Reasons To Bet On The New England Patriots To Win Super Bowl 50

One of the toughest things to do in professional sports is repeat as a champion, but by landing the number 2 seed in the AFC, the Patriots (+350) have given themselves a legitimate shot of doing just that in Super Bowl 50. They have looked like a team on a mission this year, using the whole Deflategate debacle as motivation to show that they are not the cheaters they have been labelled as. The Patriots blew their shot at the #1 seed after losing the final 2 games of the regular season, but backing into the playoffs doesn’t mean that this team should be written off.

Tom’s focused on the playoffs. #LetsGo #DoYourJob pic.twitter.com/ZZ95UKiXDe

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) January 6, 2016

Are The Patriots A Good Super Bowl 50 Bet?

A big part of the problem for the Patriots these past few weeks has been the number of injuries that they have had to endure. The second seed means that they get to rest those guys for an extra week, with the hope being that they will have a pretty full squad to pull from when the Divisional game rolls around. Even if they are still missing some personnel, they still have a ton of guys with playoff experience to draw upon. That experience begins with Tom Brady at quarterback. As the average fan to select one QB to lead their team to playoff success, and you can bet that Brady will be mentioned more often than not. He has proven capable of winning big games throughout his entire career, and he always seems to find a way to get the most out of the guys that he is throwing to. The simple fact of the matter is that you simply cannot discount a team that has Tom Brady lining up behind center. They are averaging 286.7 passing yards per game this season, good for 5th in the NFL. The Patriots defensive unit is not what you would call spectacular by any stretch of the imagination, but they are an efficient group that ranked in the top 10 in points allowed per game during the regular season. Defensive end Chandler Jones led the way for the Patriots this season with 12.5 sacks, and he is the man who will be putting a ton of pressure on opposing QB’s in the postseason. The Pats are a little light in the secondary, but that may not be a factor if the teams they face cannot give their QB time to get passes off. The ace in the hole for the Patriots is, as always, head coach Bill Belichick. His preparation heading into games is the stuff of legend, and with the Wild Card weekend off, you can bet he will have drawn up schemes to combat every possible opponent. Injuries aside, the Patriots are a team that cannot ever be ignored in the postseason.