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Basketball Crusher
Wright State +4 over Bowling Green
(System Record: 21-1, lost last game)
Overall Record: 21-12-0
Soccer Crusher
Newells Old Boys + Atl.Rafaela OVER 2
This match is happening in Argentina
(System Record: 324-14, lost last game)
Overall Record: 324-284-36
The Washington Redskins (5-6, 6-5 ATS) are playing to keep their playoff hopes alive while the New York Giants (7-4, 5-5-1 ATS) are trying to extend their NFC East lead when the teams meet at FedEx Field in Landover, MD on Monday night at 8:35 ET on ESPN. The Redskins have now won two straight games after a big road win vs. the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington on Thanksgiving Day that tied them with Dallas for second place in the division two games behind New York, while the Giants seemed rejuvenated in their first game following a bye, surprisingly blowing out the Green Bay Packers with ease 38-10 last Sunday night after losing back-to-back non-conference games before the bye.
Giants' quarterback Eli Manning had been in a three-game funk before the demolition of the Packers, but the bye must have done him some good as he had his best game in about a month in prime time Sunday, passing for 249 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. He was still not as sharp as he was earlier in the year however as he completed only 16 of his 30 passes, but at least he is now trending in the right direction. Manning now had a good chance to return to his vintage form as he will be throwing against a Washington pass defense that is ranked 31st out of 32 NFL teams at a dreadful 301.4 yards per game, ahead of only the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Manning took advantage of the Redskins' secondary in the first meeting between these teams in New Jersey, passing for 337 yards in a 27-23 victory where he hit Victor Cruz with the game winning touchdown in the final moments.
The Redskins played almost the perfect game offensively in that first meeting while accumulating 480 total yards, as quarterback Robert Griffin III completed 20-of-28 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns and added 89 rushing yards on only nine carries, while running back Alfred Morris added 120 rushing yards on 5.5 yards per carry. Washington also won the Time of Possessions battle by about five minutes, but apparently they needed to win it by 1:13 more, as that is how much time was left when that atrocious Washington secondary somehow allowed Cruz to get behind it for the winning 77-yard bomb. The Skins have no pass rush right now with their two best pass rushers Brian Orakpo and Adam Carriker both on Injured Reserve, and they put no pressure on Manning in the first meeting while recording only one sack. There is no reason to believe that Manning will have any less time to find wide open receivers in this game, especially after the New York offensive line looked so great last week while allowing only one sack vs. a Green Bay pass rush that ranked second in the NFL in sacks with 34 entering this weekend.
The Giants have always been Road Warriors under Coach Tom Coughlin, going an amazing 38-16-1 ATS their last 55 games away from home including their two Super Bowl runs where they went a combined 5-0 both straight up and ATS on the road in the playoffs. Also, the Redskins are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games on grass, which is not a good thing when your home games are on the natural surface.
Pick: OVER 50
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