UPDATE: The Giants leaned heavily on their starters and beat Washington by a final score of 19-10. That was an upset win, according to the books, which had Washington as an 8-point favorite in some spots late Sunday.
Giants vs. Washington odds: New York leans on its starters for a 19-10 upset win
Washington will be trying to advance to the postseason with a win at home over the rival New York Giants as betting favorites on Sunday afternoon.
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Washington is just 5-16 straight up and 8-12-1 against the spread in their last 21 games against the New York Giants. With a win over the Giants at home on Sunday and no tie in the Green Bay at Detroit game on Sunday night, Washington would advance into the playoffs.
Washington is a 7-point favorite at FedExField at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Since going 0-5 SU and ATS in their previous five games against the Giants, Washington is 2-0 SU and ATS in the last two games in this head-to-head series.
Washington took care of business last Saturday on the road against the Chicago Bears and got the help they needed from around the league to re-take control of their own destiny. The 41-21 win brought Washington’s record to 8-4-1 SU and 10-3 ATS over the team’s last 13 games. Washington’s defense has been suspect all season, but it came up big with five interceptions in last week’s blowout win.
In their last eight games played in the month of January, Washington is 1-7 SU and 2-5-1 ATS per the OddsShark NFL Database.
Betting Line / Total: Washington -7 / 44.5 Points
Trend: The Giants are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games against Washington.
Trend: The total has gone UNDER in five of the Giants’ last six games on the road.
New York has nothing to gain in the standings in this game with the fifth seed locked in regardless of what happens around the league on Sunday. With that in mind, it is hard to gauge how much head coach Ben McAdoo will use or rest his players, but he has indicated publicly that he plans to play his starters. The Giants are 8-2 SU and 7-3 ATS over their last 10 games but just 1-9 SU in their last 10 road games against teams with winning records.
Sunday’s total is set at 44.5 points. The UNDER is 7-3 in the last 10 games between these two division rivals.
Being the team with more motivation should favor Washington, but it doesn’t always work out that way as it is sometimes the team with nothing to lose that plays better with less pressure. If the Giants do play their starters, it will be an interesting matchup to see one of the league’s best scoring defenses face off against one of the NFL’s top offenses.
New York Giants at Washington
When: Sunday, Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ET
Where: FedExField, Hyattsville, Md.
