Larry Ness
Detroit Lions vs Oakland Raiders
Pick: Detroit Lions
The Raiders were sitting pretty just two ago at 7-4, after beating the Bears 24-20 for the team’s third straight win from Weeks 10-12. However, a 31-14 loss at Miami was followed by a 46-16 pasting in Green Bay. While the ‘Tebow express’ continues to roll, the 7-6 Raiders are a game behind the Broncos in the AFC West plus one game of the 8-5 Jets in the race for the wild card spot (tied with the Bengals Titans). The Lions won their final four games last year (covered their final five) to finish just 6-10 but an NFL-best 12-3-1 ATS. The Lions then went a perfect 4-0 this preseason, before opening the 2011 season 5-0 SU (4-0-1 ATS). However, Detroit lost five of seven before getting by Minnesota last Sunday (almost blew a 31-14 halftime lead vs backup-to-the backup QB, Joe Webb, before prevailing 34-28). The Lions entered this week “in the postseason” if the playoffs were to start now (last made the postseason back in 1999) but they have little margin of error. The Raiders have allowed 80 points the last two weeks as their defensive line is getting pushed around. Meanwhile the Lions’ offensive line is one of the league’s most experienced and while the team’s running game has all but disappeared (100.5 YPG on the season but just 79.5 YPC the last two on 3.7 YPC), QB Stafford should have little trouble moving the ball and scoring. He’s completing 63.4% for an average of 288.9 YPG on the season with 29 TDs and 14 TDs (92.6 QB rating). Stafford has thrown the ball at least 40 times in SIX of 13 games this year and Detroit comes in averaging 28.2 PPG on the season, more than all but the Packers, Saints and Pats. Stafford was a question mark coming into this season but he’s answered those questions by throwing at least one TD in all 13 games TY (15 straight, overall) and is 246 yards shy of becoming the third player in Detroit history to pass for 4,000 yards. As for the Raiders, RB McFadden seems like he’s NEVER going to get back on the field and his absence is showing. The Raiders have gone more than 14 quarters and 99 carries without a run of at least 20 yards after having 19 in the first 9 1/2 games. Big play receiver (and returner) Jacoby Ford also remains out and those two losses are not helping Carson Palmer. He was just awful last week in Green Bay (one TD and four INTs with a 42.4 QB rating) and how has 13 INTs with just nine TD passes in his 6 1/2 games. It doesn’t help Oakland’s offense that Suh is back from his two-game suspension plus CB Chris Houston is also supposed to play for the Lions. Detroit will score vs the Raiders and while the desperate Raiders should be able to trade points with the Lions for awhile, I expect the Lions to come out on top. At this price, Detroit is the play.
Jeff Scott Sports
5 UNIT PLAY
POWER SYSTEM PLAY
St Louis/ Cincinnati Over 38.5: I know this is a pathetic offense by the Rams, but I feel they still have the potential to put some points on the board in this one. It looks as if Kellen Clemens will get the start far the Rams in this one and he has had a full week to prepare for the game. With nothing to play for I really expect the Rams to open it up with Clemens behind center and they should find the going easier vs a Cincinnati defense that has allowed 25 ppg in their last 3 games. The Bengal offense has been sputtering of late as they come in averaging just 16.3 ppg in their last 3 games, but they should get their offense going today vs a ST Louis defense that ranks 25th overall, 32nd vs the run and 25th in points allowed. The Rams have really been rocked of late as they have allowed 26.3 ppg and 374 ypg in their last 3 games. The Rams last week showed that they can be moistake prone, which led to a few easy scores by Seattle and that should continue here vs this opportunistic Bengals defense. I expect angry Bengals sguad to take their frustrations on on this bad St Louis defense and pile on some points, while Clemens will jump start this St Louis offense and get their fair share of points vs a Bengals defense hat seems to be out of gass right now. This one should eclipse 45 points. POWER SYSTEM FOR THIS PLAY--- Play the Over if a road team is off a loss as a favorite and they have a winning record on the year. This plays is 51-18 the last 5+ seasons.
