We’ve got a proper tank bowl on our hands this Sunday afternoon. The New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders are tied for the worst record in the NFL and have both lost nine games in a row. It’s all hands off deck for the race to the bottom and the No. 1 pick.
The Giants are -2.5 road favorites on DraftKings Sportsbook, while a Raiders’ upset is priced at +120. The game’s total is set at 41.5 total points.
Let’s dig into a preview, prediction, and best bet for this Giants-Raiders matchup.
Giants vs. Raiders prediction, preview
In case you missed it, the Raiders fired the first shots in this matchup during the week. Brock Bowers’ injury-plagued season ended prematurely, and he was placed on injured reserve. Las Vegas also shut down star defensive end Maxx Crosby for the season. A likely trade candidate in the offseason, his unexpected shutdown certainly sends some signals to the rest of the league.
The Giants have naturally seen plenty of attrition. In addition to their laundry list of season-ending injuries, promising rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart practically lives in the medical tent these days. Already short on talent, these injuries turned a potentially promising season into a complete disaster. While they at least have some young pieces to build around on offense, the problem is getting them on the field at the same time.
For both of these teams, reinforcements are on the way soon. But only one of them can secure the top pick in the draft. Who “wins” Sunday’s tank-off?
Giants vs. Raiders pick, best bet
The Raiders are awfully committed to losing this game. Throwing Geno Smith out there without his best weapon is like asking a consistently malfunctioning machine to misfire once again. New York has just enough playmaking on either end to pull out the road win, possibly to the chagrin of management. But the players won’t know the difference.
