Giants target Eagles in Week 9 as Philadelphia battles injuries
New York visits Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday to face a team that has lost six straight games, with the visitors favored by 3.5 points.
By Bianca Herrera ·
The New York Giants travel to Philadelphia on Sunday to challenge the NFC East's struggling Eagles.
The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field. Bookmakers have set the Giants as 3.5-point road favorites. The total points line sits at 39.5.
The Eagles have suffered six consecutive defeats to drop to a 2-6 record. The New York squad is 4-2-1 and holds the division lead. Dallas is second in the conference division at 3-5.
New York's season shifted when starting quarterback Jaxson Dart was ruled out for the year. Jameis Winston then started the next four games, which produced two wins and one tie. J.J. McCarthy took over two weeks ago and has thrown for 495 yards in the interim. The Giants beat the Houston Texans 27-21 in overtime last Sunday. Cam Skattebo rushed for 124 yards in that contest. Malik Nabers surpassed 100 receiving yards.
Nabers now has 509 yards in the last four games. He has exceeded the 100-yard mark in every one of those outings. Tight end Isiah Likely has 41 catches for 395 yards and five touchdowns this season. The Giants average 23.3 points per game. They are 11th in the league in total offense with 346 yards per game.
The Eagles rank last in the NFL in total offense at 265.3 yards per game. They average 17.1 points per contest, which ranks 30th in the league. Their defense allows 367.3 yards and 25.3 points per game. Those defensive metrics place them 27th and 21st, respectively. The Giants are ninth in overall defense, allowing 313 yards per game.
Philadelphia lost starting quarterback Jalen Hurts for the season before the current losing streak began. The team has averaged fewer than 15 points per game in the three losses since Tanner McKee became the starter. Hurts led losses to Chicago, the Rams, and Jacksonville. McKee has started the losses to Carolina, Dallas, and Washington. He has thrown two touchdowns and two interceptions in those three games. He has been sacked 10 times.
Running back Saquon Barkley is averaging 4.9 yards per carry. He is seeing only nine attempts per game. Receivers DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks are listed as questionable for Sunday. The Eagles are 1-7 against the spread this season. Their only win against the spread was a 19-17 loss to the Jaguars in London. They are 3-1 against the over at home.
The Giants are 5-2 against the spread. They have covered in two of their three road games. New York has gone over the total in five of their seven games. The SportsLine model projects the Eagles will cover 60% of the time in 10,000 simulations. The model rates the Eagles bet as a 'B' grade. It also shows the Eagles winning outright in 51% of those simulations.