4 UNIT PLAY
New Orleans -8.5 over MINNESOTA: The Saints still have a lot to play for this year as they are tied with San Fran for the #2 seed in the NFC, plus this saints offense would love no more than to get Drew Brees the NFL record for passing yards in a season. We all know the powerful offense the Saints have so no use in going over their numbers, but we can discuss the numbers of the defense they will be going up against for a moment. The Vikings doi come in 9th vs the run and 18th overall, but they have struggled vs the pass allowing 248.8 ypg (26th) and thanks to a mistake prone offense that has put their defense in bad field position they have allowed 28 ppg overall and 31 ppg in their last 3 games. The Vikings may try and run the ball with their 4th ranked ground attack, but they are playing a Saints team that will be looking to put up alot of points, so running the ball wouldn't be good enough. Minnesota will have to throw the ball here and while the Saints are 30th vs the pass, i just don't see the 26th ranked Minnesota passing attack coming up with enough plays to keep this one close. It's not about running up the score here, but the Saints will be taking on a pathetic pass defense that is really banged up and they will just score and score as they look to keep pace with the Niners and help Brees move closer to the record. The Vikes will not have enough offense to keep this one close.
3 UNIT PLAYS
POWER SYSTEM PLAY
New England/ Denver Over 47: The Pats have been watching the last few weeks and have been hearing all about the late miracle comebacks that Tebow has engineered so you can bet that this team will look to put up enough points so that he can't come back. The Pats offense has been unstoppable in their last 5 games as they have put up 34.8 ppg over that stretch. Brady has been nearly perfect during the surge, throwing for 314 YPG, 13 TD and just one interception. TE Rob Gronkowski has caught nine of these TD passes, and now has 15 on the season, an NFL record for tight ends. Brady also has the league’s receiving leader, Wes Welker (1,339 yards), at his disposal. The Broncos have played better defense of late, but mostly thanks to their offense keeping the ball so much, as that has allowed their defense to be fresher, but they have allowed 23.7 ppg and 338 ypg at home this year and they did allow a weak Minnesota offense to put up 489 yards and 32 points just 2 weeks ago. The Patriots could do alot worse. Denver has been winning with a ground game and defense, but they will have to open up the playbook if they hope to stay close to this Patriots team that has their offensive swagger back. Patriot games have averaged 51.6 ppg this year, while their road games have averaged 55.9 mppg and 56 points is just about were I expect this game to land. POWER SYSTEM FOR THIS PLAY--- Play Over when the total is between 42.5 and 49 points and a team (Denver) has covered the spread in 6 or 7 out of their last 8 games, with a winning record on the season and are playing another winning team. (30-4 over the last 5 seasons.)
HOUSTON -6 over Carolina: This Houston team has been on a roll despite all the injuries they have faced on offense. The Panthers played well ve Tampa Bay and Indy on the road, but this is still a bad football team with a bad defense that will have a problem stopping TJ Yates and Houston in this one. The carolina defense is 24th overall, 23 vs the run and 293 in points allowed (27.3 ppg). That run defense will have a problem stopping this Houston ground game that is 2nd in the league and led by Arian Foster. Then once the Panthers start to crowd the box, TJ Yates will have some easy throws down field. The Panthers and cam Newton started out on fire on offense, but he still has just an 81 passer ratining and he has thrown 15 TD passes vs 16 INT's. He really makes too many mistakes and that's not good news when your about to face the top defense in the league. Houston wrapped up their division last week, but they are still in a fight for a Bye so i still expect them to be fully focused here. I look for a DD win by them today.
2 UNIT PLAYS
Tennessee/ Indianapolis Under 41.5: This should be an ugly game with a lot of running and more defense than offense. The OU is 2-11 the last 13 in the series and 3-10 in Tennessee's last 13 vs the AFC South. Without Peyton the Colts have had one of the worst offenses in the league this year as they have scored 14.2 ppg overall and just 15.3 ppg at home. The Titans have been average at best on offense this year as they have put up just 20.5 ppg overall and 20 ppg in their last 4. The Titans have found that running the ball has led to wins and they will do so here vs a Colts defense that is 30th in te league vs the run (140 ypg). The Titans defense has not allowed much this year (19.3 ppg) and I just don't see this Indy offense getting much off of them here. I look for a game in the mid 30s at best.
PHILADELPHIA -3 over NY Jets: No mater what Rex Ryan says his team is not a good team. The Jets may have beat up on KC, Washington and buffalo in the last 3 weeks, but this Eagles team is not in the class of those bad teams, even with their 5-8 Record. Last week the Eagles played a solid game with Mike Vick Back as they beat a hot Miami squad 26-10. Philadelphia may not have a shot at the playoffs, but they will still look to finish the season strong and they with come up with enough points to put away this Jets team that has been overrated all year.
