Cowboys Vs. Giants: Odds, Analysis, Picks For ‘Sunday Night Football’ Game
Editor’s note: NESN.com’s Mike Cole, Ricky Doyle and Andre Khatchaturian deliver their NFL picks every Thursday of the season, and here’s who they like in the Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants Week 14 game, with the line from OddsShark.
(-3) Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET
Mike: Cowboys. I know the Giants beat the Cowboys in Week 1, and I know the Giants actually have a high-ranked run defense, which is big against Dallas. But I also know the Cowboys are a much different team now (11 wins in a row is pretty good proof), and New York’s rush defense stats are padded by facing five of the 10 worst run offenses — of which they are one.
Andre: Giants. The Giants allow just 3.6 yards per carry (fourth in the NFL), and the Cowboys got a little complacent in Week 13 during what easily was their ugliest win of the season. That’ll happen when you’re 11-1 with nobody really challenging you for the No. 1 seed. Losing Jason Pierre-Paul hurts the Giants’ pass rush and I’m not certain they win straight up, but the Cowboys don’t force turnovers (only four interceptions all season) and it’s easy to move the ball against them (they allow 5.8 yards per play, 27th).
Ricky: Giants. New York limited Ezekiel Elliott to his lowest rushing output of the season in Week 1. He totaled 51 yards and averaged 2.6 yards per carry (3.9 yards per carry is his second-lowest average in a game this season). Acknowledging there’s some natural progression certain rookies undergo throughout Year 1, I still like the Giants’ chances of mitigating the Cowboys’ biggest strength at home.
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