Super Bowl XVLI preview - Bookies fear Patriots win

LADBROKES ARE dreading a New England Patriots win in Super Bowl XVLI.

New England head in to the match as the 5/7 favourites with New York Giants chalked up at 13/10. Having found Super Bowl victory in the past by 3 points it's the Patriots (-3) who are favoured at 21/20 in the points spread with the Giants (+3) a shade of odds-on at 20/23 and it's 20/21 for over (53.5) and under (53.5) total points. New England are 7/1 to win by exactly 3 points on Sunday.

Patriots have been heavily backed and a win for them would trigger the bookies in to a £250,000 pay out. However the Patriots look vulnerable to some nifty punters who had the foresight to back the Giants at 80/1.

If man of the moment Eli Manning throws a touchdown in the last 2 minutes of play the firm will refund a range of losing bets* including first and any time touchdown scorer for the Patriots and Giants.

Tom Brady leads the MVP betting at even money however Manning who won it at their previous Super Bowl meeting earns a 7/4 quote, although punters have been piling in to Giants' Victor Cruz at 14/1. The wide receiver is just 4/1 to catch a Cruz missile touchdown pass of 50 yards or more and 8/1 to score first.

After the sides met in 2008 the firm are offering 80/1 the Giants recreate their success and win 17-14 and there's a 47/1 chance the teams meet up once again in Super Bowl XLVII.

With Madonna taking to the stage during the half time show it's 6/1 that the Queen of Pop does a 'Janet Jackson' and has a wardrobe malfunction. The pressure's also on Kelly Clarkson singing the US national anthem and it's 4/1 she follows in Christina Aguilera's footsteps and fluffs her lines.

Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes said: "Patriots fans have had a brilliant few years and we've put our heads above the parapet. If they go on to justify favouritism, we'll have a terrible hangover come Monday morning."

Ladbrokes latest betting

Money Line

• New York Giants 13/10
• New England Patriots 5/7

Points spread

• New York Giants +3 20/23
• New England Patriots -3 21/20

• New York Giants over 53.5 20/21
• New England Patriots under 53.5 20/21

De Je Vu Specials

• New York Giants to win by exactly 17-14 80/1
• New England to win by 3 exactly 7/1
• Madonna to have a 'wardrobe malfunction' during the half time show 6/1
• Kelly Clarkson to sing the wrong words during the US National Anthem 4/1
• Super Bowl XLVII to be Patriots vs Giants 47/1
• Eli Manning and Tom Brady to both turnover the ball via fumbles 12/1
• The 3rd Quarter in Super Bowl XLVI to be scoreless? 9/2
• Brotherly LovePeyton Manning to play a regular season game for NY Giants in 2012 50/1
• Special Branch Deion Branch to score at least 2 touchdowns 8/1
• Tom TerrificTom Brady to break Super Bowl passing yardage record of 414 yards 6/1
• Boston Legal Benjarvus Green-Ellis to score at least 2 touchdowns 5/2
• BraveheartLawrence Tynes to kick a game winning FG as time expires or in OT 8/1
• Cruz Missile Victor Cruz to catch a TD pass of 50 yards or more 4/1
• In The Nick Of TimeHakeem Nicks to score in the last 2 minutes of either half 4/1
• Jacobs Cracker Brandon Jacobs to score at least 2 touchdowns 6/1
• Mann AliveEli Manning to throw 4 or more touchdown passes 7/2
• Superstar DJ DJ Ware to score a touchdown 10/1

*If Eli Manning scores a TD in the last 2 minutes of play we will refund losing bets on the following markets:

• Highest scoring quarter
• First score of the game
• Winning margin
• Double result
• 1st Touchdown scorer
• Anytime touchdown scorer
• 1st New England TD scorer
• 1st New York TD scorer