Super Bowl betting players figure Bill Belichick would rather be in Dallas preparing for the Super Bowl, but instead the New England coach will be leading the AFC for the third time in the Pro Bowl, which comes back to Hawaii in its new spot before the Super Bowl.

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Belichick won’t have his guy, Tom Brady, but he’ll be reunited with Matt Cassel, who will likely be behind Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers. The AFC is also deep at running back with Arian Foster, Chris Johnson and Jamaal Charles. Defensively, Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs will represent Baltimore, while Darrelle Revis and Nmandi Asomugha will get a chance to show they’re the best corners in the league.

Atlanta’s Mike Smith will make his Pro Bowl coaching debut, and he’ll have nine of his Falcons on the team, including Matt Ryan, but it is Michael Vick who will start at quarterback for the NFC. The offense may have to step up because there are a lot of injuries on the defensive side of the ball, including Ndamokung Suh, Patrick Willis, Asante Samuel and the Chicago duo of Lance Briggs and Brian Urlacher.

The NFC opened as 1.5-point Pro Bowl betting favorites, but the game is down to a pick’em. The AFC has won six of the last 11 Pro Bowls, and there has been an average of almost 74 points scored in a game that will get competitive in the second half. We’re putting our money with the AFC as Belichick has been here before and he knows how to split up the reps, while this will be new for Smith. Put the AFC in your sports online betting picks this weekend.