll still do it in desperation situations. He'll see more of them Sunday - keep in mind the Eagles basically stomped just about everyone for about ten weeks this year, so we didn't see the ad-lib, make-it-up-as-you-go-along McNabb nearly as much. It's also been a full year since we saw a mobile QB against this New England defense (Steve McNair, last year's playoffs). The New England linebackers are smart and physical and tackle very well, but overall this isn't the fastest group around.

2. I also have a play on the Eagles to score first only since the line is so absurdly slanted towards NE. Yeah, the Patriots are impeccably prepared and they execute very well early in games and they have a fantastic mark of scoring first, but the Eagles could just as well win the flip or get a good return or something and score first. I'll gladly take +140 or +150 on that. END

- Scott Pianowski, guesting on the Super Blog