Week 8 Free Preview: Washington Redskins at New York Giants

The Washington Redskins (+1) are heading northeast to face their NFC East counterpart New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Kickoff for this game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET and interested parties can watch the action on FOX.

Betting Preview: Washington Redskins at New York Giants

New York is the underdog in this NFC game and is currently being given 1 point. The Redskins are also receiving -115 moneyline odds while the Giants are -105. Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 42 points, and if one team can get out in front early, it will probably generate a reasonable betting opportunity in-game.

The Redskins are 4-2 against the spread (ATS) and have recorded 0.9 units so far. They’ve been a good under bet and have posted an Over-Under mark of 2-4.

The Giants are down 3.8 units this season. The team is 3-4 ATS and owns an O/U record of 3-4.

The Redskins are 4-2 straight up (SU), including 1-0 SU against NFC East opponents. The Giants are 1-6 SU overall and 0-2 SU against divisional foes.

New York enters this matchup on a zero-game winning streak while Washington has lost each of its last zero. The Redskins got their second W in as many tries after a 20-17 victory over Dallas in Week 7. Alex Smith completed just 14 passes on 25 attempts for 178 yards and one touchdown. Adrian Peterson (99 rushing yards on 24 attempts) led the ground attack. Kapri Bibbs (four receptions, 43 yards, one TD) and Josh Doctson (three catches, 42 yards) handled the receiving duties in the win.

New York most-recently fell 23-20 to Atlanta in Week 7. Eli Manning completed 27-of-38 passes for 399 yards and one touchdown. Saquon Barkley (43 yards on 14 rush attempts, one TD) mounted the running attack while Barkley (nine receptions, 51 yards) and Odell Beckham Jr. (eight catches, 143 yards, one TD) led the pass-catching attack in the loss.

Washington has run the ball on 47.5 percent of its offensive possessions this year while New York has an overall rush percentage of 33.4 percent. The Redskins have produced 119.0 rush yards/game (including 130.0 per game versus East opponents) and have five touchdowns on the ground this year. The G-Men are logging 83.7 rushing yards per game (91.0 in conference) and have five total rush TDs.

If the results so far this season can translate to this game, then it appears the Redskins might have the more disruptive lines up front. Their offensive line has yielded only 41 sacks while their D-line registered 42 sacks. The Giants offensive line has allowed 34 sacks and their defense has forced only 27 sacks.

The Redskins offense has averaged 230.5 yards through the air overall (178.0 per game against conference opposition) and has seven passing scores so far. The G-Men have recorded 302.6 pass yards per game (280 in the NFC) and have eight total pass TDs.

Defensively, Washington has let opponents run for an average of 87.3 yards and throw for 251.3 yards per game. The New York defense has allowed 263.1 yards per game to opposing passers and 113.9 yards per game to opposing runners. The Redskins are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 6.36 to opponents, while the G-Men have given up a 7.12 ANY/A.

Offensively, Smith has amassed 1,220 passing yards this season. He’s completed 64 percent of his 160 attempts with five passing scores and two interceptions. Smith’s got a 6.85 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 6.02 over the last two games.

Eli Manning has completed 161-of-225 passes for 1,780 yards, seven TDs and three INTs for New York. His ANY/A sits at 6.66 for the year and 6.75 over his past two games.

Washington Redskins at New York Giants Free Prediction

SU Winner: Redskins, ATS Winner: Redskins, O/U: Under

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The Washington defense has sacked opposing QBs 14 times this season. New York has produced 10 sacks.

The New York offense has lost five fumbles in 2018 while Washington has let three get away.

The Redskins offense has produced three pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Giants have accounted for six such plays.

Both defenses have allowed three pass plays of 40 yards or more. The Washington defense has given up six pass plays of 30+ yards while New York has given up 10 such plays.

The Washington offense has created four rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while New York has created seven such runs.

The Redskins defense has allowed zero rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Giants have given up three such runs.

The Over/Under for New York’s last outing going into it was 52. The under cashed in the 23-20 loss to Atlanta.

In its last three matches, New York is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.

In its last three contests, Washington is 2-1 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.

The O/U for Washington’s previous game was set at 40. The under cashed in the team’s 20-17 victory over Dallas.

Washington, as a team, has rushed for 3.9 yards per attempt over its past three games and 4.4 over its last two.

New York has averaged 4.9 yards per carry over its last three outings and 5.6 over its past two.