New York Giants vs. New England Patriots Odds

The New York Giants (12-7) and New England Patriots (15-3) will face off in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, Feb. 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Odds makers believe the Patriots will be the team to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. They are currently listed as a three-point favorite with the total set at 55.0.

Having earned a first-round bye as the No. 1 seed in the AFC, New England needed to win just two games to reach the Super Bowl.

After crushing the Denver Broncos 45-10 in the Divisional round, the Patriots held off the Baltimore Ravens to earn a 23-20 victory and the AFC Championship.

Tom Brady and the New England offense struggled against Baltimore’s vaunted defense. Brady completed 22 of 36 passes for 239 yards but didn’t throw a touchdown pass and was picked off twice. He did score the game-winning touchdown on a quarterback sneak.

Five of Brady’s passes found the hands of star tight end Rob Gronkowski, who led the team with 87 receiving yards.

BenJarvus Green-Ellis led the way on the ground with 68 yards and a score on 15 carries.

The Giants had to win three games to reach the Super Bowl. Their last two wins came on the road against the top two seeds in the NFC.

Eli Manning continued his solid play as the Giants upset the San Francisco 49ers 23-20 in overtime to claim the NFC title.

Manning connected on 32 of 58 passes for 316 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He has passed for 923 yards with eight touchdowns and one interception in these playoffs.

Victor Cruz was on the receiving end of 10 of Manning’s passes against the 49ers and finished with a team-high 142 receiving yards.

Ahmad Bradshaw headed up the ground attack with 74 yards on 20 carries.

The Patriots have won four of the last six in this series, but the Giants have won the last two.

New York upset New England with a 17-14 victory in Super Bowl XLII. It then upset the Patriots again this season with a 24-20 win Nov. 6 on the road.

The Patriots will definitely need Brady to play better that he did last week, and likely better than he has in the two aforementioned losses, in order to have their revenge.

He was 28 of 49 for 342 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in the November meeting and 29 of 48 for 266 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions in Super Bowl XLII.

As far as the point spread is concerned, the numbers seem to support the Giants, who are 8-0 against the spread in their last eight playoff games in the underdog role.

The Patriots are 1-6 against the number in their last seven playoff games as a favorite and 1-3-1 against the spread in their last five Super Bowls.

In regard to the total, the under has been the play. These two have finished under the number in four of the last five matchups.

Jimmy Boyd went 2-0 in the Conference Championship round to improve to 7-3 (70%) in the 2012 NFL Playoffs and 17-7 (71%) his last 24 NFL postseason picks. His highly regarded 5* Top Plays are on a 14-3-1 (82%) run in the NFL playoffs as well. He capped off last season with a huge 5* Best Bet winner on the Packers in the Super Bowl – his 3rd-straight Super Bowl side winner – and he’s got you covered again this year on Super Bowl Sunday! Don’t make a move before you see who Jimmy is siding with first.