Author: Martin Derbyshire

Call it the battle of New York, the battle of New Jersey, or the battle of the inept. It’s Giants vs. Jets. And maybe also a black cat.

The hapless New York Jets meet the lowly Giants in an NFL Week 10 matchup that happens every four years.

The Jets lost to the previously winless Miami Dolphins in Week 9. However, these same Jets actually opened up as ever-so-slight favorites over the Giants on the look-ahead lines posted at some of the top NJ sportsbooks.

At the very least, some NJ oddsmakers were calling this a pick’em game on Sunday night.

Most adjusted the lines to make the Giants the favorite as they prepared to face the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football in Week 9. But New York lost that game, too. Some blame a black cat for the loss:

NJ sportsbooks must have been leaning on the fact the Jets are technically the home side for the Giants vs. Jets in Week 10.

A home game for both?

The thing is, both teams play home games at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford.

So, both sides can really call this a home game. Although, Jets season ticket holders, if there are any left, will have the first choice when it comes to seats.

The Jets fell to 1-7 losing to an awful Dolphins team on Sunday, 26-18. Dolphins QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, a former Jet, threw for three scores as the Dolphins took a big second-quarter lead and never looked back.

Of course, the Giants headed into the Monday night game with Dallas sporting an almost-as-ugly 2-7 record. Rookie QB Daniel Jones showed promise after taking over for veteran QB Eli Manning earlier this year but has become turnover prone as the season has worn on.

The Giants stayed close to the Cowboys for three quarters on Monday night before Dallas pulled away. The 37-18 loss dropped the Giants to 2-7. However, that’s still twice as many wins as the Jets, which could be why the Giants are road favorites heading into this week’s game.

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Giants vs. Jets lines and odds

Below is a look at the current point spread, moneyline, and over/under lines for the game at the top three NJ online sports betting sites.

This includes DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, and William Hill NJ Sportsbook. Updated as of Nov. 7.

Giants vs. Jets: the rivalry and its history

Even though they play at the same home stadium, the Giants and Jets have only met 13 times in NFL history. The Giants lead the series with an 8-5 record.

The Jets actually won by a field goal in an overtime thriller the last time the two New York teams met in 2015. However, the Giants had won five in a row dating back to 1996 before that.

The Giants have also beaten the Jets in three straight preseason games held the past three summers.

The last Giants vs. Jets regular-season game in December 2015 saw then-Jets QB Fitzpatrick complete 36 of 50 passes for 390 yards and 2 TDs. Manning went 18 for 34 for 297, a touchdown, and an interception for the Giants. Neither team ran the ball effectively.

Fitzpatrick threw a nine-yard TD pass to WR Brandon Marshall with 27 seconds left to tie it at 20.

But in the end, Randy Bullock was the hero for the Jets, kicking a 31-yard field goal in overtime to make the final score 23-20.

Somebody has to win

Unless this week’s Giants vs. Jets game ends in a tie, one team will actually get a win this week, leaving their fans only slightly less disappointed on their New York side than the other.

And who knows? Maybe someone will let the black cat out of the bag on Sunday, too.

The game airs at 1 p.m. ET Sunday on Fox.

The 2-6 New York Giants will be looking for some redemption and the chance to turn the season around facing the Dallas Cowboys in New Jersey on Monday Night Football this week.

NJ sportsbooks have made the 4-3 Cowboys at least a touchdown favorite, mainly due to the fact they beat the Giants by 18 points in Week 1.

However, oddsmakers may be forgetting a long history of close Cowboys vs. Giants matchups. Let’s take a closer look.

Cowboys get rest, Giants find rhythm

The Cowboys should be rested coming off a bye in Week 8.

But the Giants may have some rhythm, at least on offense, as they scored 26 points in a loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

The problem with betting on New York to keep it close is the defense. The Giants gave up 342 passing yards to Lions QB Matthew Stafford and 35 points overall in Week 8.

Cowboys vs. Giants odds at NJ sportsbooks

Below is a look at the current point spread, moneyline, and over/under lines for the Monday night game at the top three NJ sports betting apps.

This includes DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, and William Hill NJ Sportsbook. Updated as of Nov. 1.

Cowboys vs. Giants: NFC East rivals

Dallas leads the overall series between the two NFC East rivals with a record of 67-46-2.

In fact, the Cowboys have won five straight, including the 35-17 dismantling of the Giants in Week 1.

Dallas QB Dak Prescott went 25 for 32 for 405 yards and four touchdowns in that game, outdueling then-Giants starter Eli Manning, who went 30 for 44 for 306 yards and a TD.

Although, Giants running back Saquon Barkley was impressive, posting 120 yards on 11 carries.

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Rookie QB Daniel Jones will start for the Giants this time around. He went 2-0 in his first two starts for the team this year but has since dropped four straight.

The thing is, this Cowboys vs. Giants matchup has been historically closer than all that suggests this game will be. In fact, 25 of the 41 Cowboys-Giants games in this millennium have been decided by seven points or less.

Last season, the Giants came within a point of the Cowboys in the final regular-season game for both teams. The Cowboys won 36-35 on a Prescott to Cole Beasley 32-yard TD pass with about a minute to play.

That was a Sunday game at MetLife Stadium this past December. This one is Monday, Nov. 4 at MetLife with kickoff set for 8:15 p.m. ET. ESPN will televise the game.

The 5-2 Kansas City Chiefs will play the role of home underdogs for the first time in a long while this week. They face the 6-1 Green Bay Packers in the marquee NFL Week 8 Sunday Night Football matchup.

