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AAA's ONE & ONLY 10* MNF GAME OF THE MONTH! 3-0 (100%) w/ 10* NFL!
(NFL) NY Giants vs. Detroit,
09/08/2014 3:10 PM, Score: 14 - 35
Point Spread: -6.00 | -125.00 Detroit (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -6.00 | -125.00 Detroit (Home)
Result: Win
This is a 10* MNF GAME OF THE MONTH on the Detroit Lions.
I think the home side and new coach Jim Caldwell find a way to get the job done at the end of the night. The Giants would open 2013/14 by going an NFL-worst 0-6 out of the gates, but then would go 7-3 the rest of the way. It's a little surprising to me that New York recovered the way it did, especially when you dig a little deeper and take a look at some of the numbers, the Giants finished 28th in the league in scoring and had an NFL-high 44 turnovers. New York would bring in former Green Bay assistant Ben McAdoo at offensive coordinator, his job is to instal the up-tempo West Coast offense, something that veteran QB Eli Manning had difficulties with in the preseason: Don't get me wrong, we're ready for Week 1," Manning explained over the weekend. "But I think as a season goes on, you're always looking to improve, whether you've been in a system for 10 years or whether you have young guys and need guys to step up or you have new players, there's always room for improvement." That certainly doesn't sound like a person that is 100% confident with what is going on. Detroit's major issue the last few years has been consistency; both sides of the football are loaded with talent, but something has gone wrong as the group has severely under-performed. That said, Caldwell adopts a team which ranked third in the NFL in passing yards last season; Caldwell has been brought in to properly harness the talents of oft-maligned pivot Matt Stafford: "You can tell he has worked at it even during the summer," Caldwell said of his QB. "In every facet, I can see improvement. Footwork, accuracy, timing, command of the offense, all of those things. So now we get a chance to see if he can put it all together." To me, that sounds like a real assessment, Caldwell isn't just blowing smoke up the media's butts for a good soundbite in my opinion. Stafford's favorite target will once again be star receiver Calvin Johnson, but will also welcome ex Seattle receiver Golden Tate. While New York did make some upgrades along its atrocious offensive line, I think the unit will have its hands full with Detroit's opportunistic line and secondary; and that's bad news for the declining Manning who again led the league in turnovers last year (and note that the Giants run game put up the worst numbers for the franchise in almost 70 years). Unfortunately for Manning and his patchwork run unit, they'll once again be behind a poor offensive line; note that veteran Chris Snee retired in July, while guard Geoff Schwartz went down with a dislocated toe. New York also got hit on the defensive side of the ball when MLB Jon Beason was injured in OTAs. That's bad news for the visitors, Stafford is coming off his third straight season of more than 4,500 yards passing and can turn to an electric run game which is led by Reggie Bush who had 1,006 yards on the ground in 2013. While the Giants have taken the last three meetings between the teams (2007, 2010 and last year), I think the conditions are finally right for Stafford and look for the home side to pull away down the stretch for the comfortable ATS cover; play on DETROIT.
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I think the home side and new coach Jim Caldwell find a way to get the job done at the end of the night. The Giants would open 2013/14 by going an NFL-worst 0-6 out of the gates, but then would go 7-3 the rest of the way. It's a little surprising to me that New York recovered the way it did, especially when you dig a little deeper and take a look at some of the numbers, the Giants finished 28th in the league in scoring and had an NFL-high 44 turnovers. New York would bring in former Green Bay assistant Ben McAdoo at offensive coordinator, his job is to instal the up-tempo West Coast offense, something that veteran QB Eli Manning had difficulties with in the preseason: Don't get me wrong, we're ready for Week 1," Manning explained over the weekend. "But I think as a season goes on, you're always looking to improve, whether you've been in a system for 10 years or whether you have young guys and need guys to step up or you have new players, there's always room for improvement." That certainly doesn't sound like a person that is 100% confident with what is going on. Detroit's major issue the last few years has been consistency; both sides of the football are loaded with talent, but something has gone wrong as the group has severely under-performed. That said, Caldwell adopts a team which ranked third in the NFL in passing yards last season; Caldwell has been brought in to properly harness the talents of oft-maligned pivot Matt Stafford: "You can tell he has worked at it even during the summer," Caldwell said of his QB. "In every facet, I can see improvement. Footwork, accuracy, timing, command of the offense, all of those things. So now we get a chance to see if he can put it all together." To me, that sounds like a real assessment, Caldwell isn't just blowing smoke up the media's butts for a good soundbite in my opinion. Stafford's favorite target will once again be star receiver Calvin Johnson, but will also welcome ex Seattle receiver Golden Tate. While New York did make some upgrades along its atrocious offensive line, I think the unit will have its hands full with Detroit's opportunistic line and secondary; and that's bad news for the declining Manning who again led the league in turnovers last year (and note that the Giants run game put up the worst numbers for the franchise in almost 70 years). Unfortunately for Manning and his patchwork run unit, they'll once again be behind a poor offensive line; note that veteran Chris Snee retired in July, while guard Geoff Schwartz went down with a dislocated toe. New York also got hit on the defensive side of the ball when MLB Jon Beason was injured in OTAs. That's bad news for the visitors, Stafford is coming off his third straight season of more than 4,500 yards passing and can turn to an electric run game which is led by Reggie Bush who had 1,006 yards on the ground in 2013. While the Giants have taken the last three meetings between the teams (2007, 2010 and last year), I think the conditions are finally right for Stafford and look for the home side to pull away down the stretch for the comfortable ATS cover; play on DETROIT.
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