{"id":246020,"date":"2022-12-02T12:27:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T18:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=246020"},"modified":"2022-12-02T12:27:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T18:27:09","slug":"odell-beckham-jr-is-not-going-to-save-new-york-giants-vs-washington-commanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/odell-beckham-jr-is-not-going-to-save-new-york-giants-vs-washington-commanders\/","title":{"rendered":"Odell Beckham Jr. Is Not Going to Save New York Giants vs. Washington Commanders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Odell Beckham Jr.’s meeting with New York Giants ownership, front office, and coaching staff garnered all of the attention late this week. That’s for a team that has not won a game against a quality opponent since Oct. 16 against Baltimore.<\/p>\n

Yes, the Giants still have a nice record, but they have lost two in a row, are still ravaged by injuries, and are about to face a Washington Commanders team that is rolling.<\/p>\n

So the line of Giants +2 1\/2 makes a lot of sense, even with the game being played at MetLife Stadium, with New York having had 10 days of rest since their Thanksgiving Day loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Except where it makes no sense and has been lowered to Giants +1. More on that below.<\/p>\n

New York’s defensive backfield remains staffed by backups, and their receiving corps is still thin … which is why the courting of Beckham began Thursday, and included a high-level dinner with the flaky yet. Beckham has not played since tearing his ACL for the second time last Feb. 13 in the Super Bowl, when he was playing for the Rams.<\/p>\n

Visits with the Bills and the Cowboys remain on Beckham’s upcoming docket, and the chances of success with those other two teams would appear to be more enticing. Buffalo defeated New England on Thursday night to improve to 9-3, and the Cowboys should emerge from this weekend with the exact same record if they do what is expected against Indianapolis, where the Colts are 10 1\/2-point underdogs.<\/p>\n

Once Beckman exits the Giants’ facility Friday afternoon, the focus should turn to what is most important: Figuring out a way to put up points against a Commanders team that turned its season around on Monday Night Football<\/em> Nov. 14. They did so by forcing three second-half fumbles and handling the Philadelphia Eagles their first loss of the season, despite being 11 1\/2-point underdogs. Washington has strung together three straight wins and six in the last seven games, the only loss coming by 3 points against Minnesota.<\/p>\n

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Washington is 6-1 this season with Taylor Heinicke under center, and firmly in the Wild Card race. https:\/\/t.co\/rQdnO5Qb2d<\/a><\/p>\n

— Commanders Wire (@Washington_Wire) December 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n