1 UNIT PLAY
Kansas City/ Green Bay Over 45.5: Green Bay has totaled 236 points (39.3 PPG) in its past six games and QB Aaron Rodgers (39 TD, 6 INT) has thrown for 19 touchdowns in this span. Kyle Orton will look to jump start this KC offense and he had a good game earlier vs the Pack (with Denver), throwing for 273 yards with 3 TD's and 3 INT's.I don't expect 72 points like the last time Orton Faced the Pack, but this game should hit the 50's.
Lenny Del Genio
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
Play: Tennessee Titans
Play on Tennessee at 1:00 ET. The last two weeks have seen the winless Colts be able to take advantage of some generous spreads. They were not really competitive in either game, rather they relied on both New England and Baltimore leaving the proverbial backdoor open. They entered the fourth quarter trailing the Patriots 31-3 before scoring three touchdowns. Last week, they scored a TD with no time remaining to “steal” the cash from the Ravens. Don’t expect such generosity this week from the Tennessee Titans, who are thinking playoffs, and beat the Colts 27-10 back on October 30th. Indianapolis is just 1-5 ATS at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Steve Merril
Detroit Lions vs. Oakland Raiders
Play: Oakland Raiders
The Raiders were a solid 7-4 SU (8-3 ATS) just a few weeks ago, but then they lost back-to-back games at Miami and Green Bay by 20 and 30 point margins. Those two recent blowout losses have now created line value and have put the Raiders in a straight-up win situation at home today. The Raiders 16-46 loss at Green Bay last week was a bit misleading as the Raiders had 5 turnovers and were only out-gained 357-391 in total yards and actually held a 23-22 first down edge. The Lions do not deserve to be a road favorite in this game as Detroit is not playing well and are just 2-3 SU (1-4 ATS) in their past five games with their two recent wins coming against Carolina and Minnesota who are a combined 6-20 SU this season. In fact, Detroit was lucky to win last week as they held a +6 turnover advantage and were out-gained 13-29 in first downs and 280-425 in total yards by the Vikings. Despite playing without RB Darren McFadden recently, the Raiders are still averaging 139 rushing yards per game and 4.6 yards per carry (versus opponents that allow just 4.2 ypr). Oakland should have plenty of success against a bad Detroit rush defense that is permitting 136 yards per game and 5.1 yards per carry (versus opponents that average just 4.5 ypr). The Raiders also have a weak run defense, but this will be less of an issue today as Detroit is a passing offense that throws for 73% of their total offensive yards. Oakland has a solid pass defense that is permitting just 52.5% completions and only 6.3 yards per pass this season (versus opponents that average 59.8% and 6.7 ypp).
Chip Chirimbes
Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Play: Kansas City Chiefs +14
Green Bay is on a quest to go undefeated but with injuries starting to become a concern (star receiver Greg Jennings is out) they may be pulling people throughout this contest. The Chiefs having lost their head coach this week realize they will be playing for their jobs under interim head coach Romeo Crennel who has already benched Tyler Palko for Kyle Orton. Plenty of room for the Packers to win comfortably under the number.
Jeff Alexander
1 Unit Denver Broncos +9
The Broncos continue to get no respect from odds makers despite a 6-game winning streak. They've been an underdog in 5 of those 6 victories and now they're getting more points than they have in any game during the streak. Tebow is gaining confidence as a passer each week and could be poised for his best game of the season versus a New England defense ranked dead last in the NFL against the pass with 308.7 yards allowed per game. The Broncos have won 10 of the last 14 in this series both straight up and against the spread, including 3 in a row at home. Denver is 19-8 ATS in its last 27 home games vs. good teams - outscoring opponents by 6+ PPG on the season. The Broncos are defeating these teams by an average score of 25.4 to 20. We'll take the points.
Dave Price
1 Unit NY Jets +3
The Eagles (5-11 ATS in their last 16 games) have been a terrible investment at home, where they are 1-8 ATS in their last 9. They have also been a poor investment when laying points, covering the spread just 3 times in their last 14 games as a favorite. The Jets have been an extremely valuable small road dog, going 9-1 ATS in their last 10 in the role when catching 3 points or less. Bet the Jets.
