OK, Giants fans. This is test week. Your team has won once in its last five games, and that was against the Houston Texans. Your formerly daring coach, Brian Daboll, turned into John Birch last weekend, because he was so conservative in overtime.<\/p>\n
Now your team is going up against a Philadelphia Eagles team that leads the NFL with an 11-1 record, and just accumulated 380 passing yards against a very good Tennessee Titans team. That total is coming one week after rushing for more than 350 yards against the Green Bay Packers, with 157 of those yards coming from Jalen Hurts.<\/p>\n
Yes, the Eagles looked vulnerable three weeks ago with a one-point victory over the Indianapolis Colts, which came on the heels of a 32-21 loss to the Washington Commanders. But the Eagles have shown the type of bounce back ability that has eluded the Giants, hence the spread floating between 6 1\/2 and 7 1\/2 as the bets come in midweek.<\/p>\n
This will be a character test, and another tie is not what the Giants need for their collective confidence. If they are satisfied with exceeding expectations, their season is already over and they can deem it a success.<\/p>\n
But if they strive for being a championship caliber team, it is incumbent that they get a victory against the cofavorite for MVP, Hurts, with a game plan that will account for the likelihood than rain and wind are going to have a big impact on this matchup at the Meadowlands. If they win, perhaps a certain unattractive comedian who somehow scores supermodels will take everyone out clubbing with new squeeze Emily Ratajkowski and her girlfriends.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/Giants\/status\/1600658669347258368<\/p>\n
Good question, and the best answer is that the sportsbooks want equal action to come in on both sides of the line. Since gambling is legal in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, the handle percentages will not be skewed by having one of the teams come from a state where gambling is not yet legal.<\/p>\n
As of Thursday morning, DraftKings Sports book was seeing a 58%-42% edge for the Giants in spread bets (their line was at 6 1\/2), but with a 63-37 percentage advantage for the Eagles in terms of tickets. The moneyline action was heavily in Philly’s favor at 85% of handle despite the -275 line, which is a sign that bettors believe an Eagles win is a certainty, even if a cover is not.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia is 7-5-0 against the spread (ATS), while the Giants are tied with Cincinnati for the league lead at 9-3-0 ATS, covering each of the last two weeks in their duds against the Commanders and Cowboys. So while they may be a good spread bet, this is the time of the season when the pretenders are separated from the contenders, and the Giants fall squarely into the former category until they prove otherwise. When your last quality win came Oct. 16 against Baltimore, you have not exactly been channeling Pete Davidson lately.<\/p>\n
And now, you must face a team that has the following going for it:<\/p>\n
\nTotal TD to Total Turnover Ratio + W\/L Record<\/p>\n
TD- INT (+\/-) – FUM = NET (+\/-) W\/L
29 – 3 = +26 \u2014 1 \u2014- = +25 \u2014\u2014 11-1 Jalen Hurts (MVP)<\/p>\nNo Quarterback can claim a +\/- (+35) in these most important Stats other than Jalen Hurts.<\/p>\n
F Your Passing Yards
All that means is U Can\u2019t Run! pic.twitter.com\/YdQ5P3S0Uj<\/a><\/p>\n— Papi (@Papi_Golf) December 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n