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The sportsbook will roll over this playoff weekend if the city that never sleeps covers the spread against its NFC East rivals. Expected to New York to cover.

One Giant Leap

Several factors may contribute to the one-sided betting behavior pouring into Big Blue. Chief among them is recency bias. Top-seeded Philadelphia’s bye was off TV screens, but Daniel Jones and the Giants’ offense trolled the Minnesota Vikings in the wild card round, tallying 431 yards and 28 first downs for 31- It led to 24 upsets.

There’s also the question of how effective QB Jalen Hurts and right tackle Lane Johnson are in playing through injuries. Hurts looked nothing like an MVP candidate before his injury, completing only 57.1% of his passes, throwing picks and rushing for 13 yards on 9 yards. An attempt on defense to rest some key starters. Johnson has been sidelined for nearly a month with an adductor muscle tear, but he believes he will be available for Saturday’s game and said he will “do well.”

On paper, it’s easy to see why Philadelphia is favored over touchdowns. They swept the season series, beating New York 70-38. The Eagles offense ranks him fourth in his DVOA. New York’s ERA is his fourth worst. Brian Daboll’s team has his fourth-lowest pass block winning percentage, while Philly’s defense leads the league in his Pass Rush winning percentage. Finding a metric or category in which the Giants hold any advantage is as rare as Kavon Thibodeau’s apology. Giants bettors hope that will be the case this weekend as well.