NFL Odds 2022: Can New Regime Get Giants Out Of NFC East Cellar?
Big Blue is 8-1 to win the lowly NFC East
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The New York Football Giants will take the field for the 2022 campaign in search of their first winning season since 2016 and hope their new regime will help them do so.
The Giants hired Joe Schoen to take on the general manager role after Dave Gettleman stepped down supposedly on his own accord. And from there, Schoen and company hired former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll as head coach before putting together a very respectable 2022 NFL Draft class. Mike Kafka will take over as the offensive coordinator while Don Martindale will guide the Big Blue defense.
With the coaching staff in place, along with the return of fourth-year quarterback Daniel Jones, the Giants will look to avoid a ninth season of below .500 in the last decade.
Here’s what bettors need to know about the 2022 New York Giants:
2021 In Review
4-13, fourth in NFC East
6-11 against the spread
5-11-1 over/under
Key offseason additions
Head coach Brian Daboll
DE Kayvon Thibodeaux
OT Evan Neal
Key departures
TE Evan Engram
S Logan Ryan
Look ahead to 2022
Super Bowl: +13000
Conference: +6000
Division: +800
Win total: Over 7 (+105)
To make playoffs: No, -280
2022 award contenders
MVP: Daniel Jones +13000
Offensive Player of Year: Saquon Barkley +6000
Defensive Rookie of Year: Kayvon Thibodeaux +550
2022 outlook
The Giants need more from a handful of players following another abysmal campaign in 2021, and Jones, who is 12-25 during his three seasons as a starter, is atop the list. Jones, 25, was the No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. High-priced receiver Kenny Golladay, New York’s biggest free agent signing one summer ago, isn’t far behind Jones in that regard either.
It will be interesting to see if the offensive-minded Daboll is able to help tap into the talent the Giants have with running back Saquon Barkley, Kadarius Toney and others. Still, it feels like the Giants will miss out on the playoffs despite benefiting from playing in the lowly NFC East where the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles sit atop the betting board.
