New York Giants (-14) Taking part in for Nothing vs. Taking part in-For-The whole lot Philadelphia Eagles

The New York Giants are locked in to the No. 6 seed, win or lose Sunday in opposition to Philadelphia. The Eagles can clinch the No. 1 seed with a win, and may drop all the best way to No. 5 with a loss, which might imply opening the playoffs in opposition to Tom Brady in Tampa Bay.

So, yeah … the stakes are just a little totally different for these two groups, which is why Philadelphia is favored by 14.

However earlier than you go and soar on that Eagles line, think about this: At DraftKings Sportsbook, 87 % of bets and 70 % of deal with on unfold bets are coming in on the Giants, and 70 % of moneyline wagers are coming in on New York at +675.

That could be a considerably loopy set of splits. However with Jalen Hurts nonetheless listed as “restricted” and the Eagles on a two-game dropping streak ever since Hurts harm his shoulder, the betting public is just not as excessive on Philly as was the case two weeks in the past. And when the entire stress is on one group (Eagles) and the opposite can enable a lot of its backups to play for his or her subsequent contracts (Giants), there may be an incentivization dynamic and a freewheeling factor that tilts issues only a wee bit in New York’s favor.

And even when coach Brian Daboll rests Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley, it isn’t like he should flip to a bunch of novices. Anyone outdoors of Buffalo and Miami keep in mind this must-win sport?

Yesterday, the Buffalo Payments ended the 17-year playoff drought by defeating the Dolphins 22-16. QB Tyrod Taylor went 19 of 27 for 204 passing yards and a TD. The Payments shall be enjoying the Jaguars within the WC spherical. Can the Payments upset the Jags? #DroughtIsOver 🏈 pic.twitter.com/8wgZjjFclF

— Sean 4 Sports activities (@Sean4Sports) January 2, 2018

Tyrod Taylor Beginning For New York?

No, we have no idea, as a result of coach Brian Daboll is enjoying poker this week and holding his playing cards near the vest. However it’s cheap to imagine that even when Jones begins and performs New York’s first offensive collection, Daboll may have a fast hook. Why threat your No. 1 quarterback in a meaningless sport?

Taylor isn’t any spring rooster, having spent 12 years within the league with the Ravens, Payments, Browns, Chargers and Texans. And in contrast to Jones, who shall be a free agent this low season, Taylor is beneath contract to New York for one more season. So there isn’t any higher time to provide him the ball for a whole sport and see what he does with it. There’s all the time an opportunity that Jones may get harm within the wild card spherical in opposition to Minnesota or San Francisco, and Taylor would then turn out to be the person.

This lack of certainty has saved the sportsbooks from providing any participant props for this sport, even on the kickers. These strains will doubtless not go up till Sunday morning, when we now have higher intel on who will and won’t be enjoying, so all we now have to work with for now could be the unfold and the over/beneath (43).

But when Taylor performs QB for the Giants, a few issues to bear in mind:

• Final season in six video games for the Texans, he threw for 2 TDs twice and had a completion share of 60.7.
• In 2020 with the Chargers, he appeared in just one sport and was 16-of-30 with no TDs in a 16-13 victory vs. the Bengals, and in 2019 he performed in solely three video games for L.A. and had one TD move in mop-up obligation.
• In 2018 with Cleveland,he had two TD passes and two interceptions whereas beginning the primary two video games, then obtained injured and was changed by Baker Mayfield.
• In 2017 with the Payments, he completed the common season with three consecutive 200-plus yards passing video games to assist finish a 16-year playoff drought.

In the event you see a passing yardage prop line for him someplace within the very low 100s, an “over” could also be so as. As for the Giants rushers, Matt Brieda and Gary Brightwell have a mixed 70 carries all season. Brieda is the likelier of the 2 to be a featured working again, whereas Barkley (additionally a free agent-to-be) watches.

Brieda had 59 yards on 9 rushes final week in opposition to the Colts, and you may even see a speeding yardage prop someplace within the 40s or 50s. Earlier than betting it, take a look at the alternate speeding yardage line, as a result of the Giants are much more more likely to run than throw because the probabilities of accidents are decrease once you play ground-and-pound.

Brieda wouldn’t nonetheless be within the NFL if he couldn’t do stuff like this:

How tf did Matt Brieda do that pic.twitter.com/njW2ZiLYZs

— DailySportsDosage (@SportsDsd) September 19, 2019

What Different Tendencies Ought to Be Appeared At?

On over/unders, the Eagles are 10-6-0, tied for second within the NFL behind Minnesota. However they have been beneath by a dozen factors final week in a 20-10 loss to the New Orleans Saints that left them of their present precarious place. Philadelphia is now priced at -1200 to win the NFC East, whereas the Cowboys are at +700 at DraftKings and -1100 and +850 at FanDuel. It will take a Giants win together with a Cowboys win over the Commanders for that Dallas wager to hit.

For these questioning, a parlay of Giants moneyline and Dallas to win the NFC East would pay on the price of +6275 … in case you may play it. However we tried at each single licensed New York sportsbook, and none would settle for that exact wager. Sacrificing a number of gallons of gasoline, we drove to New Jersey to aim the identical wager and struck out at HardRock, Bet365, Betway, and Barstool. Even CircaSports (accessible in Nevada, Colorado, and Iowa solely), which prides itself on accepting any and all bets, does not have this parlay available.

Anyway, the opposite pattern to know is the Eagles’ document when Hurts is their starter: 13-1. Coach Nick Sirianni mentioned Friday, “It’s trending in the proper path,” and receiver A.J. Brown let on that Hurts has been working towards with the primary unit. “He’s nonetheless crafting, he’s nonetheless knocking the rust off. However I feel he’ll be fantastic approaching Sunday.”

The final time Hurts performed the Giants again on Dec. 11, he had seven rushes for 77 yards and handed for 2 TDs and 217 yards. However the participant who actually harm the Giants was working again Miles Sanders, who had 17 carries for a season-high 144 yards. His participant props usually are not but up, both.

You need a prop for Massive Blue that can let you flip the channel after the primary quarter it doesn’t matter what? They’re +450 to aim a area objective on their first possession. Make or miss, that could possibly be a winner … and Giants followers don’t need to care whether or not the sport ends in a win, loss, or a tie.