AFC Edge in Pro Bowl Betting

As you consider Pro Bowl odds this season you may want to look back at past Pro Bowls to get an idea of what might happen in this year’s game.

Pro Bowl betting usually has a small pointspread with the total on the game in the mid 60’s.  Bettors that look at Pro Bowl odds oftentimes will look to bet the total since they may not have an opinion on the side.  The last four Pro Bowls have seen two overs and two unders in Pro Bowl odds.  Last year’s game saw the AFC win 31-28 but the game stayed under the total of 65 in Pro Bowl odds.  The previous year the game went under in Pro Bowl betting odds as the NFC won 23-17.  The rest of the games this decade in Pro Bowl betting have been very high scoring and all have gone over the Pro Bowl betting total. 

In 2000 the NFC outscored the AFC and won 51-31 as Randy Moss won the MVP as a member of the Minnesota Vikings.  The 2001 Pro Bowl was another high scoring game in Pro Bowl betting as the AFC routed the NFC 38-17.  Rich Gannon was the MVP of that game.  The Raider’s quarterback was also the MVP the following year as a total of 68 points were scored in Pro Bowl betting as the AFC won 38-30.  The AFC made it three straight in 2003 and the game again went over in Pro Bowl betting as 65 points were scored in the AFC’s 45-20 win.  The Pro Bowl betting total was even higher the following year as in 2004 the NFC outscored the AFC 55-52 in the highest scoring Pro Bowl.  Marc Bulger of the Rams was the MVP in that game.  The 2005 Pro Bowl went to the AFC as Peyton Manning led the squad to a 38-27 victory. The 2006 game went to the NFC in Pro Bowl betting by a score of 23-17 and a defensive player as the MVP.  Derrick Brooks of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the award.  Pro Bowl betting in 2007 was exciting as Carson Palmer of the Bengals led the AFC to a 31-28 win.