NFC Divisional Playoff Breakdown – Eagles @ Giants
Sports betting fans have to consider this the most interesting NFL betting game of the NFL Divisional Playoffs as the number one seeded New York Giants take the field against their arch rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles were fantastic on the road this past Sunday when easily covering a 3 point BetUS online betting spread against the Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles won the game straight-up 26 to 14. It was Philly that entered the Metrodome as the favorites, not the Vikings. That won’t be the case in this game even though Philadelphia beat the Giants once already. Philadelphia will have to hope that Brian Westbrook is 100% in this game. Donovan McNabb will do what he can, but beating the Giants on the road during the regular season and then trying to beat them on the road in the playoffs are two very different things.
The New York Giants are the best team in football. Just when online betting fans thought that the Giants were on the down swing, running back Brandon Jacobs gets healthy and the G-Men win a key game against the Carolina Panthers. Against the BetUS online betting spread, New York has been exceptional this season going 12 and 4. The Eagles have gone 10 and 6 against the BetUS online wagering spread this season.a href=”http://www.betus.com/ats/11892/mid/1414/promo/football/gameoftheweek”>
Here are the BetUS online sportsbook NFL betting odds for this game:
Philadelphia Eagles + 4 – 110 + 165 O 40 – 110
New York Giants -4 – 110 – 200 U 40 – 110
Here are a few online wagering trends that might help us find a good online bet in this game:
The Philadelphia Eagles are 10 and 1 against the spread in their last 11 games as underdogs on the road.
The Over is 7 and 2 in the Philadelphia Eagles last 9 games on the road.
The New York Giants are 5 and 0 against the spread in their last 5 playoff games.
The Under is 4 and 1 in the New York Giants last 5 games overall.
The BetUS Total of 40 points just isn’t enough for me to say that the under or over is the online bet to make.
Instead, this is a gut game. By gut game, I mean that these two teams appear so close in terms of talent that online sportsbook betting fans will need to go with their gut in order to pick the team against the spread.
Which team do I like? The New York Giants. The 4 point online betting spread isn’t too high for me and the Giants got a week to rest up while the Eagles had to try and tackle Adrian Peterson all day.
I like the Giants also because of their depth at running back. The Eagles will have to use Correll Buckhalter more this weekend since Brian Westbrook appears banged up. Not so with the Giants who can go four deep in the running back position.
Finally, the Giants are just the more professional team. The champs didn’t lose a beat this season after winning last season’s Super Bowl. They know how to win and should do so by more than 4 points this Sunday.
Eagles vs. Giants Prediction:
I’ll be making an online football bet on the New York Giants to cover the Sportsbook betting odds of 4 points.
