Superbowl Bets? Reasons for your bets?

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staying home at the olympics?

Also seahawks becasue im a fan, but really if i was being objective...

still seahawks

Jan 21 2014 6:20PM

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I bet we have to look at that mouth breather Eli in a box at least 8 different times

Jan 21 2014 6:33PM

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idk i got money on wilson scoring the winning goal in 2nd OT.

Jan 21 2014 6:34PM

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but in all seriousness i think the broncos are gonna kill it

Jan 21 2014 7:04PM

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Those things are actually possible. In postseason there are unlimited overtimes, and quarterbacks can (and used to) kick field goals.

Jan 21 2014 7:07PM

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the superbowl has never gone into overtime. hope you didn't put too much money on that

Jan 22 2014 1:25AM

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I'm betting on the Seahawks. I think that it will be a great game, but first of all:

-I'm from Seattle

and secondly, I think that our secondary will be a great challenge for Peyton's passing game. Our offense, although not as good as Peytons, is still good, and will surely have their way with the Broncos defense.

So-- my reasoning is: Seattle has an excellent Defense, and a good offense. Broncos have an excellent offense, and a mediocre defense. The all-around team wins imo.

Jan 22 2014 1:27AM

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Since when was a great QB ever the fastest? Manning rarely gets touched in the pocket, much less does he have to scramble. The O line he stands behind has been incredible this year. Why do you think the Seahawks are so much faster/stronger than the rest of the NFL?

When you execute as flawlessly as the Broncos tend to on offense, it's not defendable. The only times I've ever seen them struggle, it's been from self inflicted wounds like critical dropped passes and such. I think the Broncos will win so long as they have an average day on both sides of the ball, considering average for their offense is like 30 points and their defense is also solid.

Jan 22 2014 1:29AM

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Seattle has a good running offense and a terrible passing offense. Denver has a good run defense. And Denver has already played the #1 defense twice this season. The reason the Seahawks are now #1 on D is because Denver knocked out that spot earlier this season. And because the NFC has been an abortion this year, especially on offense.

Jan 22 2014 1:34AM

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IE doesn't allow me to specify my quoted text, so I'll just say that I'm responding to your first two sentences:

This. Peyton is a pocket QB-- he isn't a scramble style, read-option QB. I think his rushing yard for the year were -33, to Wilsons, 560? Something like that. They have completely different styles, so yeah, to the person that Dustin quoted, Manning doesn't have to be fast on his feet, just fast with his arm/mind, which is what he is known for--well, and audibles and the ability to adjust last second.

Jan 22 2014 1:35AM

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Ok, well the bet I actually made was just for the win, but I will come up with a score prediction now...give me a minute or two to make my guess educated.

Jan 22 2014 1:37AM

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26 hawks to 24 Broncs

Jan 22 2014 1:39AM

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One of my college buds was a peyton fanatic

Jan 22 2014 1:40AM

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im saying 21 hawks 10 broncos. Almost purely based on the weather and Seattle's D

Jan 22 2014 1:41AM

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Feeling bold today, are we black one?

Jan 22 2014 1:44AM

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Nah. My guess was:

End of First Q:

Broncos 7, Hawks 3 (broncos TD, Hawks FG)

End of Second Q:

Broncos 14, Hawks 10 (Broncos TD, Hawks TD)

End of 3rd Q:

Broncos 17, Hawks 20 (Broncos FG, Hawks TD and 1 FG)

End of 4th Q:

Broncos 24, Hawks 26 (broncos TD, and Hawks 2 FGs, one at the end to win)

Jan 22 2014 1:46AM

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Explain? Hawks have number 1 passing defense, Arizona is number 1 rushing. Who are you calling the number 1 passing defense?

