Giants Close In On Pats In Super Bowl Betting

With the biggest day in US sports, the National Football League's Super Bowl XLVI, set to take place on February 5 in Indianapolis, most of the online sportsbooks see the New York Giants tightening in the betting odds against early favorite the New England Patriots.

The Patriots assume early favouritism after scraping over the line against the Baltimore Ravens to take the AFC Championship. On the other side of the draw, the New York Giants shocked everyone to topple the San Fransisco 49ers away from home, taking the NFC Championship and setting up a rematch of of the Super Bowl four years ago.

Back in 2008 the scenario was similar. The Pats finished that season unbeaten before losing in a massive surprise to the Giants in the Super Bowl. This season New England have lost three games, but that still puts them well ahead of the Giants, who once again have emerged from the wildcards to make the big dance against their hated north-eastern rivals.

Sports Interaction is an online bookmaker whch specializes in North American sports, so it's worth taking note of their odds. At time of writing, they were offering 1.71 on New England, against 2.20 for the Giants. Given a 2.5 point handicap against New England, the Pats were forced out to 1.87 odds, with the Giants almost even at 1.95.

There are literally dozens of betting options with Sports Interaction. In addition to player and team props, there are specials on how long Kelly Clarkson will take to sing the national anthem, and who Barack Obama will publicly pick to win the Super Bowl.