(Editor’s note: These are the five selections for Super Bowl 48 from 12 members of the Brawl for It All staff of handicappers)
Chuck Edel (11-4, AM 720 radio): UNDER 12½ penalties; first score a TD; Seattle first half +1; Seattle +2½; OVER 47
Nick Pellegrino (10-5, EC Sports San Diego): UNDER 47; UNDER 9½ first quarter; UNDER 9½ second quarter; UNDER 13½ third; UNDER 13 fourth.
Brady Kannon (10-5, past LVH SuperContest champ): Denver -2½; UNDER 47; a made FG in first quarter; Wilson first rush OVER 5½ yards; largest lead UNDER 13½
Andy Iskoe (9-6, GamingToday): First half UNDER 23½; Lynch first rush UNDER 3½ yards; Wilson pass attempts OVER 27½; Moreno receptions OVER 2½; Denver rush yards UNDER 91½.
Bryan Leonard (8-7, Pregame.com): Seattle rushers UNDER 4; Denver receivers UNDER 8; Turbin UNDER 25½ rush/rec yards; Prater’s first kickoff a touchback; Wagner UNDER 10½ tackles.
Ken Thomson (7-8. AM 720 radio): Denver -2½; OVER 47; Wilson OVER 30½ rushing yds; Lynch OVER 13½ receiving yards; Moreno longest reception OVER 11½ yards.
Richard Saber (7-8. GamingToday): Seattle +2½; OVER 47; first score a FG; last score a FG; Denver OVER 3½ players to rush.
Marco D’Angelo (7-8, Pregame.com): Seattle +2½; Moreno OVER 2½ receptions; Manning more pass yards in second half; first penalty Seattle; no score in first 6:30 of game.
Mark Mayer (4-11, GamingToday): Denver -2½; Manning OVER 2 passing TD; Manning TD pass before INT; Tamme OVER 10½ receiving yards: a score in last 3½ minutes of game.
The Claw (4-11, syndicated writer): Denver -2½; UNDER 47; Denver first half; UNDER 23½ first half; Wilson more INT’s than Giroud goals.
Tony Nevill (3-7, TI race and sports mgr): Seattle +2½; Seattle win first half: Seattle win first quarter; first half UNDER 23½; UNDER 47.
Mark Mayer has over 35 years covering sports events and is the sports editor at GT. Reach him at [email protected].