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New England Patriots vs New York Giants

the Patriots have opened 14 point favourites on the Vegas spreads, one of the biggest expected margins in Superbowl betting markets

The reasons are clear. The Patriots are 18-0 and one of the best ever teams. All time great QB, WR and fantastic offensive and defensive lines. Coached by a ruthless and talented team

However the Giants will beat the spread, if not win the game (I don't expect them to win, but I expect it to be closer than the market suggests)

The Giants have now won successive games IN Tampa, Dallas and Green Bay, a rare acheivement to do that and unprecedented to beat the Packers away in the play-offs

They have a pass rush..Strahan, Tuck and Omeniyora that can pressure Brady. Stop Brady having time and as SD showed, he's human. Eli  Manning the QB is.against my expectations, maturing rapidly in these play offs. And in Brandon Jacobs the Giants have a horse of a running back

I always like going against these huge spreads. I think its correct this time too

Back the Giants with a 14 point start

FYP

Actually its the giants who have the first Scottish Born player and Celtic Fan in NFL history, Lawrence Tynes - the guy who when I went to my bed at 3am I was convinced had blown NYG chance of a place at the superbowl.


I like the Giants - but I am no expert. One thing I noticed last night, and it may have had to do with the extreme weather, but a lot of the QB throws from manning did not find their target - although the guy smith did redeem himself with some big 3rd down catches in the 4th quarter.

If their passing is so wayward in the next game, the Patriots will destroy them.

two things

a) the weather

b) the packers corners backs are two of the best around, and press recievers a lot

The Ginats are the value to beat the spread in a fortnight

OOPS  ;ashamed; So it is.  ;marks;

Thought the Giants defence was pretty amazing last night, especially in the 2nd half. If they can play like that against the "evil empire" then the current spread looks way to big....

Was Scott Mccready a Scots lad, I think he was the first Brit to have won a Superbowl ring when he played for the Pats about 5 years ago?

Bit of a newbie to this sort of betting, what happens if they lose by 14, (i.e draw after spread) bet loses??

Bet loses

and did you watch their last game?..he needed 3 chances to finally get them the win..His Scottish blood almost caused him to bugger it up.

In a high wind he missed his first kick from 43 yards, then the snap was bolloxed up, then he hits one of his longest kicks ever (47 yards, his best being 48) when the real pressure was on. Bit unfair slagging the misses.

http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=3474959


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Normally fully justified when I do it...

I know relatively nothing about AF, but have a mate from Uni who played for Shropshire Revolution, he can't wait for the final...

I reckon an Englishman would have pissed it ;)

;nanana;

think it looks a bit too much like a penalty kick for an Englishman to have any success with it....

Then there'd be no problem for him to hit it over the bar.

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and look!!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/dr_z/01/22/superbowlxlii/index.html

Over the bar is a piece of piss, ask Mr Beckham and Mr Wilkinson

I was in Vegas for both the conference and divisional games   all games had the most amazing atmosphere no matter where you were on the strip. Im home now and i dont go back over stateside till the week after the superbowl. Im gutted that im not over there to watch it. August is a long way away for the new season

ive just checked the sky planner,i see the superbowl is live on BBC 2 this year,didnt think i would ever see that,i will start off watching on bbc 2 myself if they leave the americans to do the commentary and the analysis,

It'll probably be Claire Balding ;)

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your probably right, just as long as they dont have Jim McGRATH doing the commentary

lol..I'd actually watch it if he did.

"The Giants wearing the colours made famous by Ginger McCain who of course won the National with Amberleigh House and the great Red Rum"

well as long as its not Grahan Goode he would still have trouble picking out which side a player is on

hehehe

Brady's foot doesnt seem to be getting better, the Giants on the cap looks even better now tho Plaxico Burress telling the New England fans that they have better wr's than the Pats looks like a schoolboy error to me in terms of giving the opposition extra motivation.

Ship ship ship!!


p.s The Giants pass rush was sensational

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