

The Road to Santa Clara: The Bearded Talisman's Super Bowl LX (60) bets
"I am Sam. I am Sam. Sam I am…..I do not like Green Eggs and Ham. I do not like Sam Darnold…Sam-I-Am!!!!” Patriots +4.5 vs Seahawks - UNDER 45.5 – Sam Darnold led the league in turnovers this season with 20 (14 interceptions and 6 fumbles). In his last 3 games he has had zero turnovers, but during that stretch he faced a depleted 49ers defense TWICE and a bad Rams defense that allowed 28 points per game over its final 7 games. Playing in Seattle is a huge advanta
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The Road to Santa Clara: It's NEVER easy
Patriots -3.5 at Broncos – A lot of sharps are on Denver plus points in this one, but the more I thought about this game, the more I like New England. Jarrett Stidham is a career backup who has not thrown a pass since 2023 and has never thrown a pass in a meaningful game that resulted in his team winning. Yes the Broncos – counting last week against Buffalo – have won 11 straight games decided by 8 points or fewer, but Bo Nix was a huge part of many of those wins, and ho
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The Road to Santa Clara: "Houston Oilers (Texans) Number One!"
“We’re in the air, we’re on the ground….always in control, And when you say the Oilers (Texans), you’re talking Super Bowl ‘Cause we’re the Houston Oilers (Texans), Houston Oilers (Texans), Houston Oilers (Texans), Number One” Since Kaylee Norton showed up on November 9th, Braxton Berrios and the Texans have won 10 straight. Texans +3.0 at Patriots – On November 9 th the Houston Texans had a record of 3-5 and were starting a backup QB and were trailing 29-10 in the 4 th
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