For a single guy, having a girlfriend is good. Watching the Super Bowl is good. But watching the Super Bowl with your girlfriend? Not always so good. So, fella, it’s time to hand off this copy of The Rumble to your girl if you know what’s good for you.

OK, ladies, listen to Whitney Casey (left), Match.com’s new relationship expert, newspaper relationship columnist and author of Amazon.com’s No. 1 dating book, “The Man Plan: Drive Men Wild – Not Away.” She offers up the perfect xoxo game plan for women on Super Bowl Sunday on how to watch the Super Bowl with your man without getting punted.

‘Just the facts ma’am’

Don’t be a know-it-all. Let him impress you with his mastery of minutia.

Tip: Stick to a few basic facts: The teams playing are the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The marquee players are Larry Fitzgerald and Kurt Warner from the Cardinals and QB Ben Roethlisberger from the Steelers. Game flow is four 15-minute quarters, and the team that wins is awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

Let him know it’s,

‘Go Team Go’

His money could be riding on this game. Rooting for your man’s opponents will sideline you and is just plain obnoxious. Don’t you want to be with the fiscal winner of the Super Bowl betting pool?

Tip: Know who your man is gunning for, which team he has money on and what the point spread is (the Cardinals are seven-point underdogs, meaning they start the game with seven free points).

Halftime isn’t your time

This could be his time to place more bets on the game (there are endless options available to him) or in this year’s case, sit in awe of his idol, hero, true MVP and every man’s All-American – Bruce Springsteen (who will be performing at halftime).

Tip: Fill the chip bowl, get him his phone for bets and don’t talk too much. Enjoy the moment, too.

Nourishment needed

Gridiron gourmet is a waste of time and effort. Fancy foods cause fumbles. Fruits, veggies, nuts and berries aren’t game.

Tip: Provide anything that is fried and can be dipped or dunked in sauce. Make sure there is plenty of beer.

Fashion flag on the play

Men can paint their chests and faces or wear their team jerseys with matching hats but don’t you go there.

Tip: Use the term, “KISS,” when it comes to fashion. Keep It Simple Sistah! Don a cute T and hat. A Super Bowl party isn’t time to bust out your belt-bling, matching earrings and pigskin handbags.

Don’t hate the playah or the game

He may be grumpy or irritable if his team starts losing. Respect this. Give him some space and recovery time. He is emotionally involved. He can be both exhilarated and exhausted in the same quarter.

Tip: If his team looks like it is losing, this is not time to call someone, ask questions about why his team is losing or how much money he is losing.

No fakes

Men may not know you are faking it elsewhere (wink, wink), but you will get a real grouch on the couch if you try to feign interest when you really would rather be elsewhere.

Tip: Let men have their cave time with other cavemen. Ask him when kickoff is and kick off your shoes and go get a pedicure. Nobody likes a fake.

Whitney interviewed 250 men and 100 experts for the book to give women the inside scoop on what they may be doing wrong with men and how to fix it. Check out Match.com for more tips.

Tuck Super in 3-D

The Giants did not earn a return trip to the Super Bowl, but one of their star players remains on the big stage. The Rumble hears All-Pro defensive end Justin Tuck will be featured in a new SoBe Lifewater spot that will debut during Super Bowl XLIII. Tuck will trade in his shoulder pads for a skintight white leotard to dance alongside the popular SoBe Lizards and fellow NFLers Ray Lewis of the Ravens and Matt Light of the Patriots.

Directed by brand guru Peter Arnell, the 3-D ad is set to hit the airwaves immediately after the second quarter. If Tuck can dance like he can rush the quarterback, it could vie for the top honors from viewers.

Baseball writers remember

Jimmy Plummer is gone but certainly not forgotten. His friends in the sports world will remember the long-time Mets employee during tonight’s Baseball Writers Association Dinner at the Hilton.

His picture will appear in a film produced by MLB Properties honoring baseball people who passed away in 2008, including the Yankees Bobby Murcer and long-time sportswriter Red Foley. And there will be a full-page ad in the program taken out by Jimmy’s buddies that reads: “Jimmy Plummer, A Met forever, Always in our hearts.” Signed, Your friends.

Fans attending the dinner and buying a Scorebook will have a chance to win an authentic pair of Shea Stadium seats. The seats in all colors, picnic-area benches, and autographed seat backs are on sale exclusively at Mets.com/Shea. All Mets proceeds will be donated to the Mets Foundation. Tickets still are available by calling (212) 586-7000.

Hail to the Chief

Bob Wolff is known for doing play-by-play for major sporting events over the years, but he also has a political history, of sorts. He was the lead parade commentator for the first televised presidential inauguration – Harry Truman, 1949. . . . The Devils will take their turn to honor broadcaster Mike Emrick, the 2008 recent recipient of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, at Friday night’s game at the Prudential Center. Emrick is in his 19th season doing Devils games, in addition to his work on national telecasts. . . . Before heading to Montreal for his first NHL All-Star game today, goaltender Henrik Lundqvist sat front row behind the basket – his usual vantage point from the Rangers net – to root on the Knicks against the Suns. So did Scott Gomez and Nigel Dawes.