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SPORTS Tuesday 24 January 2017

‘STRYC-LY’

BUSINESS

New England Patriots
quarterback Tom Brady
reacts after throwing a
touchdown pass to Julian
Edelman during the second
half of the AFC championship
NFL football game against the Serena stifles
Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday,
Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, stubborn
Mass.
Associated Press
Bookies make Strycova

Patriots a 3-
point pick with

record over/

under

TIM DAHLBERG,
AP Sports Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Odds-
makers like the New Eng-
land Patriots by a field goal
over the Atlanta Falcons in
what experts think will be a
high-scoring Super Bowl.
Most are also expecting
an offensive showdown,
with an over/under of 59
at some sports books the
biggest ever in Super Bowl
history.
“You’ve got the Patriots
and then you have this
scoring machine in At-
lanta,” said veteran odd-
smaker Jimmy Vaccaro
at the South Point. “There
should be a lot of points on
the board.”
The AFC title game had
barely entered the fourth
quarter when oddsmakers
around town began put-
ting up their numbers. There
was agreement all around United States’ Serena Williams celebrates af-
ter defeating Barbora Strycova of the Czech
that the Patriots should Republic in their fourth round match at the
be a 3-point pick, though Australian Open tennis championships in
some had the over/under Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017.
at 58 instead of 59. Associated Press
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