Coach Bill Walsh won three Super Bowls with his famous West Coast offense, but in all three of those title games, the 49ers actually ranked worse on offense and better on defense than the opponents they beat in the Super Bowl. What does this mean for Super Bowl XLI? Berry believes the oddsmakers who installed the Colts as touchdown favorites are putting too much stock in Indianapolis. Berry says that his statistical model and the other mathematical ranking systems he knows of rated the Bears as either equal to or slightly better than the Colts. “The betting line has Indianapolis by 7,” Berry said. “If you look at any rating system, this game is a statistical tossup.”
Coach Bill Walsh won three Super Bowls with his famous West Coast offense, but in all three of those title games, the 49ers actually ranked worse on offense and better on defense than the opponents they beat in the Super Bowl.
What does this mean for Super Bowl XLI? Berry believes the oddsmakers who installed the Colts as touchdown favorites are putting too much stock in Indianapolis. Berry says that his statistical model and the other mathematical ranking systems he knows of rated the Bears as either equal to or slightly better than the Colts.
“The betting line has Indianapolis by 7,” Berry said. “If you look at any rating system, this game is a statistical tossup.”
Been saying it all week. Nobody wants to listen. Too bad for them. The black and blue division will emerge triumphant.
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