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New York Giants at Tampa Bay Bucs Odds

Written by Jimmy Boyd

The New York Giants v. Tampa Bay Bucs betting odds have been posted for their first round playoff game taking place on January 6th at 1 PM EST. We think this should be a great matchup since the Bucs are the most underrated divisional winner in the NFC and the Giants have been playing well as of late, but if you want to really enjoy the game then you should try some NFL betting. You can get your action in fast and easy using your credit card by heading over to Sportsbook, or if you prefer to load up your account with your checking account then use Bodog. Either way you’ll get easy deposits, great customer service, and quick payouts when you cash in on your games. Put your knowledge to work for you by making a little extra cash on these NFL lines.

New York comes into this game at 10-6 SU and 10-6 ATS while averaging 23.3 ppg and giving up 21.9 ppg to the opposition. It’s been a balanced offensive attack with 197.1 ypg passing and 134.4 ypg on the ground. The defense has done a good job this year in limiting opposing passers to 207.3 ypg while opposing rushers are gaining 97.7 ypg. The Giants started the season out with losses to the top two seeds in the NFC, 45-35 at Dallas and 35-13 at home against Green Bay, but then rattled off six straight wins to get back in it. Coming down the stretch New York lost at home to New England by three points, but the Giants haven’t lost on the road since week 1 making them a team you wouldn’t want to face. It seems like the Giants did a good job this season of beating the teams they should, but the loss to the Pats along with the Redskins, Vikings, Packers, and twice to the Cowboys show us they have a tough time winning when they shouldn’t.

Many people, including us, didn’t think that Tampa Bay was going to have a shot at making the playoffs this year, but the NFC South seems to be always unpredictable and here the Bucs are at 9-7 SU and ATS as a division champion. Even with a worse record than the Giants the Bucs get to play the host at Raymond James this weekend. Tampa isn’t strong offensively with their 20.9 ppg to go with 209.8 ypg passing and 117 ypg rushing, but the defense has been more than good enough to make up for it. The Bucs are allowing only 16.9 ppg and allowing only 170.3 ypg through the air and 107.9 to opposing rushers. The team is 6-2 at home, but that includes a garbage season finale against Carolina and a one-point loss back in October to Jacksonville. With the offense starting to find their rhythm, we aren’t as worried about the Bucs three losses in their last four games since they had wrapped up the division fairly early. Our NFL expert picks will have you ready to win this game and more this weekend.

Interesting Trends:

The Giants are 4-1 ATS in their last five games
New York is 6-1 ATS in their last seven games on the road
The Giants have played UNDER the total in six of their last seven games
New York is 1-4 ATS in their last five trips to Tampa Bay

The Bucs have gone OVER in their last five games
Tampa Bay is 6-2 ATS in their last eight home games
The Bucs are 7-3 ATS in their last ten games against the Giants

New York and Tampa Bay have gone UNDER in their last five matchups

Odds:

New York Giants +3 -125 at BetUS
Tampa Bay Bucs -2.5 -125 at Sportsbook.com

Total is set at 40 and 39.5

Predicted Score:

New York Giants 18
Tampa Bay Bucs 21

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