JR O'Donnell
Virginia -2
Virginia is 8-1 and 5-1 ATS and returns "3" starters from a "16" win season last year, and got their present leading scorer back from a medical red shirt. Cavs have been picked 4th in the ACC, and have won "6" in a row. They have held all "9" opponents under "60" ppg and ""' under "50", as they are #2 in the nation in scoring "D" only surrendering 47.9 ppg each night. Oregon on the other hand return "3" starters from a "21" win season, but that is a little deceiving, since they won "5" games in the CBI tourney and had a much weaker schedule than UVA.
This is a year where they have a present record of 6-2 (2-6 ATS), and struggled to be competitive against good teams, and barely beat bad ones. There are no teams in the PAC 12 presently ranked, and their only good victory is over Nebraska, a football school. Last year when they played, Virginia held them to a season low 34.5% from the field and a horrendous 15.8% from the trey. They have a well balance offense, but outside the top three there has been absolutely no consistency of performance. They have been turning the ball over a ton, and will face a VA team that allows only 26.4 rebounds per game, which puts them at a +9.2 per on the boards. We rate these Ducks as a NIT team, and they will struggle against the Virginia nice offense, taking only good shots, and the outstanding stingy defense.
DAVID BANKS
Baltimore / San Diego Under
A huge AFC showdown is set to go down on NBC Sunday night when the San Diego Chargers (6-7, 4-9 ATS) look to keep their hat in the AFC West playoff ring against the AFC North leading Baltimore Ravens (10-3, 7-5-1 ATS); kick-off from Qualcomm Stadium is set to go live at 8:20 ET with Al Michaels and Chris Collinsworth bringing the commentary.
If the playoffs were to start today, the Ravens would hold the #2 seed in the AFC and earn the first round bye. However, though Baltimore holds the tiebreaker over Pittsburgh due to sweeping the season series, any slip up combined with a Steelers win would see their hated rivals leapfrog them in the standings. With that the case, head coach John Harbaugh's squad must bring its “A” game with it to San Diego to avoid any season’s end drama. That said; the Ravens have proven to be susceptible on the road where they check in with 3-3 SU & ATS records having beaten the likes of St. Louis, Pittsburgh and most recently Cleveland while falling to Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Seattle. The last time Baltimore ventured West this season, it got punked at CenturyLink Field where the Seahawks beat it 22-17 as seven-point underdogs. The Ravens have covered each of the last four as a favorite up to three points.
Left for dead after getting “Tebow-ed” at home in overtime back in Week 12, the Chargers once again find themselves in the thick of the AFC West race now only two games in back of Denver after winning each of their last two games against Jacksonville and Buffalo. Most importantly, QB Philip Rivers seems to have rediscovered his magic stroke, as he hasn’t thrown an interception in each of his last three starts. But instead, he’s thrown for 722 yards and seven touchdown passes while completing 67 percent of his tosses during that stretch. Now with his wide receiver corps fully intact and healthy along with the fantastic 1-2 punch of Ryan Mathews and Michael Tolbert out of the backfield, the Chargers offense is firing on all cylinders and will very much so be up to the task of facing the vaunted Ravens defense. The Chargers have covered the closing pointspread five of the last six times they went off the board a home underdog.
The Ravens won the most recent meeting between these two teams when they went into Qualcomm back in 2009 and handed the Chargers a 31-26 defeat as one-point underdogs; the win was Baltimore's fourth its last five meetings with San Diego. Baltimore sports a 4-1-1 ATS tally the L/6 times it played off a pointspread defeat, but also stands just 1-4 ATS versus the L/5 losing teams it’s gone up against. The home team has covered six of these teams’ last eight overall meetings, but the Chargers are just 2-5 ATS the L/7 times they played in front of the hometown faithful.
Scott Delaney
For my complimentary winner today, let's take a look at the undefeated Green Bay Packers against the Kansas City Chiefs, as I'm not going to shy away from laying the near two touchdowns.
It's been 364 days since the Green Bay Packers last loss a game, that being Dec. 19 of last year, in New England. Nobody was Tebowing, we were still at War, it had just been confirmed by People magazine Kim Kardashian was dating New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries, the NBA was actually in season and Green Bay was yet to be in the discussion of being a playoff team - let alone considered to be one of the greatest Super Bowl teams.
