Betting Eagles-Giants: Will Saquon find end zone? Take the under on points? - ESPN

Week 6 of the NFL season gets underway with a matchup of NFC East rivals when the Philadelphia Eagles visit the New York Giants on «Thursday Night Football.»

The Eagles are coming off their first loss of the season, 21-17 to the Denver Broncos, in which they were outscored 18-0 in fourth quarter.

The Giants, meanwhile, dropped to 1-4, losing to a previously winless New Orleans Saints team.

Philadelphia, the odds-on favorite in the NFC East (-225), won both matchups with the Giants last season and is a 7.5-point favorite in Thursday's matchup. Saquon Barkley has the best odds to score a touchdown at -155.

Here are the odds and trends, plus picks, props and analysis from our experts to help you bet the game.

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Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants

Giants +7.5 (-120)

Maldonado: This number is pricing in a version of the Eagles that hasn't really shown up this season. Yes, they're the better team, but not by this margin, not with a new OC trying to find his groove. Philly's offense has been clunky and inconsistent, ranking near the bottom of the league in yards per play and struggling to generate big gains. The Giants, meanwhile, run more plays per game and can drag this into the kind of slow, ugly matchup where every possession matters. Add in the fact that Philadelphia's turnover luck is unlikely to stay this clean all season, and the gap starts to shrink even more. If this game turns into a grind — let's say field goals instead of touchdowns, long drives instead of explosive plays — then +7.5 suddenly feels like too much. This is about the number being too high for how these teams are actually