Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Co-owner Steve Tisch predicts his New York Giants, after winning three playoff games as underdogs, will beat the undefeated and favored New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.

"I'm going to put out there, 21-17 New York Giants when that clock ticks down to zero," Tisch, who co-owns the team with John Mara, said in a Jan. 25 interview airing this weekend on Bloomberg Radio's "On the Ball" program.

The Giants, with a 13-6 record, are 12-point underdogs against the 18-0 Patriots and their record-setting offense for the National Football League championship game on Feb. 3 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona.

Tisch said the Giants, led by fourth-year quarterback Eli Manning and 15-year defensive end Michael Strahan, have bonded as a team since losing their final regular-season game to the Patriots 38-35 on Dec. 29.

Tisch, 58, said it was a turning point in the season.

"People were referring to the game as insignificant," Tisch said. "I think it became one of the most significant games this club has played in the last 20 years. We played the Patriots head-to-head, play-for-play and we almost won that game. Ironically, we're facing them in the Super Bowl and we're going to beat them in the Super Bowl."

Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress had a similar prediction, forecasting a 23-17 win for New York.

"We didn't come here just to play, we came here to win the game," Burress told reporters yesterday. "It's okay to want to win and predict and dream."