Super Bowl 2012 Odds: Patriots Are Early Favorites To Win Super Bowl XLVI

Super Bowl 46 will feature a rematch of one of the most memorable Super Bowl pairings of all time -- the New England Patriots and New York Giants. And, just like Super Bowl 42, the Patriots are the early favorites.

New England, who eliminated Baltimore in the AFC Championship game, are favored over the Giants by 3.5 points. New York dominated Atlanta to open the 2012 playoffs and then reeled off two incredible road victories against Green Bay and San Francisco to earn a trip to Indianapolis.

Covers.com tweeted that the over/under is 54.

In 2008, the Giants pulled off the stunning upset over the Pats, who were playing for perfection.

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• New England Patriots

• New York Giants

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[kittygao]

10:17 PM on 02/06/2012

I expect the Patriots win . but not. a bad things .I expect the Patriots win

[Dean M Miller]

08:48 PM on 02/02/2012

i have no clue who to pick. therefore i shall guess =D

[Y2KCockroach]

08:37 PM on 01/24/2012

In recent weeks the Giants have had to beat the Jets, the Cowboys, the Falcons, the Packers, and the Forty Niners.

During that same time the Patriots had Miami, Buffalo, Denver and the Ravens.

Clearly the Giants have had the more difficult final month, and have beaten some mighty impressive teams to get to the big game. During that time no opponent was under .500, three were well over .500, and two were at least as good as the Patriots (including the league best Packers). They are battle tested and ready.

The Patriots are a strong team, no doubt but during that time they only beat one team over .500, and that was the Ravens who they easily could have lost to.

I don't know which is the better team, but I do know that the Giants have faced much stiffer opposition to get to the Super Bowl.

Giants 31, Patriots 27.

[Sad But True]

03:57 PM on 01/24/2012

The Giants already beat a superior Green Bay team. Their road has been more difficult and they've peaked at the perfect time yet again.

If the Pats are significantly better than they were against the Fightin' Flaccos, they're dead. Brady was atrocious.

[Sean Falco]

03:03 AM on 01/24/2012

Giants will win because they ARE the underdogs, and that is what they like to be because it makes them much more determined and focused to achieve their goal of a fourth title. They have been an unstoppable juggernaut the past month gaining more and more momentum. Hey Patriots..."the train is coming...get off the track!" GO GIANTS!!

[PhilBoston]

04:02 PM on 01/24/2012

? Unstoppable? They looked pretty stoppable last Sunday. This is a tossup.

[Carlos Castro]

12:38 PM on 01/25/2012

So why are they headed for the Super Bowl if they were so stoppable? This Giants team is much better than the one in 2007 that beat the supposed "unbeatable" Patriots. So with that said don't expect them to just roll over. The Giants will fight and win this Super Bowl!!!

[Chi Epsilon]

07:20 PM on 01/23/2012

Oh great, here comes yet another trophy for a New England sports team... We're gonna have to build another display case ;-o

[Sad But True]

04:02 PM on 01/24/2012

The most bizarre part of Boston's semi-recent sporting success is the rotation. The Pats *win as the Cs and Bs struggle. The Cs win as the Bs and Sox stumble. Then the Bs win as the Cs and Sox bumble.

[misterrobsir]

06:51 PM on 01/23/2012

I won't be cheering for anyone of those teams.......Yeah I'll watch it just because i am a football fan in general.......Can't cheer for the Patriots because they beat my Ravens.........Won't cheer for the Gaints because I am sic of hearing about how great Eli Mannng is..........Yeah I'm bummed and it frealing HURTS!!

[Dean M Miller]

08:49 PM on 02/02/2012

i hate when things "frealing hurt" lol

[ObiWan415]

06:22 PM on 01/23/2012

brady and the patriots SUCK.

[emrogers]

08:05 PM on 01/23/2012

If you mean because they win a lot - then I agree.

[Sad But True]

03:58 PM on 01/24/2012

Brady sucked, but the rest of the team definitely bailed him out.

[splinky]

03:12 PM on 01/23/2012

The spread is not really based on who is the likely winner--Vegas puts the spread at the point where they think there will be equal money on either side of the line, so that bookies and casinos don't lose any money, they just take the money from the losers, skim their commission off the top, and hand it over to the winners. The spread will move in response to the betting, as well. It's really about gauging people's expectations, and where they will put their money, not on the game itself.

[TheyreJustWords]

03:05 PM on 01/23/2012

Bardy need to play better are the patriots go down to the gaints

[LSULinebacker64]

02:40 PM on 01/23/2012

Well let's look at the past few years.... The high seeded teams haven't done much with themselves.... Who's going to the SUPERBOWL this year?

#1 Seed GREEN BAY
#2 Seed SAN FRANSISCO
#3 Seed NEW ORLEANS
#4 Seed NEW YORK GIANTS

There you go once again it's the #4 seeded GIANTS that are going.... The top seeded team that are suppose to take advantage with there chances don't do it.... SO it's not just, GREEN BAY Fans, but SAN FRANSISCO Fans when that Home-Field isn't used for what it should be....

[LSULinebacker64]

06:08 PM on 01/23/2012

Idiot I'showing the NFC and the last 3 or 4 SB winners were low seeded teams that won it.... So be careful OK.... NE maybe #1 but means nothing....

[danirobie]

01:45 PM on 01/23/2012

The Patriots will be the underdogs in this match-up and they always play their best as the underdogs. It's when they're favored they don 't win - and I 'm not takin' about the spread. Tom Terrific ain't done yet - so don't count your chickens yet, Giants fans.

[tonyg10]

08:56 PM on 01/23/2012

There is only on "Tom Terrific" and he was not a football player.

[Darrion Beckles]

12:47 PM on 01/23/2012

I can't call this one. Giants have the Defense, NE has it on Offense. I'm a Giants fan, and I HATE all things New England sports, but I won't even make a prediction....

[JohnnyVentura]

10:30 AM on 01/23/2012

Patriots will be the underdog
Patriots will end up on top.
You have been told.

[FirstGame72]

08:14 AM on 01/23/2012

It's just too bad that the best, most exciting Sunday of AFC/NFC championship football ever had to end with two clear goats instead of two clear heroes but that's how sports goes sometimes.
But the Pats and Giants totally deserve to be in the Super Bowl - two tough and determined teams with great leaders at the QB position - so congrats to them.