If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants meet at MetLife Stadium.
Washington at N.Y. Giants
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 14, 2014
Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
TV: 1 p.m. ET, FOX.
LINE: Giants -6.5. O/U: 47
TV: 1 p.m. ET, FOX.
LINE: Giants -6.5. O/U: 47
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Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Redskins, while the game’s total is sitting at 43.
The story surrounding the Giants continues to be the emergence of first-round pick Odell Beckham Jr., who has gone over 90 yards receiving in six straight games and caught a career-high 11 passes for 130 yards and a score last week. Another rookie rose to the occasion against the Titans, as well, as fourth-round pick Andre Williams ran for a career-high 131 yards as New York racked up 402 yards of offense and posted its second-highest point total of 2014. One negative for the Giants this season has been their 30th-ranked rushing defense, although they held Titans rookie starter Bishop Sankey to 2.8 yards per carry.
New York won its last outing, a 36-7 result against the Titans on December 7. The Giants covered in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 43 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Team record: 4-9 SU,5-8 ATS
NY Giants is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
NY Giants is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Giants’s last 7 games
NY Giants is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Coming off their first shutout since 2011, the Redskins are not sure whether their quarterback on Sunday will be Colt McCoy, who suffered a neck sprain against St. Louis, or Robert Griffin III, who was benched in favor of the former late last month. Regardless of who is under center, Washington certainly needs more out of Alfred Morris, who managed only six yards on eight carries against the Rams, and the return of wideout DeSean Jackson (shin) should help as well. One player who stepped up in Jackson’s absence last week was Pierre Garcon, who caught nine balls for 95 yards after totaling 14 catches for 111 yards in his previous five games.
In their last action, Washington was a 24-0 loser at home against the Rams. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (24) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Team record: 3-10 SU,4-9 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 7 games
Washington is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
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