Now, high school students have been suspended for Tebowing in hallways, the U.S. troops are home, Kardashian and Humphries have been married and divorced, NBA players have been locked out/let in/and we're still anticipating the start of the season and now we're talking about the defending Super Bowl champs being the best-ever Packers team.
And I don't believe they have any plans of slowing down, and once homefield advantage is secured throughout the NFC Playoffs, I still don't think you're going to see the Pack let up on any opponents. You might see them treat their final two games like Week 3 in the preseason, but they're going to blow teams out. So while you may be 'Keeping up with the Kardashians,' this week's version of 'Keeping up with the Packers' takes place at Arrowhead Stadium, where interim head coach Romeo Crennel is in place for ousted Todd Haley, and nothing really will change. Not this week, against the Packers.
I know Crennel is a defensive coach, but all season, it's been Jekyll and Hyde with his unit, as you never know what to expect. And now, with an offense that is dinged up thanks to three key players suffering injuries, the defense might be on the field longer than it would like. Tired legs are not what you want with a bad defense, when taking on Aaron Rodgers and company.
I expect the MVP-quarterback to make a statement early, quieting Arrowhead's "Sea of Red" while building a first-half lead that will allow his troops to cruise late in the game. This is the team's final road game en route to the perfect season, so it's not going to let the Chiefs stick around and threaten history. I know Crennel wants to make a big statement to management against the undefeated Packers, and I know Arrowhead can be a rare atmosphere, but even with quarterback Kyle Orton facing the Packers for the second time this season - the first time he was a Bronco - I think we saw last week the Packers are taking no prisoners.
Today the Packers are going to clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC with another resounding victory against undermanned Kansas City, knowing they can come home for the holidays, and stay there, as their next road trip, provided they win out and stay undefeated throughout the playoffs will be to Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5.
This one will be in the books by the end of the third quarter, allowing you to switch over to the E! network so you can keep up with Kim and Khloe.
Lay the points.
4♦ GREEN BAY
Chuck O'Brien
Attention Tim Tebow fans: go Christmas shopping today, go to the mountains, find something fun to do. But whatever you do, don't watch this game. Attention Tom Brady fans: enjoy the game.
If there is one team, one defense and one coach who will know how to defend Tebowmania, it's going to be Bill Belichick and the Patriots. He's not going to be abandoning any kind of defensive scheme that is working, he's going to force Tebow into situations that force costly mistakes and we're going to see the Patriots put together one of the most dominant performances of the season.
I don't care how nice and congenial the Patiots, Brady and Belichick are - they've all said to themselves: enough is enough!
Listen, I’m not even about to break this game down for you, and analyze it like a coach.
I know the Broncos can do plenty of things defensively that would normally give the Patriots trouble, and you’d think this might be a game Tebow should throw better than he has against a lot of other teams, since New England’s defense has been horrific. But I’m thinking this is one of those games the Patriots have studied enough, treating it like a playoff game, and they’re going to come out with their best games.
This is old hat for Belichick, defending option defenses, so Tebow comes as no surprise to the veteran defensive mind. And three-time Super Bowl champion Brady comes in knowing he has a losing record against just one team - the Denver Broncos - and as much as he flashes that million-dollar smile, it has to be getting to him, all the attention surrounding Tebow. And not cause he’s jealous, but more so cause he’s tired of answering questions about the boy wonder.
Enough is enough! Brady and the Patriots will reset the NFL to its default settings, and set the record straight once and for all.
Lay the points
5♦ NEW ENGLAND
Jeff Benton
Your Sunday freebie is the Denver Broncos as the rising home underdog against the New England Patriots.
There is no mystery as to why I am backing Denver, as all Tim Tebow does is win!
7-1 now as a starter this year with six straight wins, and four straight underdog covers. I know Tebow don't usually get started until the 4th quarter, but I have a feeling he will have to get started a little earlier today as Denver does not want to get too far behind Tom Brady and his cast of characters.
The problem with laying the road chalk in this one is the Patriots defense gives up plenty of yardage, and New England's 2-5 spread mark their last seven when listed as the favorite is living proof of that.
Maybe the Tebow winning streak of six in a row might come to an end, but I do not feel the four game underdog cover streak is in jeopardy in this one.
Take the Broncos plus the points.
1♦ DENVER
Derek Mancini
For today's Free Play, I'm siding with the Vikings plus the points over the Saints. I know its tough to fade a Saints team that has won its L5 games SUATS, but this will be a tougher than anticipated match up for Brees and company today.
