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Carrie Stroup here and we just to the Patriots vs. Giants betting line in from Sportsbook.com for Wednesday’s Preseason NFL game. Eligible customers may qualify for up to $250 in FREE CASH here.
Sportsbook.ag Line & Total: New England -2 & 41.5
Last year’s Super Bowl participants close out their preseason against one another when the Giants host the Patriots on Wednesday night.
Both clubs are coming off losses, but New York built a 17-7 halftime lead over Chicago with its starters, while New England trailed 30-14 before a couple of garbage touchdowns in the final 4:13 of its matchup with Tampa Bay. The Patriots offense sputtered despite Tom Brady and the first-team offense playing for three quarters. The Giants first-team was sharp against a Bears defense that expects to be much more formidable than Tampa’s. Eli Manning completed 17-of-21 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown, and was not sacked once. Everybody knows that the Giants have beaten the Pats in the two of the last five Super Bowls, but they also have New England’s number at home in the preseason, winning four straight meetings since 2002.
Brady didn’t have a terrible game against the Bucs, finishing 13-for-20 for 127 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT, but he led his team to just two scores in nine drives, with four of those drives going three-and-out. Backup QB Ryan Mallett was much better in the fourth quarter, connecting on 7-of-13 passes for 66 yards and two touchdowns. Despite the poor 5.3 yards per pass attempt, New England’s running game was strong with 5.4 yards per carry, amassing 168 yards on 31 rushes. Stevan Ridley led the way with 87 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries (5.4 YPC) and caught three passes for another 17 yards. Rookie RB Jeff Demps scooted for 41 yards on just three carries. The Patriots defense allowed 283 total yards and did not force a turnover for the first time this preseason.
Although Eli Manning looked to be in late-season form last week, backup QB David Carr most certainly did not. He completed just 7-of-16 passes for 76 yards (4.8 YPA) and an interception (32.3 rating). The Giants running attack stalled for the second straight game, gaining just 66 yards on 20 carries (3.3 YPC), which was actually an improvement from the 58 yards on 32 carries (1.8 YPC) in the win over the Jets in the previous week. The one bright spot against the Bears was rookie David Wilson who rushed for 49 yards on five carries. The rest of the Giants carried the ball 15 times for a paltry 17 yards. The Giants still have a gaggle of players that are at best questionable to play on Monday, including WR Hakeem Nicks (foot) and LT Will Beatty (back injury) on offense. Defensively, New York will likely be without interior linemen Chris Canty (knee), Marvin Austin (back) and Shaun Rogers (leg), LB Michael Boley (hamstring), CB Terrell Thomas (knee) and rookie CB Jayron Hosley (turf toe).
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
