The last couple of weekends has been very interesting in the National Football League. The 2009 NFL season is now complete and there are no more NFL games to be played. The Super Bowl was played last Sunday between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints. All eyes turned to Miami last Sunday to watch the last 2 teams standing in the NFL playoffs. It was an exciting season and a lot of good games were played that led up to the Super Bowl in South Florida. A very old quarterback from Minnesota and the rookie quarterback from the New York Jets was just a couple of the stories that made football interesting. While some may have not seen Brett Favre as a underdog; there were a lot of people not giving the Saints a chance to beat Peyton Manning in Super Bowl 44. The football fans that like to bet on sports were picking the Colts to win in most parts of the country. I was just curious to know how many of you picked the Saints to win?

It’s been 4 years since Hurricane Katrina destroyed the city of New Orleans and even caused severe damage on the Superdome that the New Orleans Saints call home. No hurricane or NFL team for that matter was going to stop the Saints this year. Drew Brees played as well as any quarterback has ever played before. His great arm and a brilliant on-side kick to start the 3rd quarter was enough to upset the mighty Indianapolis Colts. Everyone that laid down their money on the Saints to win, probably got a nice little payout last weekend. I’m not sure exactly what the odds were, but you would have won more money with the Saints winning the Super Bowl; than you would have won, if the Colts had beaten the Saints. The Saints were the the underdogs in the Super Bowl, so the football fans that like to bet on football, can get higher returns on their bets, if they are brave enough to pick the underdog. I am very happy for the Saints team and I think everyone was glad to see the city of New Orleans get a little good news for a change.

This Sunday is Valentines Day and NASCAR starts their season. Their very first race each year is called the Daytona 500 and many consider this the Super Bowl of auto racing. So in a way, the state of Florida is hosting 2 Super Bowls in back to back Sundays. There will be a lot of sports betting for the Daytona 500 and you never know which driver will be the one to cross the finish line first. You have a 1 in 43 chance of picking the winner, so even going with a favorite like Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, or Dale Earnhardt Junior; the odds are still stacked against you. The money used to bet on the Daytona 500 will pale in comparison to the Super Bowl bets. However, this first race of the year will probably have more bets surrounding it than the next 5 NASCAR races in the 2010 season. It may sound strange to call your first race the “Super Bowl of NASCAR“, but that’s just one of the traditions in this sport. I just wish I knew the winner, so I could place a bet and win some money, like the lucky folks that took the Saints in last weekend’s football game.