Free Picks & Predictions: Final Word On Super Bowl XLVI

From the NFL lockout, to a shortened preseason, through a roller coaster of a regular season and a semi predictable posteseason, we have finally arrived at Super Bowl XLVI. It’s the AFC Champion New England Patriots versus the NFC Champion New Giants for all the marbles – again!

Kickoff for the biggest day in sports betting is now just hours away at 6:29 PM on Sunday, February 5, 2012, from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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New England vs. New York: SB XLVI Game Day Preview

We have been studying this match-up, along with discussing it, for two weeks now. This will be our final word on Super Bowl XLVI prior to kickoff. Makes no bones about it, this was a very difficult contest to handicap. The public likes the G-Men and, just like 2008, we are not in that same camp.

On one hand we have the high flying New York Football Giants who have crushed all-comers since Week 16 of the 2011 NFL regular season. On the other hand we have the New England Patriots who are back in the big game for the fifth time in elven years.

Tom Brady is looking to join his boyhood idle Joe Montana, and Steeler great Terry Bradshaw, as the only quarterbacks with four Super Bowl wins. Eli Manning is trying to take the mantle from big brother Peyton as the best QB from Archie’s house. We’ll back the vet with a chip on his shoulder.

New England head coach Bill Belichick is trying to tie Steelers lengendary field general Chuck Noll for most Super Bowl wins with four. Giants head man Tom Coughlin is trying to beat the Patriots for the third time in as many tries. Colonel Coughlin will also get in on the “Greatest Coaches Ever” talk if he can capture his second Super Bowl title in five years. We don’t see that happening.

Super Bowl XLVI Betting Lines – Patriots vs. Giants Free Picks & Predictions

Though it has bounced around between -2.5 and -3 in favor of the Patriots, it looks like the line is going to settle in at a field goal at most online betting websites. That’s the case at TopBet.com who have the Patriots as -3 (-105) point chalk and -130 as money line favorites.

You can also back the Giants at +3 (-115) on the spread and +110 on the ML. The Total opened at 55 points on most betting boards but the number has since dropped to 53.5 (-110) at TopBet.

Back in 2008 we were all over the Patriots as double digit chalk and we were in a huge minority then as well. Our day didn’t go to well back in Super Bowl XVII and we’ve been a little gun shy on New England ever since. That said, we think that Billy Ball with have some answers for Major Tom’s offensive army and that QB Tom Brady will expose a suspect G-Men secondary.

While we aren’t big on predicting scores – big games require big balls. We like the Patriots 27-20 over the Giants. Our predicited 47 points means the Game Total will stay UNDER the number.

With three passing touchdowns, we will also take Tom Brady to earn the Super Bowl MVP honor to round out the Super Bowl XLVI big four sports betting options. Good Luck and Enjoy The Game!