Friday, January 31, 2014

Super Bowl Predictions

Every year, when the Super Bowl rolls around, Las Vegas blows up with prop bets for the big game. There is the mundane betting pool: how many points will be scored, who will win, how many yards will quarterback A throw for, etc.

Then there is the eccentric betting pool: what will the coin toss be, what color will the Gatorade dumped on the winning coach be, how many times will the halftime show be censored, etc.

I'm going with the easy stuff for this post, because I just want to get out there my pick for who wins.

That said, here's my Super Bowl Prediction:

Denver Broncos 28
Seattle Seahawks 27

I think both teams are easily capable of winning the Super Bowl. Seattle is the best defense in the league. Denver is the best offense.

Of course, Seattle, and in particular, CB Richard Sherman, has been chirpy since defeating San Francisco. Sherman absolutely trashed 49ers WR Michael Crabtree, but Crabtree hit back with a rather true statement: with the exception of one or two plays, the Niners WRs had good games against the Seahawks D.

If San Francisco was able to do that, imagine what Peyton Manning can do. I think Peyton will find the holes in Seattle's secondary and exploit them, allowing the Broncos running game to make a lot of yards. Seattle will hang with them, but I think Denver will hoist the Lombardi trophy when all is said and done.

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