Super Bowl Line

[Alabama Stakes]

Originally Posted by docicu3

Ahh NO they are not. The Giants certainly did not play up to their potential until late in the season but they have no glaring weakness now on either side of the ball or the kicking game and most importantly they are on a roll.

NFL championships are won by teams with momentum not the best numbers overall. It pains me to admit the Giant's are likely to win this game but only a fool would ignore how the Giant's have looked these last few weeks despite the Pats winning 10 in a row they have not beaten many solid teams.

This line will continue to fall until it's very close to a push by game time. Remember the sole objective of the line is to split the play and create a 50/50 financial interest in the game. It will be harder to sustain New England's play as we get closer to Feb. 5th.

If for one, the Pats continue to trot out WR Julian Edelman and guys from the Raider's practice squad to play DB for them the Giant's will have a field day through the air on deep balls especially to guys like Cruz who gets up like no Pats DB.

Sadly this could look more like 1986, Bears-Pats 46-10 than one of the late game Brady/Vinatieri miracles.

Maybe the best idea is to accept the likely outcome here and try to make a few bucks on the money line while on vacation in Cancun. The line at kickoff will be closer to a "pick" than -3 IMO.....

that being said....the jints needed 2 special teams blunders by the same mook, to squeak out an OT win over the terrble 49ers with Alex Smith. This is Tom Brady.....we can't cover, but you guys can't cover either, plus you're slow....real slow....Pats win. Someone will always be open. Gronk, Hernandez Branch or Welker. y'all can't cover all of them. Benny Green-Ellis will also run it down the giants gizzard most of the day.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes

that being said....the jints needed 2 special teams blunders by the same mook, to squeak out an OT win over the terrble 49ers with Alex Smith. This is Tom Brady.....we can't cover, but you guys can't cover either, plus you're slow....real slow....Pats win. Someone will always be open. Gronk, Hernandez Branch or Welker. y'all can't cover all of them. Benny Green-Ellis will also run it down the giants gizzard most of the day.

I'll give you 1 horrendous blunder, but Williams (and the special teams) deserves some credit for stripping the ball in OT. But what about the Pats? Lee Evans gets lazy in the endzone and lets the ball gets stripped from his hands. Cundiff misses a chip shot to go to OT. Let's face it although they have won like 10 in a row, they are a far cry from the 2007 Pats.

Alex Smith did turn back into Alex Smith, but what about the Niners defense? They played a tremendous second half. Despite what happened against the Saints, they are not a high powered/high scoring offensive team. Plus the Giants defense deserves some credit as well.

Is Gronk (and his bad ankle), Hernandez, Branch or Welker better than Jennings, Finley, Driver, Cobb and Jones? Maybe, maybe not, but the Giants did a pretty good job on them if you ask me (on the road). The Ellis comment doesn't even need to be addressed, because it's laughable.

My question to you is, which reciever is Edelman going to cover?

I have to admit that I like the Giants chances. They beat the Pats in Foxboro already, in a game where they played without Bradshaw and Nicks. Also the defense was not playing at the level they are playing now. They beat arguably the best offensive and defensive teams on the road the last two weeks. I'm not saying it's a lock, but I like their chances a lot.

I know Las Vegas is sharp, and I'm far from a FB expert, but I have the Giants favored by a FG by all my "metrics." I've found, historically though, that when I don't agree with a line by this much, I'M USUALLY WRONG!

Anyway, calling the final score NYG 31, NE 20.


Ocala Mike

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If we are calling scores, I will go 24-23 Pats.

[knickslions2]

Giants 31 - Pats 20

Bingo!!!


Ocala Mike