I got all my props right, righting the ship from the Houston-Oakland debacle. Right now for the playoffs I'm sitting at +385 on the props, and exactly even straight up.
Atlanta right now is at +3. The Falcons are blitzing a lot more in the playoffs, which is pretty much the only way to stop a QB as good as Brady. Aaron Rodgers was playing close to Brady-level, but he had no run game to bring the safeties up.
I think the game will stay close, and the Falcons seem like they have the edge. Picking the Pats to win again would make for a rather hollow victory. My personal bias cannot stand for it, and I think that's how most of the league feels as well.
I'm picking Atlanta straight up, and playing it safe on the props.
SCORE IN FINAL 2:00 OF 1ST HALF (-275)
NO PENALTIES FOR EXCESSIVE CELEBRATION (-400)
SCORE IN THE FIRST 7:30 OF 1ST QUARTER (-225)
Postgame:
Uhh, WTF just happened? That may have been the most fantastic example of the game of football I've ever seen, and I for one don't expect to ever see another game anything like it. "The Catch" is now Edleman's. I walked away from the TV. Luckily I returned in time to see it. The Superbowl as a spectacle is over now, we may as well give up on seeing a better one. Lady Gaga spelunking the stadium was fierce; she should have been the talk of a boring blowout. The Falcons will have to own the biggest second half collapse ever. It's days, and games, like this that make being a Lions fan so easy. Did we win the Superbowl? No. But we didn't LOSE the Superbowl either. This team will probably never get it's mojo back, not as long as the Patriots are around to remind them of the ring they should have had. The Lions, however, will celebrate their postseason berth and can happily reminisce about 2016 for years to come.
So, +346 on the postseason. -1 straight up. Thoughts and prayers go out to all the people who put serious dough on Atlanta.
