Super Bowl 51 opened with a total of 59 points, the biggest total in the history of the Big Game. The previous record of 57 points was set at Super Bowl 44, when the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Miami. The OVER is 15-2-1 for the Falcons this year; they even managed to hurdle the 62-point total in their NFC title win over the Green Bay Packers, winning 44-21 as 4-point home faves.
The Patriots, on the other hand, have the UNDER at 10-8 this season. But they went nuclear in each of their two playoff games, including last week’s 36-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers (OVER 51) in the NFC title game. New England was a 6-point home chalk in that matchup.
NFL Odds: All Offense in Falcons-Patriots Super Bowl?
Super Bowl 51 has already made it into the record books. The Big Game (Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. ET, FOX) opened with a total of 59 points, breaking the old record of 57 set at Super Bowl 44. The New England Patriots have also opened as 3-point favorites over the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium in Houston.The Patriots (16-2 SU, 15-3 ATS) are far more popular than the Falcons (13-5 SU, 12-6 ATS), and the early money was flowing like wine toward New England, moving the vigorish from –115 at the open to –125 at press time.
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