The market is likely to surge if the Giants beat the Patriots, according to the Super Bowl Stock Theory by sportswriter Leonard Koppett.

It says the market goes up if the Super Bowl champ was in the NFL before it merged with the AFL in 1970.

The Patriots joined the AFL in 1960; the Giants have been part of the NFL since 1925.

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Tom Brady may be known for throwing the pigskin, but that doesn’t mean he’ll eat it.

He likes to go vegan before games, a source said. He and girlfriend Gisele Bundchen dine at raw-food eatery Pure Food and Wine when in town.

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The fire at the Monte Carlo hotel and casino isn’t scaring betters away from Sin City.

Experts are predicting gamblers will drop more money on Super Bowl XLII than on any other football game ever.

They say more than $100 million will be wagered, breaking the $94.5 million record set in 2006.

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If the Giants win the Super Bowl, the landscape in Tom Coughlin’s hometown of Waterloo, NY, may change a bit.

Officials there may erect a statue in his honor.

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”Now we know how pretty boy Tom Brady keeps his skin so smooth: He keeps his locker stocked with Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula lotion, according to the company.