Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants odds, picks and prediction
The New York Giants (5-10) square off against the Dallas Cowboys (6-9) Sunday in a climatic Week 17 game at MetLife Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. Below, we preview the Cowboys-Giants betting odds and lines and make our NFL picks and predictions.
Cowboys at Giants: Betting odds, spread and lines
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- Money line : Cowboys -130 (bet $130 to win $100) | Giants +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Against the spread/ATS : Cowboys -2 (-110) | Giants +2 (-110)
- Over/Under : 44.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Cowboys at Giants: Game notes
- The Cowboys were thought to be left for dead, then they climbed out of the NFC East's cellar by winning three straight games to give themselves a legitimate chance to make the postseason. The key to the Cowboys' three-game win streak has been them winning the turnover battle: Dallas is plus-9 in turnovers since Week 14.
- Dallas is 5-10 ATS and 9-6 against the O/U.
- After New York jumped atop the NFC East standings following a Week 13 win at the Seattle Seahawks, the Giants have lost three straight games (0-3 ATS) all by at least 14 points. The Giants offense has been atrocious over that stretch as starting QB Daniel Jones has dealt with a hamstring injury.
- New York is 8-7 ATS and 3-12 on the O/U.
- This is a loser goes home game since whoever loses is eliminated from playoff contention and whoever wins hopes the Philadelphia Eagles can upset the Washington Football Team on Sunday Night Football so they can advance via a first-place tiebreaker.
Cowboys at Giants: Key injuries
Cowboys
- DB Rashard Robinson (knee) out
- LB Leighton Vander Esch (ankle) out
Giants
- LB Cam Brown (illness) questionable
Cowboys at Giants: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Giants 23, Cowboys 19
Money line ( ?)
It's great that Dallas has been able to recover after its Week 10 bye to win four of its past six games, including three in a row, but look who the Cowboys have beaten in the last three games:
Cincinnati (vs. the Bengals' second- and third-string QBs), San Francisco (vs. the 49ers' second- and third-string QBs) and Philadelphia who's starting a rookie QB. Dallas was out-gained in total yards in two of those wins and relied on 10 turnovers by its opponents.
How much confidence do these Cowboys wins inspire? Apparently enough for close to 70% of the market to bet the Dallas money line, according to Pregame.com. All that money on the Cowboys has moved them to favorites after being a +140 underdog on the opening line.
The Cowboys are America's Team and the market is backing Dallas so this is a perfect time to side with the House. BET GIANTS (+110) for 1 unit.
Against the spread ( ?)
PASS ON THE SPREAD. If the Giants were getting a field goal, or even 2.5, I'd consider taking some points for insurance but I'd rather bet the money line at plus-money.
Over/Under ( ?)
The Giants have played in the most Unders in the league but one of their three Overs this season was in the first game against the Cowboys in Week 5. The major storyline following the game was the season-ending injury to Dallas QB Dak Prescott so people don't remember the random scoring in that game.
There were two defensive touchdowns scored-one by each team-and Giants PK Graham Gano made three 50-yard field goals. That's 23 flukey points and the total cleared by 19 points. Also, the weather forecast for MetLife Stadium is for rain and cold, which is a perfect mix for an UNDER 44.5 (-110) to cash.
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Also see:
- Cowboys working virtually ahead of Week 17 finale due to positive COVID test (Cowboys Wire)
- Giants vs. Cowboys: 3 reasons for optimism in Week 17 (Giants Wire)
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