New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has thrown three touchdown passes in four of his last six games, fueling -180 odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com that he will throw at least three more TD strikes in Super Bowl LI on Sunday night.
With Sunday’s matchup at NRG Stadium marking his seventh Super Bowl appearance, Brady owns a number of Super Bowl passing records, including most career touchdown passes with 13.
The 39-year-old threw for four scores in New England’s 28-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX, but he has been held to two or fewer scoring passes in four of his six previous Super Bowl appearances. There are +150 odds that Brady will complete UNDER 2.5 touchdown passes on Sunday.
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Atlanta Falcons pivot Matt Ryan brings less playoff experience to his first Super Bowl appearance, but has tossed three or more scoring passes in six of his past 11 outings, making him an intriguing -115 bet to complete OVER 2.5 touchdown passes on Sunday.
Ryan emerged as the betting favourite to claim NFL MVP honors after recording a career-best 4,944 passing yards and 38 touchdown passes during the regular season, and he played a key role in powering a Falcons offence which led the NFL with 33.8 points per game.
However, Ryan remains an underdog +300 bet to claim both the regular season and Super Bowl MVP awards, with the odds of the former Boston College Eagles star failing to complete the MVP sweep listed at a short -500.
Oddsmakers expect both Brady and Ryan to rack up a hefty number of passing yards on Sunday. Ryan failed to crack the 300-yard mark in six of his final seven regular-season outings, but has caught fire since, averaging over 353 yards in his last three games, and is a -125 bet to tally OVER 310.5 passing yards on Sunday.
Brady has also been prolific at times this season, twice surpassing 400 passing yards, and he piled up 384 yards in New England’s 36-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers two weeks ago.
But Brady has averaged just 267.5 passing yards per game over his previous six Super Bowl appearances, and sits as a -125 bet to go OVER a hefty 305.5 yards in Sunday’s contest.
Brady has also thrown three interceptions in his past two Super Bowl outings, but owns strong -150 odds of avoiding a pick against the Falcons, while the odds of Ryan throwing his first interception in seven games are listed at -130 on the Super Bowl betting lines.
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