Super Bowl XLIV is two days away, and just under half (49%) of adults who plan on watching the big game say they will be watching it intensely, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

Nearly as many adults who plan on watching the Super Bowl (44%) will mostly be socializing while the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints duke it out on national television.

More men will be glued to the screen on Sunday than women. Female game-watchers will be socializing more.

Just 17% say they will place a bet, participate in a pool or wager money on the game in some other fashion. An overwhelming majority (80%) say they won't gamble on the game.

Out of those who will gamble, 57% say their bet will be a serious one with real money. Thirty-eight percent (38%) say it will be a friendly wager for something like dinner or a drink.

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Fifty-seven percent (57%) of adults who plan to tune in the Super Bowl say the game is more interesting than the commercials, but 35% feel the opposite is true. More men are interested in the game than women. For women watching the game, the commercials are of more interest.

Sixty-one percent (61%) plan on watching the halftime show featuring rock n’ roll legends The Who. Twenty-nine percent (29%) will not watch the '60s-era rock stars, and another 11% are undecided.

When asked if The Who was a good choice for the show, adults are closely divided: 33% say yes, and 39% say no. Twenty-eight percent (28%) are not sure if The Who was a good selection.

More adults in their 40s say The Who was a good choice than any other age group.

Forty-three percent (43%) of adults who plan on watching the Super Bowl will grab a beer or other alcoholic beverage to drink while watching the game. Fifty percent (50%) say they will not drink alcohol during the game.

Thirty-seven percent (37%) feel the big game should be held on Saturday instead of Sunday. Fifty percent (50%) disagree, and 11% are undecided.

Thirty-three percent (33%) say the Super Bowl receives too much media coverage, while just seven percent (7%) say it doesn’t get enough coverage. A majority (58%) feel the game gets about the right amount of coverage from the media.

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