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The Atlanta Falcons (7-7) host the New York Giants (2-12) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium this Sunday in a game that the Falcons need to win to stay alive in the NFC Playoff picture.
Oddsmakers initially made Atlanta 10-point favorites. That number has been bet down to 8.5 points during the week. The over/under has held steady at 42 total points and the money line is currently Giants +350, Falcons -450.
For bettors, there’s money to be had in every game and this game is no different. If you don’t like the lines or the over/under, you can bet a few props, which we will give you our top 3 below.
What you need to know before you bet…
The Giants had a total of 21 players listed on their injury report on Thursday. They have lost nine straight games and have not scored over 29 points in a single game this season. In fact, they’ve only scored over 20 points four times.
The Falcons have averaged 16.3 points per game over their last three and decided to make a switch at quarterback, benching veteran Kirk Cousins for rookie Michael Penix Jr. They are one game behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South and have won both meetings with them this season.
Here are our top 3 props for this game, per BetMGM.
This matchup was tailor-made for the versatile, explosive Bijan Robinson, who has rushed for over 90 yards in four of his last five games and now faces a Giants defense that is allowing 143.7 yards per game on the ground this season. With a rookie quarterback under center (Penix Jr.) making his first NFL start, it just makes sense the offense will run through Robinson even more this week.
The Giants have been targeting Malik Nabers pretty well this year. He ranks fourth in the NFL in targets and he’s missed two games. But catchable targets are what count. Nabers knows he will be asked to make the contested catches — and he’s been doing that — but he’s also dropped a ton of passes. That aside, they will pepper him again this week. Last week he caught 10 of 14 targets. He should be able to do that again this week.
The Giants heard Devin Singletary’s grips about not getting the football last week and upped his usage last week. If they continue to buy into him, he could see a goal-line touch here that gets him into the end zone.
