NFL Week 3 Preview: New York Giants At Carolina Panthers

Date/Time: Thu, September 20 / 08:25:00 PM ET, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

The current NFL champs, the New York Giants, take to the road this Thursday night to face the Carolina Panthers.

How will the New York Giants fare with four of its high-caliber players sidelined for Thursday’s matchup against the Carolina Panthers? That’s what sports bettors who love odds on NFL are asking themselves as they look to lay down money on New York or Carolina.

New York is fresh from its first victory of the season vs. the Buccaneers. The Giants rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half and pulled out a 41-34 home victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday. QB Eli Manning threw for a career-high 510 yards and three touchdowns, including two in the fourth quarter.

Unfortunately for the Giants, the team had little time to get healthy as they get ready take to the Carolina Panthers. Giants’ wide receiver Hakeem Nicks is out with a foot injury. And the Giants will also be without running back Ahmad Bradshaw, offensive tackle David Diehl, and wide receiver Dominic Hixon.

That makes Thursday’s Giants not so, well, giant, and online sportsbook players might want to pay attention to the missing players before dropping money on Thursday night’s matchup in Carolina.

The Giants defense will have to pay extra attention and double their effort if they want to win this game.  They’ll have to face Panthers QB Cam Newton, who completed 14 of 20 passes for 253 yards plus a score on Sunday against the Saints.

The Panthers also enter the game with an evenly split record. After falling to Tampa Bay in Week 1, they stomped on the Saints Sunday night, winning 35-27 and making cash for those who took advantage of solid NFL point spreads and odds at the top online sportsbooks.

The entire Panthers lineup is already looking like a playoff team, with players like Charles Godfrey, who had 11 tackles and one INT returned for a score last week. Or linebacker Jon Beason, who had 5 assists, 7 tackles, and 1 pick against the Saints.

Game Odds
New York Giants: -+2.5 -110, ML +120
Carolina Panthers: -2.5 -110, ML -140
Game Total: 49.5 o/u-110

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