Most of our longtime followers (RIP – Mike, Bryan, & Dick) are dead. Somehow, for now, we’ve survived. It got so bad, our NFL Locks ™ column was abandoned mid-season and we were left wagering other people’s money on Opposite Picks ™ at the Caesars Sports Book.

A virtual lifetime ago (http://www.thechickenhawk.com/blog1/?p=5736), when asked, during an interview with WEEI’s Dale & Holley, if we ever considered Gamblers Anonymous, we told Holley: “I’m in too deep.” He laughed but I wasn’t kidding.

As degenerate bettors know, and Kris Kristofferson wrote:

Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose.

Ladies and Gentlemen: we got nothin’ left to lose.

This makes us dangerous bettors. Dangerous to The Book and Dangerous to ourselves.

We could, yawn … talk about Xs and Os, offense vs defense & defense vs offense. Or we could compare cities, personalities and review betting trends. We could compare players, coaches and match-ups. We could roll out tape and inflate/deflate Deflategate. Yawn again.

Instead, after surveying this year’s Super Bowl scene, we’re betting everything: the mortgage, family farm, auto payment, college tuition savings, 401 K, and the big fat loan from Rocco The Wiseguy on this year’s …

Super Bowl Locks ™–

New England PK vs Seattle            W

OVER 47 1/2                                 W

Coin toss:   Tails                                W

Disclaimer: The Chickenhawk’s NFL Super Bowl Locks™ is not for entertainment purposes. It is for making you serious amounts of ca$h. Remember: the more you bet, the more you win.