Sports books in Nevada made Green Bay a slight favorite in the Super Bowl over Pittsburgh on Sunday night, based on the Packers’ popularity among bettors during the past few weeks. The Glantz-Culver line made the Packers an early 2˝-point favorite and put the total score at 45˝ points for the Feb. 6 game in Arlington, Texas.
Jay Kornegay, executive director of the race and sports book at the Las Vegas Hilton, says his book made the Packers a 2-point favorite and quickly moved the line to 2˝ points as bettors gambled on Green Bay.
The Super Bowl is the most popular betting game of the year for Nevada casinos, which won almost $6.9 million on last year’s game as bettors wagered $82.7 million. That was up slightly from 2009, and Kornegay says he expects wagers to be up again this year because Green Bay and Pittsburgh have strong followings.
