NFL Betting Preview - (3-2) NY Giants at (1-4) Atlanta Falcons 8:30 PM EST
The Giants are currently listed as 4.5-point road favorites with a game total of 43.5 at most online sportsbooks for tonight's matchup.
 The New York football Giants look for their fourth straight win after losing the first two games of the season when they visit the injury-filled Falcons on Monday night.
Last week the Giants rallied back from being down ten-points to defeat the Jets 35-24. Eli Manning threw 186 yards and two touchdown passes to Jeremy Shockey and Plaxico Burress.
Brandon Jacobs carried the rock 20 times for 100 yards, reaching that mark for the first time in his career.
The Falcons lost last Sunday 20-13 to the Tennessee Titans. Joey Harrington passed for just 87 yards in that game before being replaced by Byron Leftwich in the 4th quarter. Harrington is still expected the get the start tonight.
This year so far, New York is averaging 24.6 points per game, but also giving up 24.8 on defense. Atlanta averages just 13.8 points per game on offense and has given up 20 points on the defensive side of the ball.
The Giants are 6-1 straight up and 5-2 against the spread in its last 7 games as road favorites and 16-11 ATS away under Tom Coughlin overall.
New York have won three-straight games both SU and ATS heading into tonight, erasing an ugly 0-2 start.
The Falcons dropped to 1-4 after Sunday's loss at Tennessee. They have proven to be one of the league's worst home underdogs, going just 5-17-1 ATS since '99.
These two teams met last year in Atlanta, with the Giants winning 27-14 as three-point underdogs.
The Giants are 3-2 and the Falcons are 2-2-1 against the spread this year.
Other Trends of Interest
The Giants are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road versus Atlanta. 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games on the road. 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta's last 14 games. Atlanta is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games when playing the Giants. Atlanta is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games versus the Giants.
Sportscapper Island Prediction
The line has moved from opening up at 2.5 to as much as 5 at alot of books today. For this reason, we tilt on taking the 4.5 or 5 tonight and backing the Falcons. The Public is all over the G-men tonight and we will not follow the trend here.
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-Tommy of Sportscapper Island |
