The Washington Redskins (1-1) head to MetLife Stadium to square off the New York Giants (0-2) this week. Kickoff is at 8:25 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sep 24 and will air on CBS and NFLN.
This week’s clash marks the first meeting for these NFC East rivals this season. The Giants have been victorious in the last four over the Redskins, going back to the 2013 season. Orleans Darkwa had a solid performance in the last meeting, putting up zero total yards. He had zero yards on the ground and zero yards receiving. Perry Riley Jr. led the defensive effort for Washington, recording six tackles.
New York is a three-point favorite against the Redskins. The matchup has an estimated Over/Under (O/U) of 44 points.
Sitting at 0-2 Straight Up (SU) and 1-1 Against The Spread (ATS), the Giants will look to improve heading into Week 3. New York hopes to take advantage of a Redskins defense that allows 4.5 yards per rush, 26th in the NFL. As for the New York defense, a few key matchups could decide this game. The Giants have a passing defense in the top half of the league, while the Redskins average 8.6 yards per pass, ranking 30th in the league. New York does an excellent job avoiding costly penalties. They accumulate the second-fewest penalties among NFL teams, averaging 5.5 per game.
As for their opponent, the Redskins head into Week 3 with records of 1-1 both ATS and SU. The Redskins pass offense is efficent, averaging the fourth-best completion percentage in the league at 75.9%. Shifting to the other side of the ball, it might be tough for the Giants to keep up with Washington’s defense in a few areas. The Washington defense has given opposing running backs problems this season. Opponents average 70.5 rushing yards per game against this terrorizing group. It’ll be difficult to keep Washington’s offense off the field this week. The team’s average time of possession is 38:49, ranking second in the league.
Predictions: SU Winner – NYG, ATS Winner – Was, O/U – Under
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 8 of the NY Giants last 12 games.
NY Giants are 3-10 SU in their last 13 games.
NY Giants are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games at home.
NY Giants are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the NY Giants last 7 games when playing Washington.
NY Giants are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Giants last 5 games when playing at home against Washington.
NY Giants are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Washington.
Washington is 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Giants.
Washington is 1-1 SU when leading at the half this season. New York is 0-2 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Dating back to last season, New York is only 2-5 SU against NFC East opponents, while Washington is just 2-4 SU against divisional foes.
Washington is rated higher in the ground game on both sides of the ball. Its first-ranked rushing attack will face the third-ranked run defense of New York, while its fourth-ranked run defense will look to contain the 19th-ranked rushing game of the Giants.
