Super Bowl 2015: Over/Under Line, Odds Predictions for Patriots vs. Seahawks

It's finally the weekend of the 2015 Super Bowl, which means we're getting closer and closer to talking about real football and what will inevitably happen between the lines in Sunday's showdown.

And what an enticing showdown it figures to be, pitting the legacy-shaping Seattle Seahawks and their vaunted defense against the New England Patriots. With one franchise on the brink of a potential dynasty and the other looking to help put the finishing touches on its own, the implications are undoubtedly massive.

That word—dynasty—gets thrown around all too easily in sports, but it's hard to argue that it wouldn't apply to the team that wins Sunday based on recent history.

Here's a complete look at all you need to know for the Super Bowl odds and betting lines.

When: Sunday, February 1, 2015

Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Start Time (ET): 6:30 p.m.

TV: NBC

Live Stream: NBC Sports Live Extra 

Spread	Over/Under	Moneyline
Patriots -1	47.5	NE 100-107, SEA 100-103

Note: Odds courtesy of Odds Shark, last updated January 30

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Amid the storylines over anything other than the game itself that have become ear-piercing over the two weeks since championship weekend, there's finally light at the end of the tunnel.

That time is now all but over, with Friday's media availability between head coaches Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick marking the final press availability for the teams before the big game, as per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport:

Even the reporters are getting tired of the media circus. With such an insane matchup looming on the field, the talking points should be going in a number of different directions.

Like, for instance, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski's potential matchup against Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor. One of the hardest-hitting and most physical defensive backs in football will line up against the king of mismatches.

Carroll seemed to allude that Chancellor would line up one-on-one on Gronkowski, albeit after talking up his opponent's game, per Clare Farnsworth of the team's official site.

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"I was looking real close again [at film] just to see if there’s a way to find some approach that we could slow him down. We’re going to work at and it’s something that’s very important to us because he’s a key factor in their football team. He’s just naturally such a good player. The coaches know it, and Tom knows it and they use him very well.”

Even with all that said, Carroll admitted that, “We do have an excellent opportunity to matchup as good as anybody.”

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Of course, that's not the only place where Seattle will hope to match up well with the Patriots offense. The same can be said on the outside, where cornerbacks Richard Sherman and Byron Maxwell will be going up against Julian Edelman, Brandon LaFell and whoever else the Pats put out wide.

Sherman could face an awkward situation with his soon-to-be born son on the way, and Carroll admitted he would support it if the star corner missed Sunday's game, per SportsCenter:

Assuming in all likelihood that Sherman is there, it will be even more important for Tom Brady and the Patriots offense to establish rushing success. While boasting the league's most stingy defense, the Seahawks did concede 135 rushing yards to Green Bay in the NFC title game, as the Packers showed Seattle can indeed be run on.

That rushing prowess was a big reason why Seattle nearly didn't make it here, and the Patriots' own rushing troubles almost forced them to pack their bags too. After rushing for just 14 yards on 13 carries against the Ravens earlier in these playoffs, New England will know just how crucial establishing LeGarrette Blount on the ground will be. 

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The matchup of Seattle's defense versus New England's offense takes the cake, but it's what will unfold on the other side of the ball that will decide the Super Bowl.

Russell Wilson has led the Seahawks offense to heights not ever seen from such a young quarterback, but he is coming off the worst performance of his career—a four-interception game against the Packers. Seattle needed every second of those last few minutes (and some breaks) to win it, and it wouldn't have happened without the Packers' hapless defense.

On Sunday, the Patriots defense will look leaps and bounds ahead of the Packers—even as admirably as Mike McCarthy's crew played against Seattle. Cornerbacks Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner will all but eliminate Wilson's options in the passing game, leaving extra Patriot bodies to stop the insane running game of Marshawn Lynch.

With all of this said, it will only be enough for the Patriots to hold onto a slight lead heading down the stretch. But with Seattle in that familiar position of a tight game in the fourth quarter, New England will flex its championship muscle and win a fourth crown.

Prediction: Patriots 27, Seahawks 23