5 Reasons to bet on the Patriots to win the Super Bowl
Before I make my Super Bowl pick I want to go through the exercise of looking at the teams one at a time and considering the ways that they could win the game. I’ll start with the favorites today and hit the underdogs tomorrow. The Patriots can cover because:
1. Tom Brady. The guy is the best quarterback in the league, and the biggest asset, too. He can single handedly win this game if he decides to.
2. Depth. The offense is scary. They have pass catching threats everywhere, Brady will get the time he needs, and they can run at will. On the defensive side they aren’t quite as scary, but they can still give the Giants nightmares. They are more talented in a significant majority of positions.
3. Experience. Just think about this – this is the fourth time in seven years that the Pats have been here. The roster and coaching staff has undergone changes along the way, but the core is the same, the attitude is the same, and the hunger is stronger than ever. It is not a coincidence that the Patriots have been as consistently outstanding as they have been, and they’re ongoing excellence is a compelling reason to support them.
4. 19-0. The chance to be the first team to do something that seems impossible has been motivating this team all year, and it will be a huge motivator in this game. They could decide that they really want to put an exclamation point on the victory, and that would mean a cover.
5. The public doesn’t believe it. For the first time all year, the public is firmly on the side of the other guys. The spread is seen as too big by bettors, and more than two-thirds of bets have been on the Giants. Going against the public is never a bad thing, and especially not in a game where so much of the public money isn’t backed by a lot of rational thought.
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