New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos Betting Odds, Analysis, NFL Pick

January 19, 2016   ·   OddsShark.com   ·   Jump to comments

The second-seeded New England Patriots (13-4) will visit the top-seeded Denver Broncos (13-4) in a rematch of their Week 12 regular-season matchup that decided home-field advantage for Sunday's AFC Championship Game. The Patriots suffered their first loss of the year at Denver 30-24 in overtime as 2.5-point road favorites, but they have won five of the past seven meetings both straight up and against the spread and own an 11-5 mark versus Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning.
 
Point spread: The Patriots opened as 2.5-point favorites; the total was 45 early in the week, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark (line updates and matchup report).
NFL pick, via Odds Shark computer: 27.0-14.8 Broncos
 
Why the Patriots can cover the spread
As the defending Super Bowl champion and a four-time winner of the big game, New England has the experience of knowing exactly what it takes to get there. There is no better combination in NFL history th...

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