Are You Ready For Some Football?

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Originally Posted by Inuus

Sunday Jan. 22 has the Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots with Tom Brady’s boys a prohibitive (-9) favorite with an over/under of 50. Sportsbookshave the Patriots (-327) on the moneyline.

The nightcap has the New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers. The Niners are (-3) point favorites with a total of 43.5. San Francisco is now up to (-143) on the moneyline.

In both cases, Vegas sharps jumped on the favorites at New England opened up laying just 6.5, San Francisco as low at just a one-point favorite, though most Vegas and offshore sportsbooks had them at (-2) to start out the betting.

I might take the Giants. That's not who I want to win. I prefer a Pats - 49er super bowl. But if i was betting money, which I won't be, I would take the Giants.

I have never bet against the Pats in my whole life. Even when I worked in Boston and played the pool at work, back in the '90s when the Pats couldn't win a game in my back yard with my grandma as quarterback, i wouldn't bet against them. Needless to say that little quirk of mine would make winning each week in the season pool a bit tricky. Now when it would be an asset to always pic the pats with my heart and the rest of the card with my head I don't have the opportunity to play where i live. At least not a friendly pool with friends and coworkers.