When these two teams met in the Super Bowl four years ago, the New York Giants stunned the New England Patriots to win the game. Both teams squared off during the regular season in 2011, with the Giants again staging a comeback to take down the Patriots, in New England, by a final score of 24-20. That didn't stop the odds makers (specifically at Bovada) from listing the Patriots as three point favorites for Super Bowl XLVI:
New York Giants +3
New England Patriots -3
Total Points Over/Under 55"We could not have asked for a better Super Bowl matchup from a betting and a fans perspective. Considering this is the rematch from the great upset of 2008 I would expect this to be the highest bet Super Bowl this century and well surpassing what was already a heavily bet 2008 Super Bowl which was a disaster for bookmakers, losing 7 figures easily. It is no secret that we are not in the best position on futures with the Giants being our biggest loss and the Patriots being the biggest winner, but with the line only set at New England -3 I am very curious to see if the public will finally back off the Giants considering they have been killing us every week for the last 2 months."
-Kevin Bradley, Bovada.lv Sportsbook Manager
Given the Patriots' better record during the regular season, I'm not the least bit surprised to see them favored here. The Giants have won five consecutive "must-win games" (two of which closed out the regular season), all of which came against some pretty tough competition. Meanwhile, the Patriots had a cakewalk against Denver and a victory over Baltimore.
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Take the over, dont sweat the finish and then go to the bank.
realmccoy - January 23, 2012
Awful tough to beat any team twice in the same year, so I’d go with the Pats like the bookies are doing. And I really don’t like the Pats
OldTimeDawg - January 23, 2012
Giants at +3 is a lock.
Brownie's Year - January 23, 2012
I agree. The sad fact is that means Eli Manning will have two Super Bowl Trophies, which is unbelievable. I think that New England has a major problem on defense. I like Giants 31- 24 over New England
champion64 - January 24, 2012
Agreed, it was total Bedlam at my house, (sorry married a Giants/Yankees/Knicks/Rangers fan..but at least she is a fan). Giants beat the Falcons, Packers, 49ers to get there, Pats Broncos and Ratbirds. They have a D and an O…it might not be close.
Red-Right-88 - January 24, 2012
My first thought was 24-17 Giants, but then I remembered that they won’t be playing outside. I don’t know what stats say, but I feel that NE is probably going to play better in a dome. Put another way, I think your 31-24 NE looks about right.
JustBob - January 24, 2012
I wonder if he’ll rub it in Peyton’s face about being the superior Manning if he wins.
Doc's Kid - January 24, 2012
I thought for sure the Giants would open as a 3pt. favorite. This line surprises me. Giants are returning something like 8 starters from their last SB team – the Pats? 4.
DaveDawg09 - January 24, 2012
On impulse, I think the exact same thing, but Vegas is in it for the money, apparently that the kind of line that will create similar action on both sides. But here’s something to remember: the only losing Super Bowl for Vegas sports books is Super Bowl XLII, Giants upsetting the Pats in ’07.
Simmsinns - January 24, 2012
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