New York Giants (-1) at Arizona Cardinals, Total 44.5 |
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New York is aiming to push its winning streak to three games after picking up wins over the St. Louis Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. The Giants have still been out-gained in all three contests this year.
The team’s success offensively comes from leading the league in red-zone touchdown efficiency, with five touchdowns in six drives inside the 20-yard line. On the other side of the ball, New York has limited opponents to just four touchdowns in 11 trips inside the red zone.
The Giants rely heavily on the defensive end on a pass rush, but that hasn’t come to fruition this year due to injuries to Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora. Tuck has actually participated in the regular season, but has been limited by a neck issue.
Umenyiora could see his action, as he participated in practice this week for the first time after undergoing preseason knee surgery. Jason Pierre-Paul has been the most effective pass rusher on the team, coming into this contest with 4 1/2 sacks.
Quarterback Eli Manning led the team to a 37-29 win over the Arizona Cardinals in its last trip to the desert during the regular season, completing 26-of-33 passes with three touchdowns.
Bettors will find that Giants betting are 11-13 ATS as a favorite the last two-plus seasons and the ‘over’ is 14-9 in that span.
Arizona knows all about the pass rush that New York is capable of brining and the offensive line is ready to protect quarterback Kevin Kolb. “For the most part, they have been consistent in their play this year,” commented Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt. “I think they have done a good job.”
The Cardinals return home after suffering back-to-back road losses, dropping games against Washington and Seattle. It was disappointing, as the team scored just 31 points in those two games, after coming away with a 28-21 home win in the season opener versus Carolina.
Running back Beanie Wells is currently questionable this week with a hamstring injury, which could help the offense, as he gained 183 yards through the first two games. Arizona was held to a season-low 90 yards last week in Seattle.
sportsbook bettors will find that the Cardinals are 9-9 ATS in their last 18 home games and the ‘over’ is 10-8 in that span.
The road team is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings in this betting prediction series.
