Super Bowl Odds: Why the Seahawks Will Win and Cover the Spread

January 27, 2015   ·   OddsShark.com   ·   Jump to comments

Last February, the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl by trouncing what was thought to be an offensively superior team, the Denver Broncos, as an underdog.
This year, Seattle is again a Super Bowl underdog going against another team thought to outclass the Seahawks offensively, the New England Patriots.
Some folks never learn, either about the Seahawks (who are 19-4-1 against the spread as underdogs since Sept 25, 2011) or Super Bowl underdogs in general.
Underdogs have won outright the past three Super Bowls and are 10-3 ATS in the past 13 games. The NFC is also riding a 6-1 ATS run in the title game.
It doesn't matter how it got there—Seattle is back in the Super Bowl to defend its title. With one more victory, the Seahawks will become the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since the Patriots of 10 years ago.
Seattle has won 11 of its last 12 games, going 7-4-1 ATS in the process. It opened these playoffs with a 31-17 victory over a hot ...

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