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Free Super Bowl Props Predictions 2022

by Robert Ferringo - 2/10/2022

Free Super Bowl props picks Cooper Kupp Los Angeles Rams

Props and shots.

Look, Super Bowl Sunday is the holiest day on the American sports calendar. It’s not even a sporting event anymore. It’s a celebration. It’s a festival of Capitalism and consumerism. It’s a ceremony of avarice and excess. It’s an anniversary of greed and violence. To deny or ignore the animalistic foundation of this sport, professional football, and its hold on the American psyche is a rejection of the most base and gruesome aspects of human nature itself.

The only way out is through.

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The Cincinnati Bengals will match forces with the Los Angeles Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13 in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in L.A. The Rams are currently 4.5-point favorites and the total sits at 48.5.

If we are going to properly bear witness and proclaim allegiance to the Gambling Gods then we should do so properly. Anything worth doing is worth doing right. So my suggestion to you is simple: props and shots.

Super Bowl prop betting is the most bizarre and profitable way to wager on The Big Game. The winner of the Super Bowl is almost incidental. Honestly, how many Rams or Bengals fans do you know? Odds are that you’re not a congregate of either cult. And on Super Sunday it is all about the odds.

But prop bets offer a lifeline for those of us jaded by our own NFL team’s failings. It offers a connection to the spectacle. And they are a doorway through which we cannot only immerse ourselves in this ritual of decadence but also a way to profit from it.

You’re likely going to be watching this game surrounded by other like-minded, able-bodied NFL devotees. So the rules are simple: everyone has to pick/bet on three to five prop bets on the game. For every one of these wagers that you win your associates must do a shot. For every prop bet that you lose you must – wait for it – do a shot.

Of course, I’ll be playing with live rounds. I’ll have my own hard-earned, blood-soaked money riding on every prop bet that I choose for the Super Bowl. I would love for you to join me. But if that level of commitment is either a bridge too far or not far enough, a full-throated embrace of hooch is a fair enough compromise on this sacred day.

If you accept this bargain, then you better arm yourself. And here are five prop bets that I think are begging to be taken advantage of in Super Bowl LVI:

(NOTE: My full Super Bowl package is available for just $25. Included in this package are two 7-Unit Prop bets and a full complement of plays for the championship game. I like the following prop bets; some of them are even included in my service. But not as much as I like the top picks that I’m betting heavy myself and releasing to my clients. Caveat emptor.)

1. Take Number Of Rams Players To Attempt A Rush ‘Over’ 4.0 (+105)

In three playoff games this year, the Rams have had six different guys touch the ball with rushing attempts. Cam Akers and Sony Michel have been the primary backs and are both guaranteed to log carries. Matt Stafford will get rushing attempts just by virtue of being the QB with the ball in his hands. That’s three guys right there. They also have Darrell Henderson back from injury; that’s a third primary back (and a fourth player overall) that is likely to get a touch.

So how do we win this bet? Well, the Rams also run a lot of reverses. Their receivers combined for 16 carries during the regular season, and Van Jefferson and Cooper Kupp have had rushing attempts already in the playoffs. Throw in Jake Funk, the fullback who also has logged two playoff carries, and I can see five or six different guys getting an attempt. I would be absolutely stunned if fewer than four Rams had a rushing attempt. I’ll take a shot on the plus-money on five or more.

2. Take ‘Over’ 92.5 Joe Mixon Total Yards

Joe Mixon is the NFL’s third leading rusher this season. The guy is a workhorse back, and I think that he will be featured in Sunday’s game. Yes, Cincinnati wants to put the ball in Joe Burrow’s hands. But they aren’t stupid. The understand what they are up against in the Rams pass rush. The Bengals are going to try to relieve that pressure any way that can. And that means either handing the ball off to Mixon or throwing it to him out of the backfield.

Mixon has had 16 or more rushes in 12 of Cincinnati’s 19 games this season. He did it in five of his six games last year before getting hurt. That means he’s logged 16 or more carries in 17 of his last 25 games with the Bengals. Mixon has also had four or more receptions in two of Cincinnati’s three playoff games and in four of their last five games overall. The guy is going to get touches! And if he gets 20+ touches on Sunday, he’s going to crack 95 yards. Mixon has cleared that bar in eight of the Bengals’ last 13 games (and in two or three of their playoff games). I think he’ll be a factor on Sunday and have no problem putting my money on him.

3. Happens First: Rams Punt (+100) over Rams Score

I think that this Bengals defense is a little underrated right now. I really like the experience they have in the secondary. They held a potent Las Vegas offense to just 19 points and held the Titans to just 16. They also shut down the Chiefs in the second half last week and held them to just 24 points. Throw in nerves for both teams, and I don’t know that I expect the Rams to come flying out of the gate, march down the field and put points on the board.

4. Will There Be A 2-Point Conversion Attempt: Yes (-130)

This one is a bit of a wild card. But we have two young, analytically driven coaches that aren’t afraid to go for two. The Bengals were in the Top 10 in the NFL this season 2-point conversion attempts. The Rams were in the bottom 10. But do you think for a second that Sean McVay will shy away from going for it if the situation presents itself? Me neither. If the game is a blowout, then that increases the likelihood of a team chasing points. If the game is a shootout, that means there will be a lot of touchdowns and thus more opportunities to go for two. Regardless, I think that one of the coaches are going to give in to temptation and go after that extra precious point on Sunday.

5. Take Cooper Kupp ‘Under’ 106.5 Receiving Yards (-110)

Cooper Kupp is a demigod. He is coming off one of the greatest seasons in NFL history for any player at any position, catching 145 passes for 1,947 yards. Kupp is also fresh off playoff games in which he went for nine catches and 183 yards and 11 catches for 142 yards, respectively.

So why should we doubt him here?

Because I kind of like the Bengals secondary. Mike Hilton, Awuzie Chidobe, Tre Flowers, Vonn Bell, Jessie Bates, Eli Apple and Trae Waynes are all veterans and all have been consistent NFL starters. And who do you think these guys are going to be focused on? It almost doesn’t matter; Stafford is going to get the ball to Kupp. But there were seven games this season in which Cupp didn’t crack the 100-yard mark. At least part of him is human. And over the last four games, the Bengals held Tyreke Hill to 75 yards, Darren Waller to 76 yards and Jarvis Landry to 75 yards. I wouldn’t make a habit of betting against Kupp. But this is a high bar to clear.

Robert Ferringo is a member of the Pro Football Writers Association and has been one of the best football handicappers in the country. Robert has posted 13 of 15 winning Super Bowls and for a full decade from 2010-2019 he banked over +$40,000 in football profit. Robert is looking forward to another Super Bowl score and you can take advantage of his selections exclusively at Doc’s Sports.

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