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NHLers like the 49ers in the Super Bowl -- here’s who we like

Kaepernick Lewis
Kaepernick Lewis

Granted, we’re setting ourselves up for a “TALK HOCKEY NOT STUPID NFL CINDY CRSOBY SUKS!!!!!!!!!!” comment below, but we thought we’d pass along a bunch of Super Bowl picks from NHLers anyway.

Per NHL.com:

Sidney Crosby, PITSF 20, BAL 14
Brooks Orpik, PITSF 21, BAL 17
Martin St. Louis, TBLSF 27, BAL 14
Paul Bissonnette, PHXSF 28, BAL 24
Shane Doan, PHXBAL 24, SF 21
Jarret Stoll, LAKSF 20, BAL 14
Mike Richards, LAKBAL 27, SF 24
Drew Doughty, LAKSF 35, BAL 24
Adam Henrique, NJDSF 27, BAL 24
Andy Greene, NJDSF 31, BAL 17
David Clarkson, NJDSF 21, BAL 14
John Tavares, NYISF 24, BAL 21
Milan Lucic, BOSSF 31, BAL 21
Patrice Bergeron, BOSSF 27, BAL 21
Tyler Seguin, BOSBAL 28, SF 14
Ryan Miller, BUFSF 21, BAL 13
Jason Pominville, BUFSF 28, BAL 20
Wayne Gretzky, retiredBAL 17, SF 14

As you can see, there’s plenty of support for the 49ers, who are 3.5-point favorites over the Ravens at most sports books.

For what’s it worth (it’s worth nothing), here’s who Halford and I like:

MH: Baltimore over San Francisco, 21-20. Two things: Resiliency and momentum. I believe Baltimore has the edge in both. Not to say the Niners are without those two things -- they’ve won three straight and rallied from 17-0 to beat the Falcons -- but the Ravens have shown more. In the last two weeks alone, they connected on a miracle Hail Mary en route to beating the Broncos, then beat Tom Brady and the Pats at Foxboro despite trailing at halftime.

JB: San Francisco over Baltimore, 28-24. I have to admit I’m extremely hesitant to give Colin Kaepernick -- a second-year quarterback that didn’t get the starting job until halfway through the season -- the nod over Joe Flacco -- an experienced veteran who’s been ridiculously good in these playoffs. But I’m more hesitant to bet against a guy who can run and throw like Kaepernick. The only team that’s made the guy look human is the Seahawks, and that was on a rainy Sunday night in Seattle, one of the toughest places in the NFL for visitors.

Related: PFT’s Super Bowl picks