Five most preposterous prop bets of Super Bowl XLVII

 How many times with Harbaugh be said during the game? Over/Under 20.5There’s Jim, John, Jack and Jackie; all Harbaugh’s. John and Jim will be on their respective sidelines and Jack and Jackie will be in the crowd wearing both purple and red. They are all sure to get major air time, much the way they did they this week leading up to the Super Bowl. The “Harbaugh” Bowl may be an understatement overstated.  What will the highest tweets per second during the Super Bowl? Over/under 15000People may still not know about to “post videos to Facebook” but tweeting will not be an issue. During last year’s Super Bowl, between the Giants and Patriots, people on computers and mobile devices alike sent out 12,233 tweets per second. If you’re doing the math at home, that’s 13.7 million during the game. So if you’re going to a Super Bowl party, make sure your battery is full.Alex Smith 100-1 to win MVPColin Kaepernick is trending, Alex Smith isn’t. The once starting quarterback for San Francisco, who has only had one snap in a game since early November, won’t get any playing time in light of resurgence of his protégée. But it could happen, during the 1972 season, the Miami Dolphins replaced starter Bob Griese midway through the season (he was injured) for Ed Morrall. They made it all the way to the Super Bowl where Griese returned to lead the team to the championship.  View the list »
 What will the color of Gatorade (or liquid) that is poured on the winning coach? Clear/water (7/4), orange (5/2), yellow (5/2), green (13/2), red (13/2) or blue (13/2)Someone, and likely more than one, with get doused with their requisite victory bath following the game. It will be a surprise, and the face of the coach that receives the token will be priceless; that we know. The mystery lies in what the concoction is made of, more so than what the winning team is. 

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Betting on the Super Bowl is outrageous. Possibly more than $100-million dollar (last year in Nevada nearly $94-million was wagered on the game.) will be thrown down Sunday. It can be annoying to keep up with the lines and odds. However, sometimes it can be as exciting as the game itself.

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It makes you invested in the game; there is no better feeling than having your rent money riding on the outcome of the coin toss. It keeps you focus away from the commercials and six-layer dip and on the television screen, hopeful for an eight second post-game hug between Jim and John Harbaugh.

And you can gamble on everything.

Here are the most puerile prop bets for Super Bowl XLVII between the San Francisco 49ers (4 point favorites) and the Baltimore Ravens.

[All courtesy: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-on-football/21619756/super-bowl-pr... ]

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  •  What will the color of Gatorade (or liquid) that is poured on the winning coach? Clear/water (7/4), orange (5/2), yellow (5/2), green (13/2), red (13/2) or blue (13/2)Someone, and likely more than one, with get doused with their requisite victory bath following the game. It will be a surprise, and the face of the coach that receives the token will be priceless; that we know. The mystery lies in what the concoction is made of, more so than what the winning team is. 
  • Alex Smith 100-1 to win MVPColin Kaepernick is trending, Alex Smith isn’t. The once starting quarterback for San Francisco, who has only had one snap in a game since early November, won’t get any playing time in light of resurgence of his protégée. But it could happen, during the 1972 season, the Miami Dolphins replaced starter Bob Griese midway through the season (he was injured) for Ed Morrall. They made it all the way to the Super Bowl where Griese returned to lead the team to the championship.  
  •  What will the highest tweets per second during the Super Bowl? Over/under 15000People may still not know about to “post videos to Facebook” but tweeting will not be an issue. During last year’s Super Bowl, between the Giants and Patriots, people on computers and mobile devices alike sent out 12,233 tweets per second. If you’re doing the math at home, that’s 13.7 million during the game. So if you’re going to a Super Bowl party, make sure your battery is full.
  •  How many times with Harbaugh be said during the game? Over/Under 20.5There’s Jim, John, Jack and Jackie; all Harbaugh’s. John and Jim will be on their respective sidelines and Jack and Jackie will be in the crowd wearing both purple and red. They are all sure to get major air time, much the way they did they this week leading up to the Super Bowl. The “Harbaugh” Bowl may be an understatement overstated. 
  •  Will Beyonce’s hair by curyly/crimped or straight at the beginning of the Super Bowl halftime show? Straight -140, Curly/crimped EVENAnd there’s this. 
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