Giants favored over Eagles
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (The Spread) – The Philadelphia Eagles have surprisingly missed the playoffs, but they can end their season on a positive on Sunday when they face the New York Giants at 1PM ET.
It was Thanksgiving Day that the Eagles beat the Cowboys 33-10 to take control of the NFC East and seemingly have Super Bowl aspirations. Since then, Philly has lost three straight, including a surprising 27-24 loss to the Redskins last week to fall to 9-6 on the season and be eliminated from playoff contention. The Eagles are 8-7 against the spread on the year, failing to cover in three straight. Philly has hit the over in six of their last eight games.
The Giants have been a strange team all season. They started 0-2, then won three straight to get to 3-2. A seven-game losing streak followed to fall to 3-9. Since then, the Giants have won three straight, winning all by at least 10 points to get to 6-9 on the year. The Giants are 7-8 against the spread this year, covering the spread in four of their last five games. The Giants have hit the over in six of their last nine.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv the Giants are actually the favorites in this game, as they are getting odds of -3 points against the Eagles. The over/under total for the game has been set at 53 points (View Matchup). The Eagles have won four of the last six between these two, including a 27-0 win at home on Oct. 12. The Eagles are also 3-2-1 ATS in that stretch. These two have hit the under in five of their last seven meetings.
The Eagles dominated the first meeting, as they outgained the Giants 448-254 in total yards. Odell Beckham Jr. hadn’t really broken out yet, as he had just two receptions for 28 yards. The Eagles were led in the win by LeSean McCoy, who had 149 rushing yards. Mark Sanchez was on the bench backing up Nick Foles at the time. Sanchez hasn’t had a strong stretch as of late as he has four interceptions and four touchdowns in this three-game losing streak.
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