Sure we could go over the matchup problems New England's tight ends present for the Giants defense, how the Patriots will have trouble stopping the Giants wide receivers, or the heavy pressure New York's D-line will put on Tom Brady, but we don't want to bore you with hard-hitting analysis.
This is the most important stat to look at going into Sunday:
The team from the city with the larger population has an all-time Super Bowl record of 28-17.
That's good for a .622 winning percentage.
Translation: New York is more populous than Boston, so the Giants will win Super Bowl 46.
Set your bets accordingly, people.
(We looked through Pro Football Reference's Super Bowl archives and matched game outcomes with population data from Wikipedia for recent estimates and Demographia for older population records.)
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