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The New England Patriots are three-point favorites over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI, with the over/under set at 58.5, per OddsShark.
A close spread and a high point total don't guarantee a back-and-forth shootout, however.
We've seen Super Bowls with close spreads result in blowouts (most notably Super Bowl XLVIII) and games with high totals and a double-digit spread turn into defensive classics (see Super Bowl XLII).
While we aren't in possession of a future sports almanac like Marty McFly, here's an effort to predict the box score and stats for both teams before providing reasoning behind the picks.