Sunday’s Super Bowl LI will see American Football Conference champions New England Patriots go head-to-head with National Football Conference champions Atlanta Falcons.
Sunday’s Big Game will be the 51st Super Bowl and the 47th modern-era NFL championship game. The event, which takes place at the NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas will mark the 50th anniversary of the first Super Bowl which was played back in 1967. It will be the Patriots record-breaking ninth Big Game appearance, whilst Sunday’s game will be the Falcons’ second Super Bowl, having made their bow 18 years ago.
Who Will Win The Super Bowl?
Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots go into Sunday’s showdown as the favourites with the bookies. The Patriots, who are making their second Super Bowl appearance in three years, last won the showpiece match in 2015, beating Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Arizona. New England reached this year’s Super Bowl by seeing off Pittsburgh Steelers in the American Football Conference championship. You can get Belichick’s boys at the tempting price of 2/3 with Sky Bet.
Meanwhile, Atlanta Falcons’ only previous Super Bowl appearance, back in 1999, ended in a 34-19 defeat to Denver Broncos in Florida at Super Bowl XXXIII. This time around, Atlanta sealed their passage through to Sunday’s match by thumping Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game. Dan Quinn’s Falcons will be looking for their first Super Bowl crown, and they are available at 13/10 (Bet365) to cause an upset.
Although we’re predicting a tight and open game in Texas, we believe New England will come out on top, with Sky Bet’s 2/3 being your best price. The Patriots know what it takes to win the Big Game, having won the Super Bowl on four occasions (2001, 2003, 2004 and 2014), which should be enough to give them the edge on Sunday.
- Main Tip – New England Patriots to win at 2/3 with Sky Bet
Other Tips and Predictions
Sky Bet are also offering the generous price of 8/11 for the Patriots to score the first touchdown at the NRG Stadium, a price we feel could be worth having a small punt on. Atlanta Falcons, meanwhile, are available at evens with the same bookie to land the opening touchdown.
If New England are to draw first blood, there’s a good chance LeGarrette Blount will have something to say about it. The 30-year-old, who won Super Bowl XLIX with the Patriots, has scored an outstanding 18 rushing touchdowns this season. Blount is generously priced at 8/1 at BetVictor to score the first touchdown on Sunday.
Despite the betting odds and our predictions, in truth, Super Bowl LI could go either way. In the exceptional Devonta Freeman and Julio Jones, Atlanta have some more than capable touchdown scorers. However, New England possess an extremely mean defence, which will be well drilled and difficult to breach. Having said that, we’re being drawn to Betfred’s evens for New England Patriots to win with a -3 point handicap.