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The NFL preseason is upon us and while yes it's true, the games don't count in the standings, they do impact upon a team's final roster. Certainly, that's important info for future wagering, and it's also vital in the short term. A club with many lineup decisions to make is likely to take a much different approach to the preseason than a team with relatively few choices to consider.

Thanks to a ruling by the United States Supreme Court, it would appear that sports betting is now open to any of the country's 50 states. America's highest court reversed a law that prohibited legalized sports betting in any state other than Nevada. But despite urging from the NFL, MBA, MLB and NBA to uphold the law, the court opted to change the betting landscape in America forever.

Before you go racing off to the sportsbook to place your bets on the Philadelphia Eagles winning Super Bowl LIII, repeat after me: Super Bowl champions no longer repeat the process. It's happened once since 2000, when the New England Patriots captured Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX. But faced with the opportunity to do so against the Eagles in Super Bowl LII, the defending champion Patriots dropped the ball.

A win in Super Bowl LII, and the New England Patriots will join the Pittsburgh Steelers with a share of the record for most Super Bowls won. Each franchise would have six victories. A win in Super Bowl LII and the Philadelphia Eagles would remove themselves from the list of teams that are winless in multiple Super Bowl appearances, a group that also includes Buffalo, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Atlanta and Carolina.

What do Joel Embiid, DeMar DeRozan and Russell Westbrook have to do with Super Bowl LII? Well, nothing you'd think, unless some of those athletes from other sports are fans of the New England Patriots or Philadelphia Eagles and therefore hold a vested interest in the outcome. But you'd be wrong. Thanks to Bovada's Super Bowl cross-sport wagers, you can play all of them in a Super Bowl bet.

Super Bowl Sunday is often referred to as Sports Betting Christmas, because it is the largest single wagering day of the year in North American sports. And you can bet on everything surrounding the game. Who will win the coin flip? How long with the National Anthem last? What color will Pink's hair be when she sings it? Welcome to the wild world of Super Bowl exotic prop bets.

You've made your bets on the outcome of Super Bowl LII. You chosen your moneyline, point spread and over/under picks between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. Now the real fun begins, because that's what Super Bowl game props are all about. Which quarterback will pass for the most TDs? How will the first score of the game be made? Who will make it? Have at it and enjoy.

Beyond the straight up determination and point spread wagering on who will win Super Bowl LII between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles, there's also over/under or total wagering available, clearly the toughest of the three wagers to call. Straight up, favorites are 35-16 in Super Bowls, and 28-19-2 against the spread. But the over/under is almost a perfect split, going 26-24-1.

Sports history hasn't been kind to Philadelphia, but then again, Philadelphia sports fans aren't known for their kindness, either. Don't forget, this is the town that booed Santa Claus. It's the place where the wife of Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Norm Barnes was booed during a charity fashion show. And Donovan McNabb, the previous quarterback to lead the Eagles to the Super Bowl, was booed on draft day.