Sunday Night NFL - San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots Betting Odds
There could be some bad blood shed on Sunday when the
San Diego Chargers and New England
Patriots clash in Foxboro. This is the
first meeting between the two AFC superpowers since New England edged San Diego
24-21 in last year's playoffs. Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson rushed
for 123 yards and two touchdowns in that loss and was fuming after the game and
called the Patriots' celebration in the middle of the San Diego field
"disrespectful." Tomlinson wasn't the only one sounding off against the Patriots
this week, though, as it seemed every team that ever lost to New England was
questioning the validity of that result.
New England head
coach Bill Belichick's wallet will be a bit lighter heading into this weekend's
game. Belichick was fined $500,000 and the team another $250,000 after they were
caught videotaping the Jets' defensive
signals last week. New England likely didn't need any extra help against New
York last week in a 38-14 win as a
6.5-point favorite. Brady threw for 297 yards with three touchdowns in the win,
while Randy Moss had a solid Pats debut with nine receptions for 183 yards and a
touchdown. Wes Welker also looked impressive in his first game as a Patriot
while catching six passes for 61 yards and a touchdown. The New England defense
also got off to a good start, holding the Jets to 227 yards of offense while
registering five sacks.
After predicting multiple Super Bowl winners, expert NFL handicapper Mike "The Picker" Jones has returned with his 2012 Super Bowl XLVI prediction! His early Superbowl prediction was the New York Jets but after them falling apart towards the end of the regular season and missing out on the NFL playoffs, Mike now is going with the Patriots to win Superbowl XLVI. "I predict the AFC East New England Patriots will take down NFC powerhouse New York Giants by four points in the 2012 Super Bowl!" Good luck with all your 2012 NFL picks and have fun with a few Super Bowl prop bets at SBG Global Sportsbook, the world-wide leaders of online gambling!
Super Bowl XLVI Picks from JP - The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will meet once again in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5th at 6:30pm ET in a rematch of the 2007 Super Bowl. The rematch will go down at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, where the Patriots will take the field as 3-point favorites over the New York Giants, but I have it going the other way. I think New York's defensive front will use the turf to its advantage and will get to Tom Brady enough times with their ferocious pass rush, while Eli Manning will slice up the Patriots' secondary, which will lead them to stop the Patriots at the finish line. The Pats may be the better team, but the Giants are the hotter club and that will translate onto the field on Super Sunday.
The Chargers started
the season with a tough 14-3 win over the Chicago Bears as
a 6-point favorite. The usually high-flying Chargers' offense had trouble
getting off the ground versus the strong Bears defense. Even Tomlinson had an
off-day with only 25 rushing yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Tomlinson also
had a touchdown pass in the game on a 17-yard strike to tight end Antonio Gates.
San Diego's regular passer, quarterback Philip Rivers, struggled in the opener,
while completing 22-of-31 passes for 190 yards and an interception. On
defense the Chargers recorded an interception and three sacks, but last season's
sack leader Shawne Merriman was shut out in that department.
The Patriots
are a 3.5-point home favorite in this game.
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