Indianapolis Colts vs. New Orleans Saints Betting OddsThe moment that every football
fan waits for finally arrives on Thursday night: The National Football league
returns. And what a matchup the opener gives us: Peyton Manning and the defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts hosting Reggie Bush and the New Orleans Saints, one of the favored teams in the NFC this season. "What it all boils down to is that this is a big game," Manning said. "I feel like it's going to be like the AFC Championship Game. The exposure and the excitement and stuff like that. We've definitely got to come out with our best performance." Bet Superbowl XLIV: New Orleans Saints vs Indianapolis Colts Betting Odds Expect offense, offense and more offense tonight. Last year the Saints led the NFL in total offense and passing offense and were fifth in scoring. Indianapolis was second in scoring, third in overall offense and second in passing offense. Both teams scored 30 or more points in six regular-season games. Both teams also allowed an average of more than 305 yards a game, with Indy's defense one of the worst in the NFL last season before coming in on the playoffs. Manning has led the Colts to 12 or more wins in each of the past four seasons before finally getting the Super Bowl monkey off his back in February against the Bears in Miami, earning game MVP honors. 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. "It's uncharted territory for most of us," said Manning, who was 20-of-25 for 314 yards and a career-high six touchdowns in a 55-21 win over New Orleans on Sept. 28, 2003, in the teams' most recent meeting. "All we really know how to do is to work hard and get on the same page. That's all we've done, that's all I've ever known." However, defense again may be the Colts' Achilles' heel, as that unit has lost tackles Booger McFarland (season-ending injury), Corey Simon (free agency), linebacker Cato June (free agency) and cornerbacks Nick Harper and Jason David (who both also left as free agents, with David going to the Saints). Thus, many pundits have Indy the third favorite in the AFC behind New England and San Diego. New Orleans, meanwhile, is coming off an improbable NFC Championship Game appearance, just a season after going 3-13. Not to mention all the fallout from Hurricane Katrina. Brees, the runner-up to Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson for NFL MVP honors, had a career season in leading New Orleans to a franchise-best 416 points. "I still feel like we've only scratched the surface as an offense," said Brees, who in his first year with the Saints led the league in passing with a career-high 4,418 yards. "We've got a lot of weapons and we've got a lot of balls to be spread around. I'm excited about the possibilities and the opportunity we have." So with offensive stars such as Manning, Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Joseph Addai, Brees, Bush, Deuce McAllister and Marques Colston on the field tonight, go with the over (52.5 on WagerWeb.com), but also expect the Colts (-6) to cover at home in what should be an emotional night as they get their Super Bowl rings. Information from other news sources was used in this report Bet on NFL at WagerWeb Online Sportsbook |