New York Giants Look to Keep NFC East Lead With Win over Patriots
The NFC East New York Giants host the AFC East New England Patriots. The current line has New England favored by 7.5 points with the over/under point total sitting on 54.
Entering his game, New England has an overall record on the season of 8-0 straight up and 5-2 against the spread. The Patriots on the road are 3-0 SU and 2-1 ATS. New York on the season has an overall record of 5-4 SU and 5-2 ATS. The Giants at home are 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS.
The Giants have won each of the past three head-to-head games with the Patriots, including two last-minute wins in Super Bowls. New England this season is averaging 34.5 points per games, which leads the NFL and is three games in front of the second place New York Jets.
Last week New York defeated Tampa Bay 32-18 after losing the prior week to New Orleans 52-49. The Giants lead Philadelphia by a half game in the NFC East. Eli Manning has been up and down thus far for the Giants. The talented quarterback has thrown for 213 yards or less in four of his past six games.
Tom Brady, the New England signal caller has five games of 300 yards or more passing this season and one of 299 yards. Last week the Patriots beat Washington 27-10. Brady on the season has 22 touchdown passes and just 2 interceptions. He leads the NFL with a passer rating of 113.5.
Through eight games, Julian Edelman a wide receiver for New England has 57 receptions, while Rob Gronkowski a tight end has 44.
On defense, the Patriots are giving up less than 18 points per game and are tied for second in the league with St. Louis with 27 quarterback sacks.
Odell Beckham Jr. has 7 catches or more in six of his nine New York starts this season and has two straight games of over 100 yards receiving.
The Giants defense is dead last in sacks and total yards given up while they are next to last in yards passing allowed.
Prediction: The New England Patriots have not had the best of luck versus the Giants, but this season Tom Brady looks to be on a mission that and will not let anything stop him. Take the Patriots less the points.
