\nMatt Yeomans, Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/p>\n
\tA Super Bowl betting line is similar to a presidential election, and after the early votes were counted Sunday night, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won a majority of the public\u2019s support.<\/p>\n
\tStill, no consensus favorite was elected, and the polls will be open for two more weeks.<\/p>\n
\tAt most Las Vegas sports books, the line is pick-em for the New England-Seattle matchup in Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1 at Glendale, Ariz. At MGM Resorts, the Patriots are 1-point favorites. The consensus total is 48\u00bd.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cA pick-em Super Bowl would be great,\u201d said Jay Rood, MGM\u2019s sports book director at the Mirage. \u201cI think the Patriots should be the favorites.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tRood said tickets on New England were rolling in at a 5-to-1 ratio after the Patriots won the AFC championship in a 45-7 blowout of the Indianapolis Colts. Brady passed for three touchdowns in an impressive performance.<\/p>\n
\tThe Seahawks needed a miraculous comeback to defeat the Green Bay Packers 28-22 in overtime for the NFC championship.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cPeople like to bet what they saw last,\u201d said Rood, who was monitoring the first rush of wagering. \u201cWe just took another big play on the Patriots minus-1. And there\u2019s a six-figure bet on the Patriots.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tEarly Sunday, Seattle was posted as a 2\u00bd-point favorite over the Patriots, but that line dropped soon after it was put up in lights.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cI think there is a chance of New England being the favorite within a couple of days,\u201d Westgate Las Vegas sports book director Jay Kornegay said. \u201cI thought Green Bay might be the second-best team in the league, with New England probably third. That\u2019s why I think the line should be around 2\u00bd.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cI\u2019m not a big believer in the Patriots. But I asked some people what they thought the line was going to be, and three out of four said the Patriots should be the favorites.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tKornegay stuck with pick-em as the line, and South Point oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro briefly went to Patriots minus-1 before returning to pick-em.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cI\u2019m going back and forth just to see where they are betting,\u201d Vaccaro said. \u201cThis time last year, it was just a mad rush on Denver for the first eight hours. This is microscopic by comparison.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThe Seahawks closed as 2\u00bd-point underdogs in the Super Bowl last year, when they blasted the Broncos 43-8.<\/p>\n
\tNevada\u2019s wagering handle on last year\u2019s game was $119.4 million, the highest figure in Super Bowl history.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to beat last year\u2019s record,\u201d Vaccaro said. \u201cI hope I\u2019m wrong. I just don\u2019t think we\u2019ll get there. It will still be a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tBrady and the Patriots last won the Super Bowl in 2005, but lost in their most recent appearances in 2008 and 2012<\/p>\n
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