The New York Giants (3-2) travel to play the Philadelphia Eagles (2-3) looking to add to their three-game winning streak. The NFL’s fourth-leading passer, Eli Manning (1,417 yards, 10 TDs), will be on display in this contest. It will begin Monday, Oct 19 at 8:30 p.m. ET and can be seen on ESPN.
After winning both of its meetings last season, Philadelphia gets its first shot of the season against division rival New York this week. Nate Allen led the way for the Eagles defense in the last game against the Giants, registering four tackles and one interception. Mike Harris led the New York defense, totaling 10 tackles and one interception.
Philadelphia is a three-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 50 points.
The Eagles enter the game with a current record of 2-3 Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS) this season. Look for Philadelphia to take advantage of an inferior New York pass defense, which surrenders a league-worst 304.2 passing yards per game. Turning to the Eagles defense, a few key spots could be deciding factors this week. Philadelphia’s defense will look to improve its stats against the run when the Giants come to town. New York’s 91.2 rushing yards per game ranks 26th in the NFL. An quick start could help the Giants, because they have worst scoring defense in the league during the final quarter. They’ve currently give up an average of 12.8 fourth-quarter points per game.
Moving to the road team, the Giants have 3-2 SU and ATS records this season. If Philadelphia’s earlier games are any indication, the Giants should throw the ball often on offense. The Eagles allow 279.6 passing yards per game, 26th in the NFL. Shifting to the other side of the ball, the New York defense could excel if they take advantage of favorable matchups. The New York defense has allowed 80.6 rush yards per game this season, second in the league. Turnovers could allow the Giants to sneak by the Eagles, who are 26th in the league in giveaways with two per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – NYG, ATS Winner – NYG, O/U – Over
Notes
Philadelphia is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
Philadelphia is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia’s last 10 games at home.
Philadelphia is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home.
Philadelphia is 11-3 SU in their last 14 games when playing NY Giants.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing at home against NY Giants.
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against NY Giants.
New York is 3-2 SU when leading at the half this season. Philadelphia is 2-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Remarkably, Philadelphia is winless (0-2 SU) in games where it wins the turnover battle, yet undefeated (2-0 SU) when losing the turnover battle.
The Philadelphia passing attack is ranked 13th in the league, while the New York pass defense is only ranked 32nd. The Giants’ passing game is ranked seventh, compared to the 26th-ranked pass defense of the Eagles.
