Madden 2018 Super Bowl Prediction
For this past NFL season, the “Madden curse” hasn’t struck cover-boy Tom Brady, as he’s the likely NFL MVP and will be playing in his unprecedented 8th Super Bowl this weekend. In fact, far from cursing the guy, Madden 2018 predicts the Patriots to win Super Bowl 52 against the Philadelphia Eagles, and that by a score of 24-20. In the simulation, Brady won his fifth Super Bowl MVP award, but the tilt came down to a defensive stand late in the fourth quarter. Familiar territory, all things considered. (I still can’t believe Seattle didn’t run the ball!)
Here’s how the Madden version of Super Bowl 52 played out: The Eagles scored first on a run by Jay Ajayi, with the Philly defense holding the Pats to a first-quarter field goal. Meanwhile, the Patriots scored via two second-quarter passing TDs (Rob Gronkowski, Brandin Cooks), while the Eagles added two field goals of their own. The halftime score was Pats 17, Eagles 13. In the third quarter, Brady threw a pick that would later turn into a Foles passing TD, with the score favoring the Eagles 20-17 going into the fourth quarter. In the fourth, Brady threw a TD to Danny Amendola, but the Eagles’ Malcolm Jennings forced Dion Lewis to fumble late, setting up the Eagles for a Seahawks-like game-ending score. Foles’ pass, of course, was knocked away, and the Pats won Super Bowl number 6 by a final score of 24-20.
BestUSASportsbooks.com thinks this is fine, but that’s all just a video game sim. What’s the actual point? Well, two things: One, Madden’s Super Bowl simulations have a record of 10-4 to date, or just under 72%. If the video game were a professional gambler, it’d be one of the best in the business with numbers like that. Two: Every single play of consequence in the Madden version of Super Bowl 52 is actually something you can wager on right now at Bovada, SportsBetting, BetDSI, and all the other top online sportsbooks. All things considered, you could definitely make worse prop bets than the ones Madden 2018 lays out. And keep this in mind too: Madden has the Pats winning, but as usual, they don’t cover the spread (-4.5).