Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants prediction: Odds, best bets, player news, injury updates, and stats

Fresh off their first win of the season, the New York Giants (1-2) host the Dallas Cowboys (1-2) Thursday night at Met Life Stadium across the river from New York City.

The Cowboys have won 13 of the last 14 matchups between these clubs and it seemed a certainty to be 14 of 15 just a couple of weeks ago. Dallas had just blown out Cleveland and the Giants were blasted by Minnesota.

However, things have gotten a little less black and white since those Week 1 games. Specifically, the Giants whacked Cleveland this past Sunday and Dallas got hammered for the second consecutive week. New York enters the game feeling good about themselves while Dallas takes the field questioning everything.

Lets dive into the Thursday matchup and find some angles to play.

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Game Details and How to watch Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants

• Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024
• Time: 8:15 PM EST
• Site: Met Life Stadium
• City: East Rutherford, NJ
• TV/Streaming: Amazon Prime Video

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Latest Game odds for Cowboys vs. Giants

The latest odds as of Tuesday courtesy of DraftKings:

• Moneyline: Dallas Cowboys (-230), New York Giants (+190)
• Spread: Cowboys -5.5
• Total: 45

The line opened Dallas -6 but sharp money has moved this line all the way down to the Cowboys laying 4.5. In addition, the Dallas on the moneyline was -265 and the Giants were at +215. With roughly 70% of the bets placed on this game placed on Dallas, there is no way we see this kind of movement without sharp money going heavy on the Giants.

NBC Sports Bet Best Bets

Jay Croucher is leaning Giants in this matchup on a short week:
“I don’t think the Giants should be 5.5pt. dogs against the Cowboys, just based on what they’ve put up so far. That implies that the Cowboys traveling on a short week that they are 7-7.5 points better on a neutral (field) than the Giants. I don’t think the gap is quite that big between those two teams. So, my bet through kind of gritted teeth, would be on the New York Football Giants to cover that number on the short week.”

Cowboys vs. Giants team stats, betting trends

• The Giants are 1-2 ATS and 0-3 vs. the OVER this season
• The Cowboys are 1-2 ATS and 3-0 to the OVER this season
• The Cowboys have allowed a combined 464 yards rushing over the last two games
• The Cowboys have allowed 72 points over the last two games, and they rank 30^th in the NFL in EPA
• Giants WR1 Malik Nabers (born July 28, 2003) is the youngest player in NFL history to catch 2 TD passes in a single game
• The Giants’ defense held the Cleveland Browns to just 217 Total Yards this past weekend
• Dak Prescott has been sacked 3 times in each of Dallas’ three games this season

Quarterback matchup for Cowboys vs. Giants

• Dallas: Dak Prescott – the 60-million-dollar man has been anything but bionic thus far this season. Yes, he has thrown for 851 yards but that is primarily because Dallas has been playing from behind the last couple of weeks. Prescott is completing only 60.7% of his passes and has thrown just 4 TD passes in three games along with 2 INTs.
• New York: Daniel Jones – enters the game coming off by far his best game of the young season. He completed 70.6% of his passes and tossed a couple TD passes without turning the ball over against the Browns. Overall on the campaign, Jones is completing 59.6% of his passes this season.

Cowboys vs. Giants player news & injury updates

• Dallas DT Jordan Phillips (wrist) has been placed on IR
• Dallas CB DaRon Bland (foot) remains on the IR
• Giants WR Darius Slayton (thumb) is questionable for Thursday’s game. X-rays on Slayton’s thumb after the Browns’ game were negative.
• Giants NB Dru Phillips (calf) is questionable after leaving Sunday’s game against the Browns early
• Giants PK Graham Gano (hamstring) was placed on IR just prior to Sunday’s game against the Browns

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