The Dallas Cowboys (2-3) travel to play the New York Giants (3-3) looking to end their three-game losing streak. The game will begin Sunday, Oct 25 at 4:25 p.m. ET and can be seen on FOX.
Dallas beat New York 27-26 in Week 1. With that victory, the Cowboys extended their win streak against the Giants to five games, dating back to the 2013 season. Uani Unga led the Giants defense in the last game against the Cowboys, registering 10 tackles and one interception. Jason Witten had a big performance for Dallas, totaling eight catches for 60 yards and two TDs. Tony Romo had a big game as well, totaling 356 yards and three TDs through the air.
New York is a five-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 45 points.
Heading into Week 7 of league action, the Giants are 3-3 for both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS). New York has the league’s third-ranked home passing attack, averaging 337 yards per game. Turning to the Giants defense, a few key spots could be deciding factors this week. The Cowboys will be matching up against a skilled New York run defense, which allowed 95.6 rushing yards over its last five matchups. An quick start could help the Cowboys, because they have worst scoring defense in the league during the final quarter. They’ve currently give up an average of 11.4 fourth-quarter points per game. Mistakes and a lack of focus may be factors that benefit the Giants in the game. The Cowboys lead the league in road penalties with 12 per game.
Moving to the road team, the Cowboys have a record of 1-4 ATS and 2-3 SU. The Cowboys pass offense has a completion rate of 73.5%, highest in the NFL. Switching gears to the Dallas defense, there are certain areas where it measures up well against the Giants. Dallas’s defense ranks in the top half of the league for rushing yards allowed and could have the upper hand this week against the 28th-ranked rushing attack of the Giants, which averages 89.5 yards on the ground per game. The Cowboys could take advantage of New York’s habit of allowing high-scoring fourth quarters. They are 31st in the NFL in fourth-quarter points allowed at home with 14.3. Dallas tends to control the time of possession during games, averaging a time of 33:11 for fourth in the league.
Predictions: SU Winner – NYG, ATS Winner – NYG, O/U – Under
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Giants last 6 games at home.
NY Giants are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing Dallas.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Giants last 5 games when playing Dallas.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Giants last 8 games when playing at home against Dallas.
NY Giants are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas’s last 5 games when playing NY Giants.
Dallas is 8-15-1 ATS in their last 24 games when playing NY Giants.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas’s last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Giants.
Dallas is 1-1 SU when leading at the start of the fourth quarter this season. New York is 3-2 SU when leading after three quarters.
The New York passing attack is ranked 10th in the league, while the Dallas pass defense is only ranked 17th. The Cowboys’ passing game is ranked 17th, compared to the 31st-ranked pass defense of the Giants.
