The Detroit Lions will play the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The Detroit Lions are 3-6 this season after they defeated the Chicago Bears by a score of 31-30 in their last game. Detroit trailed this game 24-10 early in the fourth quarter, but was able to score 21 points in the final quarter for the win. The Detroit offense is averaging 24.3 points per game with 241.4 passing yards per game and 129.8 rushing yards per game. Jared Goff has thrown for 2,277 yards and 15 touchdowns, and seven interceptions for the Lions this season. Jamaal Williams has rushed for 604 yards and nine scores, while Amon-Ra St. Brown has caught 49 passes for 518 yards and three touchdowns for Detroit. The Detroit defense is giving up 29.3 points per game and 416.2 yards per game.
The New York Giants are 7-2 this season after they defeated the Houston Texans by a score of 24-16 in their last game. New York was out gained in this game by a total of 387-367, but was able to force two turnovers in the win. The New York offense is averaging 20.8 points per game with 161 passing yards per game and 164.8 rushing yards per game. Daniel Jones has thrown for 1,596 yards, eight touchdowns, and two interceptions, while also rushing for 387 yards and three touchdowns for the Giants this season. Saquon Barkley has rushed for 931 yards and six scores, while Darius Slayton has caught 19 passes for 327 yards and two touchdowns for New York. The New York defense is allowing 19.2 points per game and 350.2 yards per game.
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 November games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record. The over is 8-3 in Detroit’s last 11 games. New York is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games. The under is 34-15-2 in New York’s last 51 home games. Detroit is 4-1 ATS in these two teams last 5 head to head meetings in New York.
Detroit comes into this game with a little bit of momentum after winning their last two games. The Detroit defense has not played well for most of this season, but their offense has shown signs of brilliance. New York has a better record than just about anyone would have predicted at this point in the season and has a defense that is only allowing 19.2 points per game. I think this is going to be a close game that could go either way, so I am going to take the points with Detroit.