Peyton Manning passed for 247 yards and a touchdown when he won the Super Bowl MVP Award back in 2007. Nine years later, Manning is back in the big game for the fourth time in his career, looking to help the Denver Broncos pull off an upset over the betting favorite Carolina Panthers.
Super Bowl odds 2016: Peyton Manning, Cam Newton set for betting props showdown
Peyton Manning and Cam Newton will be squarely in the betting props spotlight when the Broncos face the Panthers in Super Bowl 50.
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No longer the focal point of his offense, the line for Peyton Manning’s total passing yards in Super Bowl 50 has been set at 235.5 yards at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The OVER 235.5 is a slight favorite at -125 versus the UNDER at -105. Manning hasn’t thrown for over 225 yards in each of his last four games, but he had thrown for 260 or more in his previous four games this season.
Manning’s completion total is set at 21.5 (Over -105, Under -125) and his touchdown pass total is set at 1.5 touchdowns (Over -135, Under +105). While Manning did throw for two touchdowns last week against New England, he had more than one touchdown pass in only one of his previous eight games.
The veteran quarterback hasn’t completed more than 21 passes in any of his last six games.
Squaring off against Denver’s vaunted defense, Cam Newton’s passing yard total is set at 240.5 yards (Over -125, Under -105). Newton has passed for 265 yards or more in five of Carolina’s last seven games including three performances with 330 passing yards or more. Newton’s completion total is set at 18.5, with the OVER paying -135 and the UNDER paying +105.
Newton’s touchdown pass total is also set at 1.5 touchdowns, but he’s a bigger favorite to hit the mark at -175 while paying +145 to go UNDER 1.5 touchdown passes. Carolina’s quarterback has thrown for at least two touchdowns in five of the team’s last seven games.
The biggest discrepancy on the betting board between these two quarterbacks is on the rushing props. Cam Newton has 686 rushing yards this season and is a -125 favorite to rush for OVER 37.5 yards (with Under 37.5 rushing yards at -105).
Peyton Manning on the other hand had four rushing yards on the year and is a -200 favorite to finish the game with zero or less. Manning scampered for 11 yards in Denver’s win over New England last week and would pay +160 if he goes over 0.5 rushing yards again.
