NFL
2 Picks.
1:00PM EST: Giants +4 (3 Units).
The Giants are 2-6 with very winnable games turned losses. They have a knack for hanging around, but the miscues tend to add up for them. They lost 18-21 to these Commanders in Washington earlier this season despite not letting up a touchdown. The Giants didn't have a kicker and failed all three of their 2-PT conversions. NY's final drive ended on downs in FG territory as well. They also lost to Dallas 20-15 after failing to score a touchdown despite consistent drives. The Commander’s defense isn't all that great and the Giants offense is healthy enough to move the ball and score some points.
The Giants defensive line is very good. They lead the league in Sack % at 13.31%. The next closest are the NY Jets at 10.84%. Commanders are 18th in sack % allowed and that's with the ever-elusive Jayden Daniel's at QB who the Giants brought down 5 times in Week 2. He's currently nursing a Rib injury and that led to his least efficient day as a passer in their 18-15 win over the Bears at Home last week. It also makes them a bit less likely to run him and that's been a big part of Washington's success early on.
Regardless of who it is and team records, it's hard to beat the same team twice, especially in division play. New York's won 3 of its last 4 against Washington and are 6-3-1 in their last 10. They're 7-3 ATS during that span and only 1 of those 3 losses were by more than 3 points.
1:00PM: Raiders +8 (3 Units).
The Bengals have just 3 wins on the season and covered this number in 2 of them. They beat the Giants by 10 after NY's kicker missed a FG and then a dropped pass led to a turnover on downs in FG range. They also beat Carolina by 10. The Raiders aren't a good team either, but they've shown up and competed the last couple weeks. They went into KC and played a tight game into the 4th quarter last week, losing by a touchdown. They also went on the road and lost by 5 to the Rams the week before that. They're back to Gardnew Minshew at QB which does make this offense a bit more explosive. Aiden O'Connell got hurt early against the Rams a couple weeks back. The Bengals have the 23rd ranked scoring defense and allow the 24th most yards per game. Even if the banged-up Bengals offense that can't run the ball blows the doors off, the Raiders will have an opportunity to back door this for us. Few too many points for a bad team to be laying and the average Joe's are hammering Cinci.