This is mostly due to the fact reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes will not play after suffering a freak kneecap injury in a win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Backup QB Matt Moore will start for the Chiefs in Mahomes’ absence this week.

However, New Jersey sportsbooks may also have the Packers as road favorites because QB Aaron Rodgers is coming off one of the best performances of his 15-year NFL career.

Rodgers threw for 429 yards and five TD passes to push the Packers to a 42-24 dismantling of the Oakland Raiders last week. He also ran for a touchdown, playing his way into the MVP conversation this season, just as Mahomes is possibly limping his way out of it.

Packers vs. Chiefs lines at NJ sportsbooks

Below is a look at the current point spread, moneyline, and over/under lines at the top three NJ sports betting apps.

This includes DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, and William Hill NJ Sportsbook. Updated on Oct. 23.

Packers vs. Chiefs history

There isn’t much history between these two storied franchises.

Although, they did face each other in the first-ever Super Bowl. Vince Lombardi’s Packers beat Hank Stram’s Chiefs 35-10 to win Super Bowl I back in 1967.

All told, the Chiefs and Packers have only met 12 times in the NFL’s previous 99 seasons. Kansas City won five straight from 1989 to 2003 and the Chiefs are 7-4-1 all-time against the Packers.

However, the two teams are 2-2 in this millennium.

The Packers beat the Chiefs 38-28 the last time they played. It was an early-season Monday Night Football game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay in 2015. The Packers built a 24-point lead in the fourth quarter, and it took two late touchdowns by the Chiefs to make it as close as it was.

Rodgers threw for 333 yards and five TD passes against a Chiefs team that looks a lot different than the current one. He’ll be looking to do something similar on the road under the Sunday night lights this week.

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A Sunday night full of questions

The big question this week is if Moore can be as steady as he was coming off the bench against the Broncos.

He didn’t make any critical mistakes and will need to avoid making any against Green Bay if the Chiefs hope to compete on Sunday night.

But there are still more questions heading into the game.

The Chiefs defense played better than it has all season against Denver. Will it continue its resurgence, or will Rodgers put together another MVP-like performance for the Packers?

The answers will come soon after the 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Oct. 27. NBC will broadcast the game.

Another Eagles vs. Cowboys bitter NFC East rivalry game is the marquee Sunday Night Football matchup on the Week 7 NFL schedule.

It’s the first of at least two meetings between the two teams as the 3-3 Philadelphia Eagles visit the 3-3 Dallas Cowboys.

Battle for the NFC East lead

The New York Giants and Washington Redskins have proven so inept this season that Philadelphia and Dallas actually share the NFC East lead at 3-3.

However, both teams limp into this Sunday Night game coming off losses.

In fact, the Cowboys have lost three in a row after a 3-0 start. Dallas actually lost to the previously winless New York Jets on Sunday, falling behind early and failing on a two-point conversion that would have tied the game in the final minutes.

The Minnesota Vikings beat the Eagles, 38-20, on Sunday. Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs torched a depleted Eagles secondary posting seven catches for 167 yards and three touchdowns.

The Eagles offense didn’t wake up until they were down 24-3 in the first half. Philadelphia got within four points in the third quarter, but the team was plagued by turnovers and miscues late as the Vikings ran away with it.

Based on that, and the history between the two teams, it was no surprise to see some very tight lines for this game at the top NJ sports betting apps.

Eagles vs. Cowboys odds at NJ sportsbooks

Here’s a look at the point spread, over/under, and moneyline odds posted at DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, and William Hill Sportsbook (updated on Oct. 16):

Eagles, Cowboys and recent history

The two teams have met 120 times, including four times in the postseason, and a lot of those matches turned into memorable battles. Dallas owns the all-time Eagles vs. Giants series with a 68-52 record.

The tight spread for this week’s game indicates oddsmakers are expecting a close one. Recent history would suggest they’re right.

In fact, three out of the past seven Cowboys-Eagles games have gone to overtime, and the last three matchups were all decided by a touchdown or less.

The Cowboys won 29-23 in an overtime thriller the last time the two teams met.

It was December 2018 in Dallas. The Eagles tied the game with a touchdown in the final two minutes. However, the Cowboys ended it in overtime with a 15-yard TD pass from Dak Prescott to Amari Cooper.

Winning on a touchdown rather than a field goal meant Dallas covered the 3.5-point spread. The over (45.5 points) also came in.

The Cowboys also beat the Eagles 27-20 in Philadelphia on Nov. 11, 2018.

The Eagles tied the game at 20 in the fourth quarter. However, an Ezekiel Elliott rushing TD with less than four minutes to play won it for the Cowboys.

Philadelphia was 7.5-point favorites at home. The over came in with the teams combining to score more than the 45.5-point line.

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Injuries may be a factor on Sunday

Injuries are likely a factor in the Cowboys having to give up less than the standard three points at home this week.

Dallas was down two starting offensive lineman and wide receiver Randall Cobb against the Jets this week. Three-time Pro Bowl receiver Cooper also aggravated a quad injury against the Jets. He left the game in the first quarter and did not return.

Thankfully, it appears Cooper’s injury is not as worrisome as originally thought.

Further news on these Cowboys players could move the lines later in the week.

On the flip side, Philadelphia has some injury troubles of its own and will likely be playing with the same depleted secondary that Vikings QB Kirk Cousins threw for 330 yards and four touchdowns against Sunday.

Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET on Oct. 20 and the game will air on NBC.