There are few sports events in the World that can be considered truly global. The FIFA football World Cup, along with the Olympics is rightly held in this esteem, as is the incredibly popular World Series of Baseball. These events all compete with each other for global supremacy in sports and one that, it could be argued, is winning is the granddaddy of the American Football season: the Superbowl.

The Superbowl is played annually between the winners of the AFC (the American Football Conference) and the NFC (the National Football Conference) and attracts audiences of over one billion people worldwide. With this much interest in terms of fans, and taking into account that the National Football League is one of the most profitable sporting industries in the world, there are few events, especially one off matches, that rival the Superbowl. Throw in the millions of people who will fancy a bet on the match and you get quite an important game!

When betting on the Superbowl, especially at the beginning of season, one should be aware that, unlike some other sports such as football where often the same teams are continuously successful due to the distribution of wealth, teams that finish badly in one season still have a great chance of winning the Superbowl. This is due to things such as the Draft, where the teams who finish at the bottom of their conferences get the first pick of the best College players every year, and salary caps, which do not allow any one team to gain an unfair advantage season after season. This generally makes things favourable for the punter, as favourites for the Championship often change year from year. Last season is an example of this as the New Orleans Saints defeated favourites and 2007 champions the Indianapolis Colts, overturning a massive deficit (the biggest comeback in Superbowl history) in the process. So be aware that the Superbowl is notoriously hard to judge, especially from pre-season results.

When trying to figure out who may win the Most Valuable Player award at the Superbowl, be aware that the award has been dominated by Backs in the past, mostly by Quarterbacks as they are part of the teams attacking moves every time. This is not always the case though so study everyone's form before picking your player.

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