SOURCE: Las Vegas Review-Journal

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The state's record handle for a Super Bowl is $94.5 million, set two years ago when the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks.

A total of $93 million was wagered on last year's Super Bowl, when Peyton Manning led the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over Chicago Bears. The Colts were 7-point favorites the total was 47.

Eli Manning led the Giants to a 23-20 overtime victory over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. The Giants closed as 8-point underdogs and the score went over the total of 41.

Brady did not have one of his best days in the AFC Championship Game, throwing three interceptions, but the Patriots were good enough to grind out a 21-12 victory over the San Diego Chargers.

The Chargers covered as 14-point underdogs and the score went under the total of 48.

New England is 2-8 against the spread after starting the season 8-0.

One of the Patriots' point-spread losses came in Week 17, when they needed a fourth-quarter comeback to defeat the Giants 38-35 at New York. In that game, New England was a 13-point favorite and the total was 46½.

The Giants' upset of the Packers spoiled the best-case scenario for the sports books. A Super Bowl pitting Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre against the Patriots likely would have produced the biggest wagering numbers.

But there was no complaining about a New England-New York Giants rematch.

"I think for people handicapping this game, you can't bet the Patriots blindly," Walker said.

"They have been doing enough to win, and that's it. I think it has caused a few people to pause a little bit.

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