Jan 22 2014 2:05AM

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http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=2&defensiveStatisticCategory=GAME_STATS&conference=ALL&role=OPP&season=2013&seasonType=REG&d-447263-s=TOTAL_YARDS_GAME_AVG&d-447263-o=1&d-447263-n=1

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sorry for the triple post, but here:

Jan 22 2014 2:09AM

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are any of you actually betting on the game or are you just saying who you want to win. my cash is on the seahawks because they are going to win.

Jan 22 2014 2:16AM

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I bet in a friendly group online facebook thing, since I am from Seattle and know people in CO.

I will likely look into the odds this week and make a determination if I make anything more than my $40 friendly bet. I already heard that Broncos are favored by 2.5, but I'll need to look into it more.

Jan 22 2014 2:19AM

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If you look at the postseason, Denver's D has been arguably better than the Seahawks and that was against 2 top 10 offenses. Denver's offense is insane, but their defense is also very good and is overshadowed by all this hype. Seattle's offense is not impressive if Lynch is stopped, and I think he's going to have a long day against that Denver line.

Denver met the undisputed #1 defense in the Chiefs in week 10? and it wasn't even a contest. That game decimated KC and they haven't played well since. Completely exposed the defenses weaknesses, then they had to play Denver again 2 weeks later. I think the same kind of situation is developing here, so that's what I was talking about.

Most importantly though are the immeasurable things like experience and poise. Denver is a veteran team, and several of their stars have Super Bowl rings. Seattle has a tremendous task ahead of them to stop Denver's offense with such a young and inexperienced team.

Jan 22 2014 2:25AM

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36-21 Broncos

Seahawks have this season's #1 defense sure, but the Broncos have the #1 offense of all time in the history of the NFL, and by a large margin.

Here's a graph to further explain:

Jan 22 2014 2:36AM

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i dont disagree that the broncos have been good. you should also remember that they play in the AFC so that graphic isnt too good of a representation of their teams abilities vs the seahawks, who had a tougher division. i had them getting to the superbowl and am not doubting it will be a good close game. but for anyone actually putting cash on the game, id be careful betting on the broncos, especially if your gonna give the seahawks a couple points on the spread. remember, stats arent everything.

Jan 22 2014 2:47AM

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Yeah, all I asked is who you were referring to by saying Seattle didn't have the #1 defense--the Chiefs apparently.

Jan 22 2014 3:01AM

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You give manning 2 weeks to prepare for any team and he is going to expose their weaknesses. Plus it's been said here a few times already, the Broncos D is better than anyone gives them credit for.

31-24 Broncos

Jan 22 2014 9:53AM

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This has been interesting to read…I'm around a lot of Broncos fans but not a lot of true fans. You guys talk about the Broncos like they didn't have 3 losses. They lost to the Patriots, who are the 2nd youngest team in the NFL and are "rebuilding" you can't expect to win when you're missing 5 of your best players..you just can't, 6 once Talib was out. The Chargers, god knows why this happened but it did…Philip Rivers? The Defense? Who knows...And lastly The Colts, same reason as the chargers…Andrew Luck? Special Teams? The Cowboys also came very close, which is hard to imagine. All these teams have very different styles of play, including the Seahawks…

I do not think the Broncos O-Line has faced a team that is as aggressive as The Seahawks on Defense…

Their D-Line has some pretty major holes in it in my opinion, if Blount got a chance to play like Lynch will things would have been different… Broncos have 2 good guys up there but the rest are mediocre at best in my opinion.

Jan 22 2014 10:02AM

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for reals. As hot as the hawks are right now, Peyton is going to give them a run for their money

Jan 22 2014 10:05AM

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.Hugo.

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New England had Gronkowski when they beat Denver, Tom Brady with Gronk is basically unstoppable. The Chargers are a lot better of a team then you and a lot of people are giving them credit for. The Colts aren't a great team, but this regular season they always stepped up big time against good teams, the potential is there for them. Don't forget they beat the Seahawks too.

