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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.The more people pick the Giants, the happier I am.BTW, both Phil Simms and Warren Sapp on Inside the NFL picks the Giants and all the Sunday Countdown guys pick the Giants.
New York, 20-7. The Patriots are terrible losers which means the Giants, who are great winners, have to work harder than usual, and they will.
I noticed that too. If Vegas was strictly trying to get a balance between the two teams the line would have dropped more by now until it got close to 50-50. If they did that though the sharps would swoop in and jump on the Pats as a pick or plus one. I don't doubt they'll still do that; they'll just be patient and wait till the last moment in hopes of getting the best line possible from one casino that flinches.
Another thing to keep in mind: I read somewhere that Vegas has only lost money on the Super Bowl twice in the last 21 years. I like the odds of the team that is only getting 35% of the action based on that history.
One last thing to consider: who knows more about this game: the professional handicappers, or the so-called experts at BSPN, NFLN, and the New York newspapers?
...and it's because of this fact that you should be supremely confident. If we've learned nothing the past 10 years it is the fact that the Patriots play their best in this role. When they are "disrespected" (even if they are not truly disrespected). They just seem to play better with a chip on their collective shoulder.