Leaning toward the Steelers despite the oddsmakers@

JR: Gary, Gary, Gary. You don't drink, you don't smoke, and you obviously don't gamble. The betting window is open all week. My son knows a bookie at school, so I can wait until the rest of the first-graders go to recess on Friday before committing. But I will say I'm leaning toward Pittsburgh. Wanna change my mind?

GS: I was going to pick Pittsburgh, too, right up to the point I read your section. Not anymore. In the name of Max McGee's liver, Gilbert Brown's onion rings and Clay Matthews' last haircut, I'm all in with the Packers. Such is the faith I have in your expertise.

JR: I was going to argue until I realized I had no ammunition. The last winner I picked was at my wedding. So let me ask you this: Why were we both inclined to pick Pittsburgh when the oddsmakers have been leaning toward Green Bay?

GS: Probably because we've seen Pittsburgh win a Super Bowl recently. I think the Steelers are solid everywhere, and I think the AFC was much better than the NFC this year. The oddsmakers, I think, have been influenced by all the cheese that has been bet on the Packers. I'll say this: I think this could be another close game. Good thing the Super Bowl finally discovered those, huh?