NFL bet history has shown that betting against last year’s Super Bowl winner is usually a good idea. Not so far in 2008 though. The defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants have been the top team in the NFC and through nine games have the second best record both straight up and against the NFL betting pointspread behind the unbeaten Tennessee Titans.
NFL bet wagers on New York have been profitable because the Giants don’t get a lot of respect, despite being Super Bowl champs. Normally a Super Bowl champ would be laying points every week but the Giants have already been underdogs twice this season in NFL betting. They have only been double-digit favorites twice according to NFL bet numbers. The Giants could also easily be an underdog according to NFL bet numbers later in the season as they visit Dallas.