Thursday Night Football: Giants Host the Eagles

Eagles and Giants Look to Find Identities

The Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants battle on Thursday Night Football. MetLife Stadium will host the NFC East division clash starting at 8:20 pm EST. FOX will have the telecast, along with the NFL Network. Oddsmakers opened the Eagles as -2.5-point favorites versus the Giants, while the game’s total opened at 45. Philadelphia is now a 1-point favorite. The total is down to 44. The reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles, hardly have the look of a contender. Especially not one of the teams to beat through the first five weeks of the season. They are Coming off back-to-back losses for the first time since 2016. The Eagles Lost a heart-breaking 23-21 contest in a rematch of the NFC Championship game this past Sunday. They are 2-3 on the NFL season. The short turnaround could also help the reeling Giants. They are dealing with drama off the field courtesy of comments by star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. They are also trying to erase the memory of Sunday’s crushing 33-31 loss at Carolina on a 63-yard field goal. They are 1-4 on the season.

Eagles Have to Get Offense in Gear

Philadelphia’s offense has been struggling and has yet to put up more than 23 points in a game. They received a jarring blow Monday when starting running back Jay Ajayi was lost for the season due to a torn ACL. While trade reports swirl in Philly, the Eagles will likely use the tandem of Wendell Smallwood and Corey Clement again at RB. New York has a defense that ranks 27th against the run. Philadelphia could also go the aerial route with Carson Wentz playing himself back in shape. He will be targeting Alshon Jeffery, Nelson Agholor and tight end Zach Ertz. Ertz has a team-leading 41 receptions. Philadelphia has the league’s No. 2-ranked rushing defense, surrendering 66.4 yards per game. The Eagles have won three straight and four of five in the series but each game was decided by five points or fewer. Wentz has 11 touchdown passes and two interceptions in his past five division matchups.

Giants Need to Just Play Better

The Bloomin’ Onion Haired Beckham had his best game Sunday. He found the end zone for the first time while hauling in eight receptions for 131 yards. It was his third 100-yard effort of the season. He also threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to rookie running back Saquon Barkley. Tonight Barkley can make history. He can become the second player in league history to account for at least 100 yards from scrimmage in the first six games of his career. Manning threw for a season-high 326 yards at last week. He also had a season high with 434 yards passing in a 34-29 loss to Philadelphia in December. Linebacker Olivier Vernon could make his season debut Thursday for a defense that has a league-low 6.0 sacks. PREDICTION: Eagles 24, Giants 23

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Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	20.60	25	25.60	19
Awy Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	318.00	6	193.50	4
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	104.00	17	153.50	29
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	20.80	24	20.80	8
Hme Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	222.00	25	360.00	30
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	89.50	23	56.50	1

Head To Head Summary

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NFL Betting Odds & Trends

Philadelphia Eagles
Phil is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
Phil is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games when playing NY Giants
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Giants
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing NY Giants
Philadelphia is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Giants
Philadelphia is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Giants
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Giants

New York Giants
NY Giants is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Giants’s last 12 games
NY Giants is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
NY Giants is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Giants’s last 6 games at home
NY Giants is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Giants is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Giants’s last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Giants is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
NY Giants is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Giants’s last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

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New York Giants

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