Why? Several reasons, but let's start with expectation that this could very well turn into a shootout. With Peterson back from his ankle sprain, this Vikings offense is about as healthy as its going to get, and more than capable of putting up points on a beatable Saints stop unit. New Orleans is allowing 434 total yards per game over their L3 games. Furthermore, they've allowed 123 rushing yards per game on the road this season (on 5.1 ypc). Minnesota can and will score plenty of points today, and knowing that how can you not take them plus the generous points here?
Second, you tell me why we should trust the Saints on the road? All three of their losses have come in hostile territory, and that's includes awful losses to such doormats as the Bucs and Rams. New Orleans offense struggles to find the same crispness on the road, averaging almost 7 points fewer away. On the same token, the Vikings defense has been somewhat respectable at home, surrendering 25 ppg on 340 total yards.
Finally, I'm convinced the oddsmakers have grown wise to the Saints. They aren't going to allow bettors to simply ride them to ATS win after ATS win. In fact, I don't see anything more than a touchdown separating these two teams, and that's precisely why I'm taking the Vikings here. Look for them to protect their house against a road-weary Saints this afternoon. Take Minnesota plus the points over New Orleans Sunday.
3♦ MINNESOTA
Chris Jordan
On to my complimentary winner for today, as I take a look at the Washington Redskins plus the points in New Jersey against the New York Giants, giving you the side in the game I absolutely love the total in, as one of my paid selections. Okay, so the Giants have been resuscitated and are back in the running for first place in the NFC East. They're currently a half game out, after Dallas' annihilation of Tampa Bay last night, and there are some who might think the Giants will be motivated to roll in this one. But something tells me the Redskins are going to be out to scalp their rivals, playing the spoiler role for a team that has been on the rocks all season.
Do you realize other than the Denver Broncos, there is no other division leader that is behind in net points? The Giants have been outscored by their opponents, by 25 points. And even though they scored a monumental win last week against the Cowboys, in dramatic fashion inside Jerry Jones' billion-dollar playpen, the Giants have still lost four of five and still have plenty of question marks heading into the final few furlongs of the NFL campaign.
Sure, they've won nine of 11 in this matchup, and three straight over Washington when playing in East Rutherford, but there's no reason to think the 'Skins can't keep it close and challenge for the outright win, using brute force to knock New York quarterback Eli Manning around. I actually like my chances with outside linebackers Brian Orakpo and Ryan Kerrigan, and think they'll harass Manning, in order to keep him from getting comfortable in the pocket. I acknowledge Manning is making much better decisions this season, and is getting rid of the ball more quickly and putting up career numbers, but Orakpo and Kerrigan have the advantage in their matchups today and will be able to pressure Manning.
I can't say the same for the Giants front line putting pressure on Washington quarterback Rex Grossman, as it appears Justin Tuck might sit out with a toe injury while fellow defensive end Osi Umenyiora could miss a third straight game with a sprained ankle. Also, safety Kenny Phillips missed the Dallas game with a sprained left knee.
And make note, Tuck and Umenyiora were both injured when they sat out a 28-14 loss at Washington back in September in the season-opener, in which Grossman continued his success against New York with 305 yards passing and two touchdowns.
Fact is, this is a horrendous sandwich game for the Giants to have to play, after last week's stunner in Dallas, next week's clash with MetLife Stadium-roommate New York and the season finale at home versus the Cowboys. Can you say letdown? I am saying it. I'll take the points, and I'll even buy the extra half point with the Redskins.
1♦ WASHINGTON REDSKINS
Matt Rivers
Free play winner now for Sunday is to look for the points to add up to an over at MetLife Stadium this Sunday afternoon when the Redskins visit the Giants.
These teams opened the season back in September with an over at FedEx Stadium, as three of the last five in this NFC East rivalry have landed in the over column.
Washington has been opening things up down the stretch, as they have played four straight overs heading into this one, while New York is fresh off a Sunday night over in Dallas to make it three in a row for the G-Men in the over column, and four of their last five overall on the higher end of the over/under spectrum.
For the season, Tom Coughlin's team is 8-4-1 over the total in their 13 games played, and with their defense just reeking of injuries, it will be up to Eli Maning and the offense to put the points on the board...they will.
Play the over in the Redkins-Giants this Sunday afternoon.
5♦ OVER