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It's Friday and the Super Bowl XLVII picks are in!
I scoured the web for some of premier opinions to see who the "experts" were picking. I gathered the top picks from ESPN, Sports Illustrated and NFL.com.
ESPN was pretty split on their picks, while the heads at Sports Illustrated seem to be favoring the Baltimore Ravens. NFL.com on the other hand, seemed to be leaning toward the San Francisco 49ers. I also found an interesting link to some entertainment news which annually gathers celebrity picks for the Super Bowl.
There were a lot of picks on ESPN and the celebrity sample, so I had to pick and choose a bit. However, there is plenty to look at below. Check out which direction everyone is leaning come Super Bowl Sunday.
ESPN Picks
Cris Carter:
49ers
Trent Dilfer:
49ers
Stuart Scott:
Ravens
Mike Ditka:
49ers
Ron Jaworski:
Ravens
Steve Levy:
Ravens
Merril Hoge:
49ers
Chris Mortensen:
49ers
Jerry Rice:
49ers
Mike Golic:
Ravens
Mike Greenberg:
Ravens
John Clayton:
49ers
Adam Schefter:
49ers
Trey Wingo:
49ers
Mark Schlereth:
49ers
Marcellus Wiley:
49ers
Scott Van Pelt:
Ravens
Suzy Kolber:
Ravens
Sports Illustrated Picks
Peter King:
Ravens
Don Banks:
49ers
Chris Burke:
49ers
Jim Trotter:
Ravens
Dennis Dillon:
Ravens
Andrew Perloff:
Ravens
Tom Mantzouranis:
Ravens
NFL.com Picks
Jeff Darlington:
Ravens
Daniel Jeremiah:
49ers
Steve Wyche:
49ers
Darren Sharper:
Ravens
Ian Rappaport:
49ers
Elliot Harrison:
49ers
Shaun O'Hara:
49ers
Adam Schein:
49ers
Greg Rosenthal:
Ravens
Gil Brandt:
49ers
Heath Evans:
Ravens
Charley Casserly:
49ers
Celebrity Picks
Adam West, actor, "Batman":
49ers
Bob Weir, guitarist, Grateful Dead:
49ers
Rob Van Winkle, musician, "Vanilla Ice":
Ravens
Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor, body builder, governor, legend:
49ers
Justin Verlander, pitcher, Detroit Tigers:
Ravens
Don Rickles, actor, comedian:
Ravens
Danica Patrick, race car driver:
Ravens
Arnold Palmer, golfer, iced tea mogul:
Ravens
Bill O'Riley, host, Fox News:
49ers
Bill Nye the Science Guy, TV host:
Ravens
John C. McGinley, actor, "Scrubs":
Ravens
Maya Angelou, poet:
49ers
Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks owner:
49ers
Rashad Evans, former UFC light-heavyweight champion:
Ravens
Joan Jett, musician:
Ravens
Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay Rays manager:
49ers
I provided the links sourcing back to these pages where the picks were made. I encourage you to check them out as each one provides an explanation for their selection. NFL fans, leave your predictions below in the comment section to be seen with the rest of our Super Bowl XLVII picks.