Despite their victory, the Patriots opened with odds of 20 to 1 to win the title the next season in many Las Vegas sportsbooks.
In other words, if his mouth is open, odds are, a lie is coming out.
Four times, according to the firm, the winner's odds have fallen dramatically from their opening quote: in 2008, when Le Clézio won, his odds opened at 14/1 and closed at 2/1.
And in Las Vegas, the Giants' odds opened even longer than those 2001 Patriots, with bettors being able to get odds as high as 25 to 1 on a Giants repeat.
Last season's Carolina Panthers opened at 50-1 odds, fresh off a 7-8-1 season and losing No1 receiver Kelvin Benjamin to a torn ACL.
Before the season, the two teams that opened with the longest odds to win the Super Bowl were the Miami Dolphins at 250-1 and the Atlanta Falcons 200-1.
It has been reported that several bets were placed on there being a red card in the match, including a bet of £500 (about $765) placed through a new account opened in Liverpool at odds of 10-1.
When nominations for the leadership battle opened in June the odds for Waters to be the next party leader were 10/1 with the bookies.
When we talked to one Iowan, they said "it seems like everyone in the Quad Cities has been there at least once," and since they opened in '34, the odds seem pretty good.
The largest sports betting site on the Internet, PinnacleSports.com currently lists "Brokeback Mountain" as a 1/4 favorite to capture Best Motion Picture honors after originally opening at 1/13 odds to win the award.
ONCE again and, as usual, seemingly against all odds, the Havana Biennial opened.
