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NFL betting lines have New England as the sports betting favorites to win the Super Bowl, and for good reason: the Patriots made some big moves that were bold, but could backfire in their face. Still, no one is better at motivation than Bill Belichick, and he has one more good title run left in him, along with Tom Brady.

The Patriots picked up Chad Ochocinco from New England, and he shouldn’t be a problem as he truly respects Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady, and while he isn’t lightning fast anymore, Ochocinco can still stretch the field, which opens it up for Wes Welker and the tight-end duo of Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez. The bigger risk is Haynesworth, who got $100 million and proceeded to do nothing in Washington, where he constantly fought with head coach Mike Shanahan over systems and conditioning, among other things. But prior to that, Haynesworth was an All-Pro tackle in Tennessee and if he’s motivated, he and Vince Wilfork could be the most impressive pair of defensive linemen in the league. Also, most of his salary has already been paid out, so Haynesworth will have to work for whatever money (about $12 million) he is still owed.

New England flipped late-round draft picks for these two, so the risk was really minimal, and look at Belichick’s track record: Randy Moss, Corey Dillon and even Tedy Bruschi were considered troublemakers before they got to New England, but they fell into the “New England Way”. If Ochocinco and Haynesworth do that, and early reports say they have, the Patriots are the team to bet on in your best online HYPERLINK "http://www.betonline.com/sportsbook"sportsbook.