New York at New England (02/05/2012)

Away:  N.Y. Giants [11-7-1 ATS]
Home:  New England [10-8 ATS]

Game Time: 6:30 PM
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium

Recent Meetings:
11/06/11 - NYG 24 vs. NE 20

Team Leaders:

N.Y. Giants:
Passing: Eli Manning (5856)
Rushing: Ahmad Bradshaw (859)
Receiving: Victor Cruz (1780)

New England:
Passing: Tom Brady (5841)
Rushing: BenJarvus Green-Ellis (763)
Receiving: Wes Welker (1681)

More:
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In-Depth Matchup Information
Consensus Betting Information

Giants      28    

Patriots   27

Giants plus 3.5UNDER

this isn't 2008 people.  ALOT of things are different.

for those that don't remember....

1)  This pats team isn't as good as the 07 pats that were UNDEFEATED

2) This Giants team isn't as good, but is close.  this team is probably 80% of that stout team

3)   MAJOR FACTOR:   Tom Brady was Hurt in the 08 Superbowl.  He was immmobile and couldn't move well.  I think it was a hurt ankle.  Tom Brady is alot healthier this time around.

4)  New England knows they can lose a sb with Brady and co. 

5)  Giants won the 1st time they met this year.  Remember back in 07 the Giants lost to Ne but won the rematch.

take New England -3.        I have to fade the public using NFL logic on this one.  I know I know.   It's fun to pick the underdog in this one, but I have a rich history with new england games.  I've capped correctly every new england Superbowl in history except for one.....the 1997 game against Green Bay.   The stat about New Englands porus defense is...B.S.   If New England's Defense was that bad....would they have even made it to the Superbowl?!?!?!?!    think about it

New England to cover and the Under.         and BTW i'm pulling like hard for the Giants 

Not thing I fear more than the NFC East going to the Super Bowl. The last time they meet, GMen made a statement. This time around NE have 7 Players from that meeting while the NYG have 14 players.

Recap of the championship games, Yeah... No Harbough.... Yeah.

Harbough's Ravens should have call that last time out, now they going home empty handed and an extra Time Out that they could use.Excellent coaching to bad coaching. Flacco did show up this time and NE was nervous.

SF defense was stout, but NYG was not much different. Special team they out play SF, Offense they have more of a chance than 49'ers.

I dont see why the GMen will not win again this time.

GMen win SU. Better on Offense, Defense, special team and Coaching staff.

Bola

Taking NE and hoping for a 34-23 win.

It was a bummer that SF lost the game because they beat themself and because of one man.

I had it good on the morning game, but lost half of my winning on the second game.

Just about every Pats backers who I talked to before the SF vs NYG game, they all wished that SF would win, they just don't want their team to face the NYG again.....that said it all.

Majority of public think NYG would cover (even winning out right)......but Vegas had the Pats giving 4-3.5 @ the opening, well...they know something (don't tell me that the movement of the spread is an equalizer 'cause bigest bets would come in within 5-10 mins. before kick off time).

NYG has beat every tough teams imaginable, they beat the Pats once and why wouldn't they able to do it again.

That'd just summed up the mood of the public and you all know that if the public always win then there wouldn't be Vegas...there wouldn't be any bookies left to take your bets.

NE @ any spreads !.....but don't morgage your house, just your wife would do.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS!!! LARGE WAGER.

GIANTS is just a team for Vegas to get money. Out of their way into the playoffs, the refs has been cheating against this team. 3 wks now, Giants has been getting people CASH--->PUBLIC pounds! The public will pound the Giants to make it 2.5 but I see this already a PATRIOTS superbowl WIN. GL next year and congrats to these 2 teams.

First off - let's just recap:

Baltimore = sure handed Lee Evans drops the game winner, and then Billy Cundiff misses a chip shot that would of at least meant O.T......

San Francisco = a rookie returner muffs not one but 2 punts! One goes for the go ahead TD, while the other is the game winner in O,T.!!!

In my opinion, due to a dropped pass and a couple of special teams mistakes the 2 best teams are not playing in the Superbowl this year - but am I bitter? Nahh..........

Anyways, back to the game - Flacco was throwing all over the Pats, but the running game was stifled. This plays right into N.Y.'s offensive strengths anyways. Manningham, Nicks, and Cruz - no way the Pats have the manpower to cover all 3. Also if N.Y.'s "D" plays to even half of their ability - I have to (albeit begrudgingly) take the 3.5 and the VaGiants. And since it's indoors, fast field, I've gotta take over 55.....

Man, this is like picking which is my favorite turd in the toilet.........

Leaning towards the giants right now, me thinks N.Y's D has been improving through their last few games of regular season and throughout the playoffs. The|Giants have become a well rounded team whereas the Pats only have a strong offence. At 55.5 the under looks rather enticing.

won't be pulling the trigger yet though, still over a week to go for the game and anything can happen between now and then