Will the Eagles continue to play catch-up?
NFC East – here we go again! While this division was by far the weakest of the regular season last year, this year it has at least overtaken the NFC North and the AFC South in terms of victories.
The teams’ performances are also a bit more respectable again, if we take the Cowboys, the past two Eagles games or even the Washington football team’s win against Tampa Bay as examples.
The Giants are the least able to keep up with this upswing of all teams, they are also only at a 3:7 record so far. However, they won their last two home games against the Panthers and the Raiders.
Nevertheless, their form is not even close to that of the Eagles and therefore our prediction for Giants vs. Eagles is a third win in a row for Philly. Whether the margin of victory will once again be in double figures is questionable, but it should be at least a touchdown difference.
Kickoff of the game is on Sunday evening at 19:00. The game can be watched live in the RedZone on DAZN.
New York Giants – Statistics & current form
The Giants are only at 3-7 wins, but as strange as it sounds – they are not out of the playoff race yet. A win against Philadelphia and they even move to within one win of the last spot.
The problem is that the Eagles are on a run right now, and speaking of runs, it has a lot to do with their running game. On the other hand, the fact that New York is allowing 119.7 yards per game of running doesn’t necessarily bode well for a good matchup from a Giants perspective.
Do the Giants stop the run game
They’ll especially have to watch out for Eagles QB Jalen Hurts on Sunday. Against the Saints last weekend, Hurts ran the ball all of 18 times himself, scoring three touchdowns. That will be enormously difficult to defend.
The fact that their defence is missing several regulars – Martinez, Brunson, Coughlin and safety Peppers – doesn’t help their cause. Injury worries pave their way this season.
Shepard and Toney probably out for Sunday
In addition to the long-term injured Board and Bettis, the Giants offense is facing the loss of two extremely important receivers on Sunday: Sterling Shepard and Kadarius Toney. Both were unable to participate in practice until Thursday, which mostly points to a loss.
Since Saquon Barkley is also questionable and will at least not be at 100%, the question of who is supposed to score on New York’s side arises a bit. For this reason, a tip on Philadelphia is the only logical consequence for Giants against Eagles.
Key Players:
QB: Daniel Jones
RB: Saquon Barkley
WR: Kenny Golloday
TE: Evan Ingram
K: Graham Gano
Philadelphia Eagles – Statistics & current form
Philly is on a mission. It’s been a long time since a team with an interim 3-6 record has been able to start a deep playoff run, but the Eagles could do it. Hardly anyone doubts that they will still make the playoffs.
Especially since they have the easiest remaining schedule of all NFL teams. They only have to play one team with a positive record, and the Cowboys are not exactly in great shape at the moment. A record of 11-6 or 10-7 wouldn’t be much of a surprise in the end.
How consistent is Hurts already?
The way quarterback Jalen Hurts has performed lately, a few more wins should be a mere formality. However, this is the NFL and a dip in form is always possible. Who would have believed that Mahomes would have the most interceptions of any quarterback after nine games.
However, since Hurts is more likely to come via the run, a dip in form is less likely. Unless he fumbles more, which he also has a relatively good handle on. He has only lost one fumble this season – a top value!
Success through the running game
Looks like Philly will be about the run again on Sunday, then. 242 yards scored against the Saints last weekend was a season record. We’d be surprised if they abandon that concept now – especially since the Giants defence is vulnerable here.
Should they surpass 150 yards again (which is very likely), then nothing stands in the way of a third win in a row. Thus, New York vs. Philly odds are still very good to bet on the Eagles with a handicap of up to -5 or -6.
Key Players:
QB: Jalen Hurts
RB: Boston Scott
WR: DeVonta Smith
TE: Dallas Goedert
K: Jake Elliott
New York Giants – Philadelphia Eagles Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
Although the last meeting went to the Giants a year ago, they are one of Philadelphia’s favourite opponents. 12 of the 13 meetings before this game in November went to the Eagles, including eight games in a row.
Only once was Philly’s margin of victory less than three points. The fact that this loss and the close game in the preseason came about, of all things, must also be attributed to the Eagles’ disastrous 2020 season.
But they have put that behind them and are now in much stronger shape. Thus, they should get back on track against New York. For Giants vs Eagles, the odds are good to bet on Philadelphia, even combined with subpar points.
New York Giants – Philadelphia Eagles Tip
The Eagles score a whopping 8.1 more points per game than the Giants and also allow one less point. That makes for a 9.1 point differential that Philadelphia is better on the road this season.
We don’t even need to give these 9.1 points in handicap for great value, 4-5 points are easily enough. Thus, a bet on the Eagles -4.5 in New York vs. Philadelphia is the most worthwhile bet in terms of odds and value.
Alternatively, bets on under-points are also a possibility. There are still good betting odds of up to 1.91 for under 46.0 at Bwin for the Giants vs. Eagles game. We could take advantage of this, as very few total points have been accumulated in Giants games recently (28, 37, 39, 40).
