The New York Giants have a Shurmur of the Heart. Sadly, betting sites for NFL are probably not big fans of Louis Malle. The Giants hired Pat Shurmur in January to replace interim head coach Steve ‘Spanish Esteban’ Spagnuolo. Esteban, in turn, had been temporarily appointed to replace Ben McAdoo in 2017. The Giants future-endeavored McAdoo after going 2-10. Spagnuolo went 1-3 in the four remaining games. McAdoo will be remembered mostly for the dubious honor of breaking Eli Manning starting streak. Shurmur, on the other hand, is best known for, I guess, being the new New York Giants head coach. In fact, NFL.com analyst Elliot Harrison ranked 27th out 32 head coaches. He was ahead of only Dirk Koetter, Mike Vrabel, Vance Joseph, Steve Wilks, and Hue Jackson. And speaking of Hue, at least Shurmur isn’t either the worst coach the Browns have ever had.
2018 New York Giants best online sportsbooks odds
- Super Bowl LIII Odds to Win: +4000
- To win the NFC Championship: +2300
- To win the NFC East Division: +580
- Win totals: 7
Odds courtesy of MyBookie.ag sportsbook, a champion among betting sites for NFL.
Pro Football Focus is as unimpressed with the Giants O-line as Harrison is with Shurmur. They ranked it 25th out of 32. The silver lining is that bad as it is, it should in theory be better than last season. PFF highlighted Nate Solder and Will Hernandez, while adding that neither are “miracle workers.” Solder in particular, “gave up 51 pressures a season ago,” compared Ereck Flowers’s average of 58.
On the other side of the ball, the offense got a much needed boost in the form of Saquon Barkley. The first-rounder will certainly be a ROTY candidate at betting sites for NFL.
2018 New York Giants regular season schedule.
- Week 1 September 9 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars MetLife Stadium
- Week 2 September 16 8:20 p.m. at Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium
- Week 3 September 23 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans NRG Stadium
- Week 4 September 30 4:25 p.m. New Orleans Saints MetLife Stadium
- Week 5 October 7 1:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium
- Week 6 October 11 8:20 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles MetLife Stadium
- Week 7 October 22 8:15 p.m. at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- Week 8 October 28 1:00 p.m. Washington Redskins MetLife Stadium
- Week 9 Bye
- Week 10 November 12 8:15 p.m. San Francisco 49ers Levi’s Stadium
- Week 11 November 18 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers MetLife Stadium
- Week 12 November 25 1:00 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field
- Week 13 December 2 1:00 p.m. Chicago Bears MetLife Stadium
- Week 14 December 9 1:00 p.m. at Washington Redskins FedEx Field
- Week 15 December 16 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans MetLife Stadium
- Week 16 December 22 or 23[15] TBD[15] at Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium TBD[15]
- Week 17 December 30 1:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys MetLife Stadium
New York Giants road schedule
At Dallas Cowboys. The Giants lost both games to the Cowboys in 2017, including a 3-19 loss in Dallas.
At Houston Texans. The Giants lost their first ever game in Texas in 2002. They won their second visit in 2010.
At Carolina Panthers. The Giants are 2-2 in Carolina since 1996.
At Atlanta Falcons. The Giants are 7-1 in their last eight trips to Atlanta. However, the last of those was a 0-34 shutout loss in 2012.
At San Francisco 49ers. The Giants returned to San Fran last season after five years and lost 21-31.
At Philadelphia Eagles. The Giants have been swept by Eagles in 2016 and 2017, including two games in Philly.
At Washington Redskins. The Giants are 3-2 in their last five on the road against the Skins.
At Indianapolis Colts. The Giants will return to Indy for the first time since 2010. On that occasions they lost 14-38, following three straight wins.
