While we come upon the eve of one of the most anticipated Super Bowl ever when the New England Patriots take on the New York Giants and where about a billion dollars will be bet on Super Bowl 42 legally in Las Vegas and another $3 to $4 billion by other means, thoughts turn to who to bet on. It seems that prevailing attitudes believe that the Patriots will indeed end up with the perfect season by winning the Super Bowl while most of those same people believe that they won’t cover the -12 point spread listed at BetOnline.com.
So, it would appear, at least on the surface that most of the betting public just doesn’t trust the Patriots to cover considering that they did finish the year 2-8 ATS the L10 including 0-2 ATS in the playoffs. But what if the Patriots had a way to make sure that the number wouldn’t even be a factor? What if they had that intangible that the Giants couldn’t counter? I’m not talking about that one play or one player to break the game open. What I am talking about is the possibility of Spy Gate II. I am sure at this point you are thinking, what in the world am I talking about? Well it might not be so far fetched and idea.
Reports out of Boston today from an unnamed source state that a member of New England's video department filmed the Rams' final walkthrough before the 2002 Super Bowl, which the Patriots later won 20-17 on a last-second field goal by Adam Vinatieri. It seems that after the Patriots went first with their final walkthrough that day an employee stayed behind to film the Rams. However, it is supposedly not known what happened to the tape after the employee got back to the hotel that evening. When Patriots’ Vice President of media relations, Stacy James, was questioned about it the response was simply "The coaches have no knowledge of it."
So once again not only the fans but the betting public is left to wonder whether or not the New England Patriots can be trusted to play by the rules. But then again, if you Bet on Super Bowl 42 and have decided to take New England over New York does it all really matter?
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