The online betting year has already reached one of its biggest points with the kickoff of Super Bowl XLVI. People from all over the world will be placing their bets in Las Vegas on either the New England Patriots or New York Giants. The media has been hammering the point that these two teams met in Super Bowl XLII back in 2008 for the 2007 season. Aside from quarterbacks Eli Manning and Tom Brady, these two teams are nothing like they were four years ago. The Giants took the same road to Super Bowl XLVI that the Green Bay Packers took to Super Bowl XLV. The Giants had to win its last game of the season to get into the playoffs, and then the Giants followed the wild card route to the big game. The one difference between the Giants and the Packers is that the Giants entered the playoffs as a division champ and the Packers were the number eight NFC seed last year.

We have waited long enough to see what developments will occur that could force us to change our minds about the big game. Now is the time to analyze this contest and see exactly who has the better chance at taking it all for the 2011 NFL season.