NY Giants vs Minnesota -3 O/U 48
The game of the non-deserving? Or maybe the Battle of the playoff teams that were out-scored by their opponents during the regular season. Both of these teams are net negative -.4 yards per play. Minnesota has a weakness against the pass allowing 7.3 yards per attempt. They aren’t great against the run either allowing 4.5 yards per rush. The NY Giants have a weakness against the run allowing 5.2 rushing yards per attempt. Will Dalvin Cook be able to exploit that? I am not so sure. The Vikings only average 4.1 rushing yards per attempt and they are very very banged up on the offensive line with four tackles and guards on injured reserve while their center Garrett Bradbury is questionable for this game. Saquon Barkley has been a beast this year and the Giants strength is running the football averaging 4.9 yards per attempt. The success for the Vikings rests on Kirk Cousins shoulders. I like how the Giants rested their guys last week before coming into the playoffs. What do we do when two bad teams play each other? We take the dog.
Giants +3 – 1.5 stars
Teaser: Jaguars to +8 with the Bengals to -2.5 (or Tampa to +8.5 if Cincy’s number is gone) – 2.5 stars – Both teams at home while the Jaguars have the better coach. Bengals playing with a chip on their shoulder.
Prop: Trevor Lawrence over 14 rushing yards – 1 star – Trevor loves running the football and this is a huge do or die game at home. Expect some legs!
