Superbowl 2008 – New York Giants vs. New England Patriots
The New England Patriots will try and become only the second team in NFL history to finish a season unbeaten as they face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday.
The Patriots would join the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only team to finish a season without a loss although the Patriots would finish 19-0 while the Dolphins went 17-0. SBG Global reports that early NFL betting has the public taking Giants on the Road.
New England is trying to win their fourth Super Bowl title in four years and be labeled as the best team in NFL history. Head coach Bill Belichick doesn’t want to hear any of that talk before the game though. “I think there’s always a time to reflect back on the season; this isn’t it,” he said, “Right now the time is to focus on the Giants and prepare for this game, so that’s what we’re doing. Later on after the season or whenever, some other point in history, looking back is fine, but we’re not anywhere close to that right now.”
SuperBowl Current Lines
The Giants and Patriots played in the final week of the regular season with New England winning 38-35. The Giants actually led 28-16 in that game before the Patriots roared back to win. The Patriots are led by two-time Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady who threw an NFL record 50 touchdown passes this season in leading the best offense in NFL history. “Being 18-0 I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished thus far and I think we have talked as a team that for the rest of our lives we’ll all remember this week, win or lose,” Brady said. “We are all going to do our best to hopefully make that one of the weeks that we remember for all of the great reasons and not a week we would like to forget.” On the other side of the field it is Eli Manning who has been great in the playoffs after having a mediocre regular season. Manning actually threw 20 interceptions this season, tied for most in the NFL.
Hoot rip New York set an NFL single-season record with 10 straight road victories including their three playoff games. The key to the Super Bowl may be how much pressure New York gets on Brady. Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora lead a Giants defense that led the league in sacks with 53. New York only sacked Brady once in their 38-35 loss.
Here are the NFL betting stats
for Sunday’s game. The Giants are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 playoff games as an underdog. The Giants are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games on grass. The Giants are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
The Patriots are 13-6 ATS vs. a team with a winning record. The Patriots are 40-19-3 ATS in their last 62 games on grass. The Patriots are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite.
The Under is 4-1 in the Giants last 5 playoff games. The Under is 5-2 in the Giants last 7 games on grass. The Over is 4-0 in the Patriots last 4 games on grass. The Under is 4-1-1 in the Patriots last 6 games as a favorite. The Under is 9-3-1 in the Patriots last 13 playoff games as a favorite.
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