Super Bowl News Roundup: Alec Baldwin, TV ads

Alec Baldwin to host NFL Honors at Murat Theater

The NFL and Associated Press plan to present the Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year and the rest of the league's annual awards during a prime-time broadcast from the Murat Theater on Feb. 4, the evening before the Super Bowl. The event will be hosted by the actor Alec Baldwin and include a performance by Lenny Kravitz and appearances by Hall of Fame players including Jerry Rice, Deion Sanders and Steve Young. NFL Honors will be broadcast live on NBC.

NBC sells out its ads for Super Bowl 2012

All of the planned television ads during Super Bowl 2012 are spoken for, at an average of $3.5 million for a 30-second spot. NBC still is accepting ads for its pregame show and is working from a waiting list for game-time spots. A senior vice president at the network told the AP that the biggest change this year is advertisers are buying longer spots to showcase their creativity.

Packers, Patriots, 49ers, Saints are favorites in Indy2012.com poll

The Green Bay Packers continue to lead the way as Super Bowl favorites in the Indy2012.com poll, with 40 percent of the votes, followed by the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots with 8 percent each. The New Orleans Saints have received just 5 percent of the votes in the poll in the right column. It's not too late to vote!

Oddsmakers Call 2012 Super Bowl Matchup: Green Bay Packers v. New England Patriots

At the half-way mark for the NFL season, oddsmakers say the most likely pairing for Super Bowl 2012 in Indianapolis is the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots. (That's exactly the matchup they were predicting as the season began.)

A Super Bowl between such high-profile teams with enthusiastic fan bases likely to travel would be a boon to Indianapolis, drawing even more visitors to the city in early February.

The Packers are the favorites (4/1) to win the big game, followed closely by the Patriots (7/1), according to BetVega.com. Next in line are the Pittsburgh Steelers (10/1), Philadelphia Eagles (13/1), New Orleans Saints (13/1), Baltimore Ravens (13/1) and the San Francisco 49ers (16/1). The longest of the long shots are the winless Indianapolis Colts and Miami Dolphins (Both 1000/1).