The New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles are set to do battle on the grass at Lincoln Financial Field. This Monday Night Football matchup gets going at 8:15 p.m. ET and ESPN will broadcast the action.
Thursday Night FootballBetting Preview: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
New York is a noticeable road underdog in this NFC matchup and is currently receiving 9 points. If they are wanting to take the moneyline, bettors would currently have to put down $400 in order to win $100 back on the Eagles (-400). The Giants are getting +300 moneyline odds. Some decent in-game betting opportunities should present themselves during this showdown, and oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 47 points.
The sharp action has been siding with the Eagles. The game’s opening line was initially placed at -8 while the total was originally 46.5.
The Giants are down 7.5 units so far and 4-8 against the spread (ATS). The team’s recorded an O/U mark of 7-5.
The Eagles have lost 6.3 units this season. The team is 4-8 ATS and has an even O/U record of 6-6.
The Giants are 2-10 straight up (SU), including 1-2 SU against NFC East opponents. The Eagles are 5-7 SU overall and 1-1 SU against divisional foes.
The G-Men hope to get back in stride after a 31-13 loss to Green Bay last week where Daniel Jones completed only 20-of-37 passes for 240 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. Saquon Barkley (83 rushing yards on 19 attempts) led the ground attack. Darius Slayton (six receptions, 44 yards) and Kaden Smith (six catches, 70 yards) shared the receiving duties in the defeat.
Back in Week 13, Miami knocked off this Philadelphia team by a score of 37-31. Carson Wentz completed 28-of-46 passes for 310 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Miles Sanders (83 yards on 17 rush attempts) spearheaded the running game as Alshon Jeffery (nine receptions, 137 yards, one TD) and Dallas Goedert (six catches, 66 yards) led the receiving corps in the loss.
New York has run the ball on 36.3 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Philadelphia has an overall rush percentage of 43.1 percent. The Giants have produced 95.5 rush yards/game (including 138.3 per game versus East opponents) and have six touchdowns on the ground this year. The Eagles are putting up 118.8 rushing yards per game (119 in conference) and have 10 total rush TDs.
If the numbers so far this season are any indication, then it’s looking like the Eagles may have the more disruptive lines up front, as their offensive line has allowed only 30 sacks while the D-line has registered 34 sacks. The Giants O-line has given up 35 sacks and their defense has logged only 26 sacks.
The G-Men offense has tallied 244.2 yards per contest in the air overall (252.7 per game against conference opposition) and has 20 passing TDs so far. The Eagles have produced 238.7 pass yards per outing (252 in the NFC) and also have 20 total pass scores.
New York has allowed opponents to rush for an average of 114.3 yards and throw for 273 yards per game. The Philadelphia defense has allowed 258.8 yards per game to opposing passers and 91.0 yards per game on the ground. The Eagles are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of just 6.34 to opponents, while the Giants have given up a 7.49 ANY/A.
Offensively, Jones has put up 2,224 passing yards this season, and has completed 62 percent of his 334 attempts with 16 passing scores and 11 interceptions. He has a 4.92 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 4.04 over the last two outings.
Carson Wentz has managed to complete 238-of-389 passes for 2,584 yards, 19 TDs and five INTs for Philadelphia. His ANY/A stands at 6.19 for the season and 4.97 over his past two games.
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles Free NFL Tip
SU Winner: Eagles, ATS Winner: Eagles, O/U: Over
Team Betting Trends
- The Philadelphia defensive unit has recorded 34 sacks on the year while New York has just 26.
- The Philadelphia offense has lost 13 fumbles this season while New York has lost 15.
- The Giants offense has created seven pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Eagles have put up five such plays.
- The New York defense has allowed 14 pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Philadelphia has given up 10 such plays.
- The New York offense has created eight rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while Philadelphia has created three such runs.
- The Giants defense has allowed nine rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Eagles have given up eight such runs.
- The O/U for Philadelphia’s last match was set at 44.5. The over cashed in that 37-31 defeat to Miami.
- Over its last three matchups, Philadelphia is 0-3 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
- In its last three contests, New York is 1-2 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
- The Over/Under for New York’s last game was 43.5. The over cashed in the team’s 31-13 loss to Green Bay.
- New York, as a team, has produced 3.5 yards per carry over its last three contests and 4.3 over its last two.
- Philadelphia has averaged 4.4 yards per carry over its last three matchups and 4.7 over its last two.
