the oddsmakers have spoken

[Jimx29]

Pack -2 to -2½ over/under @45
over/under is too high. Just as I thought todays was to high.

sounds about right. if you love defense, you're gonna love this game.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/23/super-bowl-odds-2011-xlv_n_812844.html

[esoxx]

No surprise Pack favored.

[gbgary]

i'll bet it's a shoot out.

[steve823]

Pouncey coming back or not might chnge those odds. Raji is going to feast on their scrub backup center if pouncey is out

[Smeefers]

Woooooooooooooooooo!!

Sorry, I just had to get it out. I don't know why I was so suprised when we won, that we were going to the superbowl afterwords. It still blows my mind.

As for odds, I'm thinking they're not going to go much past the 2 mark. The defenses' are a wash, pack have a slightly better pass game, steelers have a slightly better run game and the special teams are a wash. We're playing ourselves. They're playing themselves. Whoever has the least turnovers wins.

[gbgary]

glad we don't have to hear two weeks of rex ryan. now he get back to his swingers message boards.

[bobblehead]

I'm stunned we are the favorites. Hope they are right.

[denverYooper]

I'm stunned we are the favorites. Hope they are right.

I was a little surprised as well.

[HarveyWallbangers]

This game should be a pick em.

[gbgary]

I'm stunned we are the favorites. Hope they are right.

well...keep in mind that the line is set to keep the betting as close to 50/50 as possible. they'll move the line if money starts flowing to the Packers side.

[RashanGary]

I thought Steelers would be fav's.

[Little Whiskey]

I thought it would have been a pick game. not just because the teams are pretty even, but because both fan bases are fanatical. Probably two of the most popular teams in the NFL. equal number of bets being placed on either side = pick em game.

[mraynrand]

I'm stunned we are the favorites. Hope they are right.

Again, it's all about the gambling. Bookies need to get equal bets on both sides so they don't take a bath. Packer fans alter the odds because they like to bet on their teams. Except for maybe Merlin.

P.S. Bobble - For a guy who knows that gamblers translate 5 fumbles into 1.5 wins/losses, you should know this basic aspect of gambling!

[mraynrand]

I thought it would have been a pick game. not just because the teams are pretty even, but because both fan bases are fanatical. Probably two of the most popular teams in the NFL. equal number of bets being placed on either side = pick em game.

Just shows you Packer fans are more fanatical!

[3irty1]

Last time these two teams played it was a shootout. Really the Steelers are just the Bears with a better QB and a more impressive pass rush.