New York Giants at New England Patriots Super Bowl XLVI Betting Odds & Preview – 05.02.12

Can the Giants defence quell the Patriots formidable forward force?

Jacobs (NY) - Bigby, Poppinga (Packers)
Jacobs (NY) - Bigby, Poppinga (Packers) © GEPA pictures

New York Giants at New England Patriots Super Bowl XLVI betting is on the cards for Sunday’s NFL season finale. It has been a fantastic roller coaster ride this season in the championship, with favourites falling and strong offences crumbling to defences come the post season. The New England Patriots are the favourites to take the title, because they are the ones with the fantastic, powerhouse offence. The Patriots topped the AFC East during the regular season, taking the conference title a swell. That meant their first post season match came against the Denver Broncos, which the Patriots powered their way through 45-10, setting up a conference final clash against the strong Baltimore Ravens for a place in the Super Bowl. That was, as expected a tough battle, and a close one. New England had to pull out a score in the final quarter to take the match after the Ravens had pulled ahead in the third quarter. They did just that, when quarterback Tom Brady jumped the Ravens defence for the score, but the Ravens had a chance to level the scores with just ten seconds on the clock, but they missed a field goal attempt from just over thirty yards. The focus will all be on quarterback Tom Brady now to guide them home, their fourth crack at the Super Bowl since Brady has been running the show for them. The Patriots have a formidable offence and that is what will make them favourites to go on and take the showcase in Indianapolis on Sunday. But the Patriots have a pretty decent defence behind them too, but it was the chipping away at the superb Ravens defence which showcase the power that the Patriots have going forward. The Patriots finished second only to the New Orleans Saints in the regular season for total offence, and it is their passing game which is really explosive. The Patriots really outgun Super Bowl XLVI opponents, the New York Giants in the offensive stats, but that doesn’t mean it is going to be all plain sailing.

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The New York Giants, one of the most unpredictable teams in the NFL suddenly found their hot streak when it mattered most. They won the big games at the end of the regular season, then played some fantastic old school NFL football,  largely based on defence and power running, to get them through the play offs. So here we have the New England Patriots v New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI betting to enjoy, and the Big Blue are not going to away quietly. After shutting up shop against the Atlanta Falcons in the wild card round, seeing the game out 24-2, the Giants moved ahead to the Divisional Round of the playoffs where they ran into the almost invincible Green Bay Packers. The Packers, the defending Super Bowl Champions had lost just one match all season on the back of quarter back Aaron Rodgers fantastic season again, but the Giants had different plans. They turned up and disrupted the Packers game, getting in the face of Green Bay, but not only that, their own key man, quarterback Eli Manning stood up big time to control the game. Eli Manning is fantastic when you eye up the stats, but he has his critics. He was there again when the Giants took on the San Francisco 49ers, the team who had dumped the powerful New Orleans Saints out of the play offs. Manning had to turn to his defence to see out a tight 20-17 victory. But Manning is part of the Giants unpredictability, one minute he is unbeatable, the next, simply not at the races. But the Giants need that maverick talent and they will know that they can’t match the Patriots going forward in terms of offensive power, but Manning is the man they will turn to in a crisis, where his genius or madness will either be heroic or frustrating. But there is a bigger key to the Giants having success, and that is how much the Giants will run the ball. They will likely get better returns from the game, keeping it tight and doing what they have done so well during the play-offs, straight up the middle power running. That was Manning won’t be under as much pressure and should be relaxed when he is called upon.

New York’s Eli Manning v New England’s Tom Brady? Who to pick? Well, the sensible heads would go with the steadier Brady. However, when the two sides met during the regular season, it was Eli Manning who nailed the game winning pass over New England, and of course, lets not forget the 2008 Super Bowl, which was New England Patriots v New York Giants. On that occasion Manning earned the MVP in a 17-14 comeback win over New England, and with Manning setting a record for five road Play Off wins following the win over the 49ers, is he the one to be counted on? New England, with Brady at the helm, won the Super Bowl three times in four seasons, taking the title in 2002, 2004 and 2005. Their last appearance was that 2009 meeting against the Giants. So the general way that New England Patriots v New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI betting is shaping up, is that it is going to be the offensive power of New England versus the defence of New York. Which will win out on the day. Their individual game plans and strengths have worked for them so far in their play off runs and now it is all down to one final match. The strengths are definitely with the Patriots going forward, and it will be down to their offence to dictate the pace of the game going forward. The Giants though have been the party poopers of the Super Bowl run this season though. Is there one more big twist to come?

New York Giants at New England Patriots Betting Odds
New England Patriots to win: 8/11 at Paddy Power
New York Giants to win: 13/10 at Ladbrokes

New York Giants at New England Patriots Point Spread
New England -3 for Evens at Totesport