It was probably the sloppiest Super Bowl in recent memory—both in terms of both weather and play—but that is of little significance to Peyton Manning, the Indianapolis Colts and people who like playing the chalk.

Sportsbooks had the line set anywhere from 6½ to a TD and although the Bears had a chance to at the very least cover, they also turned the ball over five times which was a deciding factor in the Colts’ 29-17 victory and more importantly for Indy supporters, a payday.

Over bettors got jacked as the combined score of 46 barely went under the total of 48, but you normally don’t get total breaking scores when it is raining so hard parts of CBS’ television cameras start getting blurry because of rain drops on the lens.

Prop Shop Is Closed

If you bet on the Bears and lost, you could’ve recouped your losses if you wagered on the numerous other proposition bets that were available.

A couple of prop bets paid off before first ball was snapped. Billy Joel sang the Star Spangled Banner in under a minute forty—at least by my count—fulfilling the under part of the over/under national anthem prop.

The Bears won the coin toss and Devin Hester returned the opening kickoff 92 yards for a TD. Which paid out at anywhere from +160 to +1000 depending on where you placed the bet.

Hester’s opening TD also paid off for a prop bet from Bet365 that had the jersey number for the player scoring the first major between 0-44½ (-110). Hester wears No. 23.

Although the Colts ended up clutching Lombardi, the Bears seemed to have the edge early on. Hester’s opening kickoff return TD coupled with a Peyton Manning pick on Indy’s first possession had many thinking that the Colts would never win the big one.

In fact, Chicago was the first team to put 10 points on the board first, which was another one of the props offered by Bet365 (+140).

Adam Vinatieri, who is normally clutch, had his perfect postseason field goal record snapped, but he still managed to make three out of four attempts. The Pinnacle prop for a game winning Vinatieri field goal didn’t come to fruition as the Colts got a late pick from Kelvin Hayden that led to a TD, salting the game for Indianapolis.

North of Miami, Florida in Cleveland, Ohio, LeBron James dropped 21 points against the Detroit Pistons. That was significant to bettors because Sportsbook was offering a prop bet that James would put up more points than the Indy offense. The line was a ½-point and the Colts’ 29 more than covered the spread for that bet.

Most Valuable Man-ning

In the end it was all about Peyton Manning. The underachiever, next Dan Marino labels were torn off as No. 18 finally won the big one after years of coming close.

Peyton’s 25 completions on 38 attempts for 247 yards coupled with his 53-yard TD pass to Reggie Wayne helped the Colts win their first Super Bowl since their move from Baltimore.

The performance helped Manning earn the MVP and helped pay out some prop bets as well.

Peyton’s completion percentage of 66 and his 247 pass yards enabled bettors who wagered on the over/under bets at Bodog for passing yards and completion percentage to pocket some extra money.

The icing on the cake for the much maligned QB was the MVP award, which he was the odds on favorite to win, making Peyton Manning a money quarterback in every sense of the word.