SOURCE: Las Vegas Review-Journal

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The public did the most damage to the books by betting the Giants plus the points and the Giants on the money line. Many bettors played those bets on parlays with the score to go under the total of 55.

Eli Manning's touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds remaining helped New York finish off one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history. New England had taken a 14-10 lead with 2:42 left.

"The perfect scenario for us was New England scoring that last touchdown and the game just running out," Avello said.

"That last drive for the Giants was the worst thing that could have happened."

"We didn't get crushed. It wasn't that bad. We won on the game."

Since the Gaming Control Board began keeping records in 1991, the only previous Super Bowl loss for Nevada's sportsbooks was in 1995, when San Francisco was a heavy favorite in a 49-26 victory over San Diego.

The books lost $396,674 on that game, and the handle was $69.6 million.

The books celebrated a Super Bowl win of $12.9 million last year, so it was payback time for the bettors.

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