Stone cold lock of the Super Bowl

[cliftonparksufan]

is the fact that the Giants are still 2.5 point underdogs. I've been watching all these shows all week and everyone is on the Giants bandwagon. I wouldn't expect the Giants to be favored, but I can't believe the Giants are still getting points. Take the 2.5 points and bet with your head, but bet over your head. This is taking money from babies.

Over/under 55 points. Is anyone else besides me and Eli salivating about the Giants playing this Super Bowl inside on this fast surface. The highest scoring Super Bowl of all time was the Niners vs Chargers which was 49-26. That's a lot of points, but there is no reason to think that this years offenses are any less explosive than those two. There could literally be close to 55 points at halftime.

 

[Marsh01]

is the fact that the Giants are still 2.5 point underdogs. I've been watching all these shows all week and everyone is on the Giants bandwagon. I wouldn't expect the Giants to be favored, but I can't believe the Giants are still getting points. Take the 2.5 points and bet with your head, but bet over your head. This is taking money from babies.

Over/under 55 points. Is anyone else besides me and Eli salivating about the Giants playing this Super Bowl inside on this fast surface. The highest scoring Super Bowl of all time was the Niners vs Chargers which was 49-26. That's a lot of points, but there is no reason to think that this years offenses are any less explosive than those two. There could literally be close to 55 points at halftime.

I've analyzed this game 7 ways to Sunday and pretty much agree with a lot of what you said. I do think that the running games of both teams will have an effect on the outcome. All everyone is talking about is the passing attacks of both teams. I think both teams (and especially the Pats) will try to run more than we all think. If Gronk is limited BJGE will have to pick up the slack and that O-lne as well.

I think Bradshaw and Jacobs will have a big game combined. Jacobs knows this probably is his last game in a Giant uniform and if he runs hard (as opposed to this tiptoe bullsh1t) he can eat up yards. I do think both teams will use them more out of the backfield as well, especially Woodhead for NE.

Should be a great game. I havent slept in weeks thinking about it and will be a train wreck come Sunday.

 

[IthacaMatt]

is the fact that the Giants are still 2.5 point underdogs. I've been watching all these shows all week and everyone is on the Giants bandwagon. I wouldn't expect the Giants to be favored, but I can't believe the Giants are still getting points. Take the 2.5 points and bet with your head, but bet over your head. This is taking money from babies.

Over/under 55 points. Is anyone else besides me and Eli salivating about the Giants playing this Super Bowl inside on this fast surface. The highest scoring Super Bowl of all time was the Niners vs Chargers which was 49-26. That's a lot of points, but there is no reason to think that this years offenses are any less explosive than those two. There could literally be close to 55 points at halftime.

Well, seeing as how they only scored 44 points last time they played, and only 17-14 when they met in the Super Bowl 4 years ago, I'm not so confident of the over.

As for the outright win, Wall St. "quants" who have correctly predicted the last 8 Super Bowls based on how a team has done for those who have bet on it during the season (biggest returns) say that all the momentum betters are wrong, and that the Pats should win outright and cover.

Personally, I think the G-Men's defense is going great right now, and New England's not so much, but to call it a lock is following your heart and not your head. These Giants lost 7 times this year.

 

[IthacaMatt]

I've analyzed this game 7 ways to Sunday and pretty much agree with a lot of what you said. I do think that the running games of both teams will have an effect on the outcome. All everyone is talking about is the passing attacks of both teams. I think both teams (and especially the Pats) will try to run more than we all think. If Gronk is limited BJGE will have to pick up the slack and that O-lne as well.

I think Bradshaw and Jacobs will have a big game combined. Jacobs knows this probably is his last game in a Giant uniform and if he runs hard (as opposed to this tiptoe bullsh1t) he can eat up yards. I do think both teams will use them more out of the backfield as well, especially Woodhead for NE.

Should be a great game. I havent slept in weeks thinking about it and will be a train wreck come Sunday.

Gronk's injury is the biggest factor in this game. If he is less than 100%, I expect the Giants to win, barring a bunch of turnovers.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Personally, I think the G-Men's defense is going great right now, and New England's not so much, but to call it a lock is following your heart and not your head. These Giants lost 7 times this year.

Basically every "expert" on TV this week has picked the Giants and they know a lot more about football than you, me and all the Wall Streeters out there. But as I mentioned in my post, the Pats are 2.5 pt favorites per Vegas. That's the part that I don't understand. Vegas is saying the Pats are the favorite, all the experts are saying the Giants are going to win. Gotta go with the Giants.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Well, seeing as how they only scored 44 points last time they played, and only 17-14 when they met in the Super Bowl 4 years ago, I'm not so confident of the over.

This is not the same Giants team from four months ago let alone four years ago. Really like the chances of over 55 points with Eli and his crew and Brady and his crew.

 

[donniesyracuse]

I was surprised that the Giants were not favored. I think they will win, but I would normally trust Vegas much more than the talking heads.

 

[IthacaMatt]

This is not the same Giants team from four months ago let alone four years ago. Really like the chances of over 55 points with Eli and his crew and Brady and his crew.

Told ya. Not even close. You were 17 points away from a push.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Told ya. Not even close. You were 17 points away from a push.

Good call. You had two high powered offenses that going into the game had scored a lot of points. But both coaches on defense decided to play very conservatively and have their safeties play back to eliminate any big plays. And both coaches on offense decided to play very conservatively and not throw the ball down field at all to eliminate any turnovers. All they wanted to do was to eat up the clock and not want the other offense back on the field. Eli throws 10 straight completions. Brady throws 16 straight completions. Mix in a few runs here and there and it was like the fastest first half in the history of football.

There were a lot of yards in the game, just not a lot of scoring opportunities. I thought 55 was a good number and usually Vegas isn't that far off.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Your tone makes it sound like you're so surprised by this, but it wasn't Drew Brees and New Orleans playing Peyton Manning's Colts. Brady hasn't been a great QB since the NE defense got old a few years ago. He's a .500 player in the playoffs these last few years.

And 2nd, defenses always win Super Bowls. Go back and look at the scores. There's seldom a really high scoring shootout. If one team hits close to 40 points, it's usually a rout.

 

[Marsh01]

This was also a VERY fast game. Maybe its just because as a Giant fan I was really into it and the game flew by but there was a lot of move the chains drives which ate up a lot of clock.