5* The Giants will see a lot of New England's no-huddle attack. Brady runs this style of offense extremely well and with 2 weeks to prepare will pick them apart with short passes which will then open up the deep game and running game. By doing so, the defense can't substitute personnel. If Brady finds a weakness -- which is very easy to do with the offensive personnel he has at his disposal -- he can consistently find favorable matchups. Brady is a master at controlling the flow of the game. The Giants defense has allowed 5.4 yards per carry in the NFC Championship Game. The Patriots controlled the line of scrimmage for most of the day against the Ravens in the AFC Championship Game, and it was the reliable BenJarvus Green-Ellis who reaped the benefits. Green-Ellis gets what is blocked, plus a little more, but he isn't a big-play threat. Green-Ellis' powerful running style and ball security could be very valuable in this matchup. New England will utilize a multitude of ball carriers, though, including Danny Woodhead, who is as much a slot receiver as he is running back. I like Green-Ellis’ touchdown chances in the Super Bowl because of his success against a very good run defense in the Baltimore Ravens. In the AFC championship game he rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on just 15 carries. The Patriots’ passing game opens up holes for the running game, especially in the red zone. Also, Green-Ellis has score four touchdowns in his last five games. The Patriots also have recently added a new wrinkle to their running game by handing the ball to Hernandez. The beauty of this tactic is that they don't have a running back on the field in these instances, so based just on personnel, the defense is not expecting run. Both Green Bay and San Francisco self-destructed in their losses to the Giants and I do not think the Patriots will give them any similar favors. With 2 weeks to prepare, I simply think Brady & Belichick will have the answers and bring home the Super Bowl trophy to Robert KRaft and his late wife that was very close to many players on this team. I like the NE Patriots 34-23

A few prop plays I like and which are to be played small and have fun with are: UNDER 3.5 FG's in the game. More points scored in the 2nd half than the 1st half. First player to score a TD will have a jersey # higher than 80.5 Will BenJarvus Green-Ellis score a touchdown: YES

The Spartans should be motivated by a 1-point loss versus Illinois last game out, and further fueled by a 1-point loss at Michigan in the season's first meeting, expect the Spartans to bounce back strong Sunday afternoon. Michigan St has the much better rebounding edge in this game and coming off a very poor shooting game. The Spartans are 13-0 inside the Breslin Center this season, winning those games by an amazing 22.6 points on average. Home has also been good to them in this series. Since 1998 ten of those wins have come by at least 11 points between these two. Michigan has not been the same team on the road. It is 1-5 in true road games with those 5 losses coming by an average of 9.4 points. Lets play Michigan ST to pull away in the 2nd half here on Sunday.