Certainly one of the key players in Sunday’s Super Bowl XLV between Pittsburgh and Green Bay will be Packers star Greg Jennings. And on Bodog’s NFL odds there are a handful of prop bets involving Jennings.
The 27-year-old from Western Michigan University had 76 catches to rank 18th in the NFL this season. His 1,265 yards included 12 touchdowns. His 27 catches of 40-plus yards since 2007 are most in the NFL. Green Bay will no doubt throw it often because Pittsburgh’s run defense is so stellar. Jennings has been the favorite of Aaron Rodgers this postseason as well. Jennings was quiet in the playoff opener in Philadelphia with one catch for 8 yards but followed that with eight catches for 101 yards against the Falcons and eight more catches for 130 yards in the NFC title game against the Bears. Because the Packers have five receivers with at least 40 catches, defenses can’t simply try to focus on Jennings.
Jennings is among the favorites to win Super Bowl XLV MVP at 12/1 odds. Bodog’s total for yardage on Jennings’ first catch of the game is 11.5. In the playoff opener he obviously only had that one catch for 8 yards. Against Atlanta, Jennings’ first catch went for 30 yards. Against Chicago it was for 22 yards. Bodog lists Jennings’ longest reception at 27.5 yards. His longest in the playoffs was that 30-yarder against the Falcons. In 10 of the Packers’ 16 regular-season games, Jennings’ longest reception would have gone over the total. Finally Bodog lists Jennings total catches at over/under five and total yards receiving at over/under 82.5. During the regular season, Jennings was either at five catches or under that total in nine games. He was under the yardage total in 10 games but, as mentioned, has surpassed it in Green Bay’s past two playoff games.
Whether Jennings will score a touchdown is -115 on both yes and no. He did score in nine regular-season games for Green Bay but hasn’t since Week 15.