Monday, May 21st, 2012
The New York Giants will travel to play the New England Patriots in an NFL preseason week four pro football game on Thursday night.
Kick off time from New England is set for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NFL Network on a tape delayed basis Saturday afternoon at 4PM Eastern Time.
The betting odds opened up in this NFL exhibition with the home team New England Patriots favored by -8 points with an over under of 39 ½ points.
Early money from the NFL wagering public has landed on the side of the home team as the New England Patriots have been bet up to a -9 point favorite.
The over under has moved up a tick to 40 points.
New England Patriots money line bettors will lay –400 odds with the road underdog New York Giants bringing back +300 odds to earn the straight up win with no need for points on their side.
In the final NFL preseason game we often see little or no play from the veteran starters. Coaching staffs use this final exhibition game to evaluate their reserve pool of players to make the cut on September 3rd to the final 53 man roster.
The New York Giants own a 1-2 preseason record and the club is 1-2 against the spread.
The Giants have averaged 25.5 points per game and their defense has surrendered16.5 points to their opposition.
The New York offense has put up an average of 339 yards per game with 189 yards coming in their passing game.
The team is coming off the 17-3 road loss to the New York Jets on Monday night as a +3 point home favorite.
The over under came in at under the number of 35 points.
The Giants will play on two days rest as their game against the Jets was moved from Saturday to Monday night due to Hurricane Irene.
The New York Giants put up 327 offensive yards on the Jets defense and converted on 3 of 13 on third down. The team entered the New York Jets red zone three times and came away without a touchdown.
Starting quarterback Eli Manning completed 15 of his 30 passes for 200 yards with no touchdowns and two picks.
Veteran backup David Carr relieved and hit on just 5 of his 12 throws for 36 yards.
Starting running back Brandon Jacobs had 51 yards rushing on 10 attempts.
Dannay Ware received eight carries and ran for 37 yards.
Ahmad Bradshaw had just five yards rushing on his three carries.
Hakeem Nicks led the Giants receiving crew with five receptions for 71 yards.
Wide our Mario Manningham contributed with three catches with 36 yards.
Second year man Victor Cruz caught two balls for 14 yards.
The Giants defense allowed the Jets just 233 offensive yards with two of three conversions on third down. The team allowed the New York Jets two touchdowns in their three red zone attempts.
The New York Giants pass rushers produced no sacks and had just two tackles for a loss.
The New England Patriots have a 2011 NFL preseason record of 2-1 and the team is 2-1 against the spread.
New England has averaged 29.3 points thus far in exhibition play and has given up 20 points per game to their opponent.
The Patriots offense has put up 404 yards thus far and has hit on 270 yards per game in the passing game.
New England is coming off the NFL preseason week three 34-10 road loss to the Detroit Lions as a -3 point betting favorite.
The total came in right at the closing over under of 44 points.
New England was able to amass 353 offensive yards and converted on 5 of 16 on third down against the Lions defense. The Patriots got inside the red zone twice and couldn’t score a touchdown.
Starting quarterback Tom Brady completed 12 of his 22 passes for 145 yards with a touchdown and pick.
Brian Hoyer saw play in this week three game and hit on 6 of 12 from the field for 88 yards.
Rookie Ryan Mallet out of Arkansas came into the game and threw for 65 yards as he completed 9 of his 14 throws.
Running back Danny Woodhead led the team with 28 yards on four carries.
Ben Jarvus Green-Ellis had just 18 yards rushing with eight carries.
Sammy Morris got three carries for just eight yards.
Tight end Aaron Hernandez led the Patriots with five catches for 46 yards.
Wes Welker a wide receiver contributed with five receptions for 27 yards.
Brandon Tate caught three balls for 41 yards.
The Patriots defense allowed Detroit 468 yards with 7 of 16 makes on third down. New England allowed four touchdowns in the Lions six tries inside the red zone.
The Patriots pass rushers generated two sacks and had six tackles for a loss.
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