Super Bowl XLII Betting: Stack 'Em Up

Tom Coughlin and Bill Belichick face off at Super Bowl XLII. (AP Images)

Stack 'Em Up

Bodog Nation breaks down Super Bowl XLII, position by position.

RUNNING GAME

New England: It appears as though limiting Laurence Maroney's carries during the regular season has paid off for the Patriots. In back-to-back playoff games, Maroney has rumbled for 122 yards and a score, impressive numbers given that he only broke the 100-yard plateau three times in 13 regular season games.

But Maroney isn't the only concern coming out of the New England backfield. Kevin "Mr. Consistency" Faulk continues to be a versatile option for Tom Brady, especially in the passing game. He caught eight balls for 82 yards in the AFC Championship game, eerily similar numbers to the ones he put up against New York in Week 17 of the regular season. That day, Faulk caught eight passes for 64 yards. - MH

New York: The G-men have a very effective one-two running punch going at the moment. First, there's big Brandon Jacobs. The 6-foot-4-inch, 260-pounder from Southern Illinois has rumbled for a touchdown in each of New York’s three postseason wins and finished third in rushing yards per game (91.7) during the regular season behind Adrian Peterson (95.8) and LaDainian Tomlinson (92.1). Complementing the bruising Jacobs is rookie Ahmad Bradshaw, all 5 feet 9 inches and 198 pounds of him.

Bradshaw was injured for the Giants-Pats game in Week 17, so the juker and jiver could provide a new wrinkle for the offense. "Ahmad is a great changeup to what I do and a lot of teams aren't ready to see that," Jacobs told the Daily News. "He's a little guy and he's hard to bring down. He's a little jittery in there and he gave us the spark that we needed to have. I get in there and wear them down and we alternate in the fourth quarter and let 'em have it." - JB

Advantage: New York

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