On Monday Night Football the New York Giants will travel to face the Washington Redskins in an NFC East divisional game. Kick off time from Washington is set for 8:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The point spread came out with the road team New York Giants favored by -2 ½ points with an over under line of 51 points. The early money from the betting public has not moved this spread or over under line as the Giants remain favored by -2 ½ points and the total is at 51 points.
The teams met back on October 21st and it was the Giants with the 27-23 home win against the Redskins as a -6 point favorite. The game went under the total of 51 ½ points. NFL Trend: New York Giants are 3-0 to the under in their past three games.
The Giants improved to 7-4 on the season after a 38-10 home win on Sunday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers as a -3 point betting favorite. The game went under the total of 50 points. New York put it away early by taking the 31-10 lead at the half. Their offense posted 390 yards with 147 coming from their run game for over 4 ½ yards a carry. They had no turnovers and took two from Green Bay. Eli Manning hit on 16 of 30 throws for 249 yards with three touchdowns to break out of a slump. On the year Manning has 15 touchdowns and 11 picks. The Giants allowed the Packers to gain 317 yards of offense with 116 coming on the ground for 4 ½ yards per attempt. The Giants lose running back Andre Brown for the season with a broken leg. New York has a tough scheduled with three road games in their past four games with stops in Washington, Atlanta and Baltimore with a home game against the Saints sandwiched right in. The Giants find ways to get points as they sit sixth in the league with nearly 28 points per game average.
Washington has won two straight games. They move to 5-6 on the year following a 38-31 road win on Thanksgiving to the Dallas Cowboys as a +3 point underdog. The total landed over 47 points. After posting a 28-3 lead at the half the Redskins have to hold off a strong rally by the Cowboys. Their offense put up 437 yards with 142 on the ground for over 4 ½ yards per attempt. They had one turnover and took three away from Dallas. Robert Griffin III hit on 20 of 28 passes for 311 yards with four touchdowns and one pick. The rookie has 16 touchdowns and just four interceptions in his inaugural Washington allowed Dallas to put up 458 offensive yards with 35 running the ball for just over 3 yards per attempt. The Redskins are trying to claw their way into playoff contention. They have struggled defending the pass ranking 31st and second to last in the NFL by allowing 390 yards through the air per game.
