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LAS VEGAS -- If the Baltimore Ravens are to become Super Bowl champions, theyll have to beat the odds again to do it. Bookmakers in this gambling city mostly have the San Francisco 49ers 4.5-point favourites over the Ravens in the Super Bowl, amid expectations this could be the heaviest bet title game ever. "Its a monster matchup, brother versus brother," William Hill oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro said. "I believe it will top last years Super Bowl handle and could go higher." Some sports books didnt even wait until the clock ran out in the Ravens win over the New England Patriots to set the line. At the LVH sports book, a line favouring the 49ers by 4.5 points was put up just before the 2-minute warning, and bettors didnt waste any time to get money down on the game. "Weve got money coming in as we speak, it looks like it will be good on both sides," said LVH book director Jay Kornegay. "These teams mirror each other, but the 49ers are a bit more sexy now than the Ravens." At William Hill, which operates 75 betting parlours in Nevada, oddsmakers opened the game with the 49ers a 5-point favourite, as did some other books. But it was quickly bet down to 4.5 points, a line that seemed to be holding in the early betting. "We had what I consider a large bet come in at 5 points and moved down from there," said Vaccaro, who said he believes the line will hold between 4 and 4 1/2 points until close to the day of the game. Baltimore already is the first underdog of more than a touchdown to win both the division and championship playoff rounds. The Ravens were 7.5-point underdogs to the Patriots before beating them 28-13 to win the AFC title game. "The Ravens are the hot team now but theyre not getting a lot of support from the public," Kornegay said. "These are very similar teams, both can run the ball well, play smash mouth football and have two quarterbacks playing very good football." Last years game between the New York Giants and the Patriots drew $93.9 million in wagers in Nevada, just under the record $94.5 million bet in 2006 when the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-10. Those who follow the betting industry closely say hundreds of millions of dollars -- possibly even billions -- will be bet on the game by the time the offshore sports books and illegal bookmakers take in their share. Like the LVH, some books in Las Vegas opened the game at 4.5 points, while others put their number up at 5. Most of the major Las Vegas sports books were at 4.5 points, with a few listing the 49ers at 4 points Sunday night. The over/under, where bettors can wager on whether the two teams will combine for more or less points than the posted number, was at 49 points at most books. Point spreads fluctuate on games, especially the most heavily bet ones, according to how much oddsmakers take on each team. A big bet on one team can sometimes send a line moving a half point one way or another, though most movement normally takes place in the days just before the game. Nevada oddsmakers also post hundreds of proposition bets on the game, everything from who will win the coin flip to which quarterback will have more passing yards. Those bets arent expected to be posted fully until later in the week. Vaccaro said the proximity of the 49ers to Nevada should boost betting on the game. Casinos have lost once only once on the Super Bowl the last 10 years, in 2008 when bettors gambled $92 million and casinos lost $2.57 million as the Giants beat New England, 17-14. Cheap Jerseys No Fees . The Winnipeg Jets forward has signed an agreement with Dinamo Minsk during the NHL lockout and will depart for Belarus on Saturday, according to agent Craig Oster of Newport Sports. Cheap Jerseys Online . 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To be here now, in front of 10,000 people as world champion -- theres no better feeling," Abraham said after his first defence of the title he won on points from Robert Stieglitz in Berlin in August. "We have only one recipe -- to win. But I have to say that he never gave up. He kept going to the end, and he punched hard. 2012 was a great year. I became world champion. Im very happy." Abraham (35-3, 28 KO), an Armenia-born German, had been in such control that he received a telling off from his coach after the fourth round for his gung-ho approach.dddddddddddd "Its not necessary," Ulli Wegner told the 32-year-old, who continued where he left off in the next rounds. Nelson stopped the fight briefly in the seventh so the doctor could examine the cut beside Bouadlas right eye. The 30-year-old challenger (26-5, 11 KO) was allowed to continue, but offered nothing against Abrahams bombardment and Nelson eventually did the humane thing. "He boxed very well. He deservedly held onto his title," Bouadla said. "He boxed like a champion. Im a competitive boxer, I tried everything, so theres nothing to be ashamed of. It was fair enough that the referee stopped the fight. (Abraham) boxed with a lot of power, with a lot of pressure. I thought I could catch him on a counter, but he was very good." ' ' '