WΏΏdy;3502688 said:
Wait, what? By Pats you do mean New England Patriots right? According to the odds they are the favourites, no?
well, they are the favs according to the odds - officially, the Giants are a 2pt underdog, iirc, meaning they give it to be really, really close game. 6-7/10 people (fans, football experts, etc) including myself, however, would say that the Giants are favs in this game - playing their best football at the right moment, having a more talented team, better defense, maybe even better offense too, etc, etc.
The Giants beat the Pats away during the regular season; the Pats will have their most dominant offensive player limited for this game due to injury, while the Giants will have two very important players, who missed the regular season game, back and ready for this one; The Pats defense is known to be very poor vs a passing offense and the Giants are one of the best in the whole league in that regard ... for such reasons, many seem to think the Giants are in fact the favs in the game.
The odds in favour of the Pats are mostly due to seeding ranking in the playoffs and regular season stats, which don't mean jack really. Quite frankly, the only thing the Pats may have on the Giants is the past record of their coach and QB and that's where the Pats' chances of winning today lie.