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After falling to New England -2 at some sportsbooks worldwide, the 2012 Super Bowl line has risen to -3 exactly one week prior to game time. You can monitor the Super Bowl up-to-the-minute Super Bowl line at BetDSI.com, which has been serving the sports betting public since 1997. LIVE BETTING AVAILABLE ON THIS GAME!
“3” is the single most popular wagering line offered up by oddsmakers and, should New England win this one by 3 points, we could be looking at many bettors having a push. The push results in a “no win/no loss” situation.
It's a common finish but this is the Super Bowl, and the championship game doesn't always mimic what we see during the regular season.
Just how many Super Bowls in the past 20 years have fallen on the number 3?
The last Super Bowl to end with a three-point score was the Giants vs. Patriots where New York stunned the a New England team that had zero losses that entire season.
2005 featured another 3 point win by none other than the New England Patriots. That game was a victory over Philadelphia.
New England beat Carolina by that same number the year before.
See a trend here?
“It’s obvious that the oddsmakers believe this is a sustainable trend, where Patriots Super Bowls tend to land on the three,” points out Don Shapiro of Gambling911.com.
And two years earlier, you guessed it, the Patriots beat St. Louis by 3 points.
Here’s another interesting fact, no other Super Bowls have fallen on the number three outside of those featuring New England over the past 20 years. And a 3-point win has only happened once before, in 1971.
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