Jan 22 2014 10:13AM

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i see the seahawks winning it, something like 20-17.

seahawks played the second best defense right now and didnt look all too shabby. yes, the broncos defense is improving (and tbh, the bigger reason they are in the super bowl than manning), but they are not the niners defense.

and the seahawks have this nasty speed, size and athletic ability all over the defense. they play great zone defense and actually can get to the passer with 3 or 4 guys coming. the ends can go upfield because their interior dline is big and the LBs clean everything up.

i seriously dont think the broncos will be able to make it look easy. and dont forget their clock/game management issues. i honestly didnt think they would come away with another sloppy performance in that regard, but right now you gotta be perfect.

obviously its gonna be close and a drop or a missed tackle or a well-designed blitz or whatever could decide the game, but if i were betting, give me the hawks.

dont forget that they play "playoff football" with their physicality on defense (they wont get called) and if there is a little wind/snow/rain, peyton wont challenge them deep. in fact, he wont challenge the seahawks deep in perfect conditions.

Jan 22 2014 10:44AM

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first of all thats an all season rating, and if you watch the niners in the last few weeks of the regular season and the playoffs, you'd know their offense is hovering around the top 10.

Second, im basing this off of weather. The long term forecast says it will be cold and a chance of snow. Of course anything that long term is usually far from accurate, but they can usually predict the jist of the weather. it looks like cold and low pressure around Superbowl Sunday.

We all know the line "Peyton can't play in the cold", well i think its more like the Bronco's offense can play and the cold, wind, and rain or snow. Its a ball possession, pass first, offense with a supplemental running game. You get some nice wet wind, and all those third downs manning converted against the pats become 3 and outs. Keep in mind this is also the best D in football. Now on the seahawks side of the ball, we are built to run it down the throat of a team who hasnt really had to deal with that. We have one of the best running backs in football, and can call designed QB runs. If it is cold/windy/snowy, the running game becomes much more valuable and effective. I think even with a final score of 21-10 it will be close, maybe 7-7 at the half, and the seahawks scoring late to close.

Now if its 45 and sunny, i would take the seahawks because im a homer, but i would really put my money on Manning winning 28-21.

Also fuck Manning, hes a choker and a douche, I reallly wanted Tom to beat him.

Jan 22 2014 11:20AM

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Got 2 $100 bets on the broncos with some buddies, won a hundro against the pats last week!

37-27 broncos

Jan 22 2014 12:07PM

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Seahawks, with Sherman getting in a verbal/physical altercation at least once

Jan 22 2014 12:10PM

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Jan 22 2014 12:24PM

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Changing mind: 27 Hawks, 20 Broncs.

Jan 22 2014 12:25PM

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I got the superbowl score exactly right and one some shit 2 years ago. Might have had the teams to. Didn't get to a casino and bet enough but whatever. Decided to quit on top.

I'll probably bet somebody $10 for the hell of it though.

Jan 22 2014 1:01PM

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They scored 51 points against a top 10 Titans pass defense in 14 degree weather. And Prater kicked a rock of a football 64 yards. I don't buy into this cold argument after I saw that game. Severe wind or snow could hurt a lot though. Even short passes that Manning crushes teams with will become difficult, and I don't know if Moreno and Ball could be expected to hold the ball all day in a snowy mess with the Hawks.

Jan 22 2014 1:34PM

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over/under on peyton saying omaha 35.5 times

im taking over

Jan 22 2014 1:34PM

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thats what im saying, not just cold, but a cold/windy, or a windy/slushy, or just a snowy mess. My prediction is for a sloppy game, not a cold but still day.

Jan 22 2014 1:49PM

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No 12th man bullshit and home field advantage for the Seahawks makes them a very beatable team. I think they're going to be hard pressed to keep up with the Broncos offense. Sherman is only one man, I'm excited to see how they end up dealing with all of the Bronco's receivers. I'm hoping for a blowout so I can gloat like crazy (Donkeys fan living in Seattle). 35-17 Broncos.

Jan 22 2014 2:01PM

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