Super Bowl Odds 2012: Why New England Patriots Will Cover the Spread

The New England Patriots are flat out better than the New York Giants and are three-point favorites (via ScoresAndOdds.com) over their rival for a reason.

They are definitely going to cover the spread on Super Bowl Sunday, so why wouldn’t you bet these Pats big?

Here are a few of the reasons why:

Tom Brady

New England’s future Hall of Fame QB knows his team screwed up the last time they played in the Super Bowl, having their undefeated season ruined by the G-Men.

Now he is on the Dennis and Callahan of WEEI Radio saying that,

"

I’m going to work as hard as I can these next two weeks to be prepared and to hopefully go out there and play the best game I’ve ever played. That’s what I’m expecting, that’s what I expect to do. I know that’s what my teammates expect from me.

"

If Brady plays his best game ever, there is no way the Giants can win or even get within 10 points, let alone three.

Bill Belichick

The hoodie-wearing, mad-genius coach is the best in the game and has two weeks to prepare for his next opponent.

His Patriots have already played New York this season and narrowly lost, motivating them to rip off 10 straight wins and setting up the rematch.

Now he has miles of tape on his foe and will have his squad fully ready to capitalize in areas where they made mistakes in the first meeting.

There have been an extremely rare amount of cases where Belichick has lost to a team that beat him once before already in the season.

Vince Wilfork

The best player on the defensive side of the ball is going to be a major factor in a New England victory.

He is simply too strong and fast for the Giants’ line to contain and he can single-handedly stop the running game from getting off the ground.

This forces the Giants to go with the pass on offense, and Wilfork is great at getting to the QB as well. He will cause havoc and allow for his teammates to get easy shots at Eli Manning all night long.