The New York Giants are slight favorites at the best sportsbooks on Thursday night football as they visit the Philadelphia Eagles on NBC. The Giants have the second best betting record in the NFC at 10-4 but because they are in the same division as the Dallas Cowboys it looks like New York will end up as a Wild Card. They will be facing a Philadelphia team that is out of playoff contention at 5-9. Let’s look at the contest and Thursday Night Football picks.
The Giants visit the Eagles on Thursday, December 22nd with a start time of 8:25 pm Eastern on NBC.
Thursday Night NFL Odds at US Betting Sites
New York Giants -3, total 41.5
Giants vs. Eagles
The Giants have been a good road team going 3-2-1 ATS with all six of those sportsbook games going under the total. New York is scoring just 19 points per sports betting game while they are allowing just 18 per game. The Giants beat the Eagles 28-23 back in Week 9. New York is simply finding ways to win games on a regular basis while the Eagles are finding ways to lose.
The Eagles are scoring just 23 points per game while allowing 21 per contest. They are 4-2 ATS at home this season with five of the six games going under. Philadelphia has had some good moments with rookie quarterback Carson Wentz but far too often they can’t close the deal. The Eagles have lost six games this season decided by seven points or less.
Series Notes
The Eagles have outscored the Giants 54-7 in the last two games at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles have sacked Giants quarterbacks 11 times in the last two games played in Philadelphia. In the first game at New York this season it was Wentz throwing for 364 yards.
Game Trends
The road team is 15-7-1 ATS in the last 23 meetings but the Giants are 1-4 ATS overall in the last 5 meetings. The Giants are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the NFC. The Giants are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Giants are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games in December. The Eagles are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games in December. The Eagles are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Eagles are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. the NFC East.
The Under is 6-0 at US betting sites in the Giants last 6 games overall. The Under is 6-0 in the Giants last 6 road games. The Under is 6-1 in the Giants last 7 vs. the NFC. The Over is 7-0 in the Eagles last 7 vs. the NFC East. The Under is 5-1 in the Eagles last 6 home games. The Over is 22-8 in the Eagles last 30 games in December. The Under is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings in Philadelphia.
Thursday Night Football Picks
The trends point to a low scoring game so I will take this contest under the total at sports gambling sites.