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

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

The New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl for the sixth time during the Belichick-Brady era.
However, the Patriots have lost their last two Super Bowls, and they're 0-4 against the spread over their last four Super Bowl appearances. Can they win one more Lombardi Trophy with their Hall of Fame coach-quarterback combination?
The Pats have a few things going for them heading into Super Bowl XLIX, including an interesting trend that has seen a team making a return trip to the Super Bowl lose five straight.
The trend holds up at 0-5 straight up and against the spread when the returning team is an underdog, like the Seahawks are in this game so far.
The Patriots have already won 14 games this season, including 12 of their last 13 that actually mattered, going 9-4 against the spread. They are also 6-2 ATS against NFC foes.
They can throw up 30 points on just about any given Sunday, or Monday, or Thursday. So far in these playoffs the Pats have piled up 80 p...

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