Detroit at NY Giants NFL Odds & Pick for Monday Night Football

The Detroit Lions head to Gotham to take on the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. The Lions roar in with a full head of steam after turning a 17-9 third-quarter deficit against Arizona in Week One into a 35-23 comeback victory. The Giants could not get much going at all on offense last week, losing in Dallas, 19-3, on Sunday night. The two teams met in New York last year, with the Giants prevailing, 17-6. As you consider your NFL betting for the coming week, consider our NFL odds recommendations for this matchup.

Detroit at NY Giants NFL Odds & Pick for Monday Night Football

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When: Monday, September 18, 2017, 8:30pm ET Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ TV: ESPN Radio: Westwood One Live Stream: NFL Live NFL Odds: N.Y. Giants -3, O/U 42

Why should you bet on the Lions?

Matthew Stafford showed why the Detroit Lions inked him to an historic $135 million contract extension just before the start of the season. He showed some butterflies in the opening half, throwing a pick-six to Justin Bethel in the first period. However, he found Marvin Jones Jr. just before halftime, and then in the second half he found Theo Riddick for a score and Kenny Golladay for another pair of scores. On the day, Stafford went 29 for 41 for 292 yards and four scores overall. The Lions’ defense has long been their Achilles heel, but they were able to limit the Cardinals to just 23 points, including 10 in that first half when their offense was sputtering. The Giants may have Odell Beckham Jr on the field, but he is unlikely to be at 100% after recovering from an ankle sprain, and against Dallas, no one else really emerged as a legitimate target, not even Brandon Marshall, whom the Giants had signed in the off-season. If Detroit can mount any sort of pass rush and can contain Shane Vereen on the running game, they have a real shot to go 2- 0 on the young season.

Why should you put your money on the Giants?

When Dallas beat the Giants in Week One, Eli Manning spent the night running for his life against a Dallas pass rush that simply would not stop. That’s one reason why Manning had to check down to Shane Vereen so many times. Vereen did haul in nine passes but only gained 51 yards on those receptions. A late pick by Dallas’ Anthony Brown iced the game for the Cowboys. If Manning can do a better job with ball security and the Giants’ offensive line can do a better job of blocking, the Giants should have a chance here. The Lions don’t have the same sort of pass rush that Dallas brought in Week One, so this should be doable for the Giants. The New York defense has received a major infusion of talent in the past two seasons. They did limit Dallas to 19 points on the night, but they only sacked Dak Prescott once and did not have any takeaways. They will need a better pass rush against Matthew Stafford; otherwise, he will just sit back there and pick at the holes that open up as his receivers run routes down the field.

Latest Betting Trends

• Lions are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 games
• Lions are 1-4 SU in the last 5 games
• The total went UNDER in 9 of Detroit’s last 12 games
• Giants are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 games at home
• Giants are 9-4 SU in the last 13 games
• The total went UNDER in 8 of the NY Giants’s last 10 games

Expert NFL Odds Pick and Final Score Prediction

With a healthy Odell Beckham on the field, I go with the Giants here. However, we haven’t heard for certain whether he will play — and if he does, how hard he can go for New York. Given what the Lions were able to do against Arizona last week, I see them scoring plenty of points once again. I think the game will be closer than both the Detroit win and the New York loss as week ago, but I also see both teams scoring more than they did in the two teams’ meeting last December. I predict a final score of Detroit 27, New York 23.