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If you bet $100 on the New York Giants winning the Super Bowl this time last year, you made $3000 when Bill Belichick scampered off the field before the final whistle. Not a bad return on your investment but it would be peanuts compared to what some Ravens supporters stand to make if Baltimore can win Super Bowl XLIII.

When the first set of futures odds came out, the Ravens were anywhere from 100 to 125-to-1 shots to lift the Lombardi Trophy next February. That put them in the company of the 1-15 Miami Dolphins, the directionless Atlanta Falcons and other teams that aren't spending their Super Bowl bonuses just yet. Something strange is happening in Vegas, however, reports Bill Ordine of the Baltimore Sun.

The Ravens opened at 100-1 and yesterday, they were down to 50-1. One sports book executive said the Ravens were the most-wagered-on team so far in the Super Bowl futures.

What's causing this run on the Ravens? They did hire John Harbaugh since the first odds were set, maybe his brother Jim got some Stanford eggheads to come up with a favorable statistical profile on their chances. Of course, it could also be a bunch of drunken Baltimoreans who won big at craps.

Whatever's behind the bullishness, if the Ravens pull off the unlikely in 12 months, Vegas could take another $2.6 million bath like they did last Sunday.