Super Bowl MVP odds are out for Sunday’s big game between Indianapolis and New Orleans, and even though the focus will be on Colts’ quarterback Peyton Manning and his Saints’ counterpart Drew Brees, each team has to have a secondary player step up if they want to win. Here’s the best choices for each team.

Austin Collie, Indianapolis (+1800)

Collie, from Hamilton, Ontario, was a fourth-round pick out of BYU last year, and he was worked into the offense, ending the regular season with 60 catches for 676 yards and seven touchdowns. However, his coming-out party came in the AFC championship game, catching seven passes for 123 yards and a touchdown as the Jets tried to take away Dallas Clark, the Colts’ slot receiver/tight end. Collie could still fly under the radar on Sunday.

Darren Sharper, New Orleans (+2500)

The Saints’ defense will have a big problem trying to stop Manning and the Colts, but Sharper will have a hand in trying. Sharper came to New Orleans this year and was tied for the league lead in picks, returning three for touchdowns. Then in the playoffs, he recovered a fumble in the Saints’ rout of Arizona, and he was in Brett Favre’s face all day against Minnesota in the NFC championship game, along with a team-high 11 tackles. Sharper will have the same role against Manning that he did against Favre. He has to play his free-safety position to help the New Orleans cornerbacks on the Colts’ receivers, but he’ll also have to blitz because the Saints know they can’t let Manning just sit back there and pick them apart.

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