As everyone knows the key to success in the Super Bowl betting or in any NFL odds matchup for that matter is key matchups. Every media outlet in the country has broken down and analyzed almost every conceivable matchup we’ll see in the Super Bowl betting in order to kill the two dead weeks between the conference championships and the Super Bowl.

But the importance of the matchup between the Colts’ defense vs the Saints offense is one NFL odds matchup that cannot be overstated. The Colts certainly have their hands full going up against the best offense in the NFL odds and the Saints, at least on paper would look to be the favored party in this contest.

Take into consideration that the Saints averaged 403 yards per game (272.2 in the air, 131.6 on the ground) and had an NFL high 510 ppg in the NFL odds regular season (31.9 ppg). In the run up to the Super Bowl betting it’s been even more lethal averaging 38 ppg in the playoffs. No team has been able to shut down this offense yet this season and that’s exactly what the Colts will have to do in the Super Bowl betting.

The Colts may have been only been the 8th best defensive team in the NFL odds regular season, but in the playoffs they have been by far the best. This unit is giving up just 10 ppg and has virtually stonewalled the running game holding the NFL’s best rushing team, the New York Jets, to just 86 yards, and as a result are in the Super Bowl betting. The Saints will put up points, there’s no doubt, but this Colts team can match the Saints quickness and should keep the team well below its 38 ppg playoff average in the Super Bowl betting.