The Dallas Cowboys pulled off an impressive home victory without their signal caller on Sunday afternoon. Losing Dak Prescott to a thumb injury that required surgery was not the way the club planned to start defense of their NFC East championship. The mood within the walls of The Star exuded confidence, but surrounding the club there was a lot of doubt among the fans and the media. However the Cowboys raced out to an early lead against the defending AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals and then kicked a winning field goal as time expired to win 20-17 and improve to 1-1 on the season.
Meanwhile the New York Giants are one of a few surprise teams in the NFL early in the season. After starting each of the last five seasons with a loss, the club is above .500 for the first time since 2016, which was the last time they started a season 2-0. They’ll try and make it 3-0 in head coach Brian Daboll’s initial season. For now, with Prescott out for at least a second game, the odds have the Giants as home favorites, but not by much.
Opening Point Spread: Giants -2.5
Relying on Tipico’s odds, the Giants are home favorites, but not by much. Many people feel that home-field advantage is an automatic three points before a spread is adjusted for the quality of the team. That isn’t always the case. Based on historical trends, some team’s home-field advantage is adjusted up or down.
When reading spreads, the team that is favored is referred to as “giving points.” In other words, if the Giants were to give away 2.5 points, this game would be seen as an even match. The Giants are 2.5-point favorites, so in order to win a bet New York has to win by at least three points and conversely, if Dallas loses by one or two points, or wins outright, a bet on the Cowboys is a winning one.
The Cowboys are referred to as +2.5.
Spread History in 2022
The Giants were +5.5 in Week 1 on the road against the Tennessee Titans, but escaped with a 21-20 victory. They were +1 on Sunday in their own building against the Carolina Panthers, and won 19-16. They’ve covered the spread in both of their contests.
The Cowboys were +2.5 home dogs to the Bucs on opening weekend and lost 19-3. They were +7 home underdogs to the Bengals on Sunday, and won 20-17. Dallas is 1-1 against the spread.
Over/Under opens at 39.5
This total is tied for the lowest of the opening total of Week 3,…
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