Experts Preseason Super Bowl XLVII Picks
Packers Dominate Super Bowl Picks
Preseason is over and the experts have made their Super Bowl picks. The Packers dominate the selections and the majority of the experts have the Packers winning the Super Bowl this year in New Orleans.
Here I tabulate the totals of all the picks from ESPN, NFL.com, and Sports Illustrated:
Super Bowl Winner Selections
Green Bay Packers = 25
New England Patriots = 10
Eagles = 2
Texans = 2
Cowboys = 1
Falcons = 1
Ravens = 1
49ers = 1
Bears = 1
Giants = 1
Super Bowl Winner Selections by Media Outlet
Packers = 16
Patriots = 4
Cowboys = 1
Falcons = 1
Packers = 7
Patriots = 4
Eagles = 2
Ravens = 1
49ers = 1
Bears = 1
Packers over the Patriots
San Francisco over Houston
Peter King: Packers over Broncos
Don Banks: Packers over Patriots
Chris Burke: Patriots over Packers
Jim Trotter: Ravens over 49ers
Kerry Byrne: Texans over 49ers
Andrew Perloff: Patriots over Packers
Jeff Diamond: Giants over Texans
Tom Mantzouranis: Texans over Cowboys
Totals from SI
Packers = 2
Patriots = 2
Texans = 2
Ravens =1
Giants = 1
Vegas Betting Lines
as of September 01, 2012
New England Patriots 11/2
Green Bay Packers 6/1
San Francisco 49ers 9/1
Philadelphia Eagles 11/1
Houston Texans 12/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 15/1
Chicago Bears 16/1
Denver Broncos 16/1
Updated October 25, 2012
Houston Texans odds 5/1 record 6 – 1
San Francisco 49ers odds 13/2 record 5 – 2
New England Patriots odds 13/2 record 4 – 3
New York Giants odds 7/1 record 5-2
Green Bay Packers odds 15/2 record 4 – 3* including loss to Seattle Seahawks
Atlanta Falcons odds 8/1 record 6 – 0
Chicago Bears odds 10/1 record 5 – 1
Baltimore Ravens odds 14/1 record 5 – 2
Source: betvega.com
Preseason MVP Selections
ESPN
Aaron Rodgers = 9
Tom Brady = 3
Drew Brees = 1
Matt Ryan = 1
Eli Manning = 1
Adrian Foster = 1
Sports Illustrated
Peter King: Peyton Manning
Don Banks: Aaron Rodgers
Chris Burke: Tom Brady
Jim Trotter: Aaron Rodgers
Kerry Byrne: Drew Brees
Dennis Dillon: Eli Manning
Andrew Perloff: Drew Brees
Jeff Diamond: Drew Brees
Tom Mantzouranis: Aaron Rodgers
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