Thursday Night Football best bets: Cowboys-NY Giants
Info from bookmakers and best bets from handicappers for tonight's game
Another Thursday is here already, and we have an intriguing matchup between the Dallas Cowboys (-5.5) as big road favorites at the New York Giants.
The trends are not kind to the Giants in this one, as Daniel Jones is 1-13 straight up (5-9 against the spread) at night in career and 0-6 SU at home in that situation. On the other side, Dak Prescott is 12-2 SU/ATS at night against NFC East teams and has won (and covered) 10 games in a row, dating back to 2017. He is the second-most profitable QB against the number in his division overall in the past 20 seasons, per Action Network.
At several sportsbooks right now, the betting on the spread is heavy on Dallas (77% of bets and 77% of money on Cowboys -5.5 at DraftKings), but line did drop at books from Cowboys -6 to -5.5 on Thursday.
One oddsmaker told me, “We opened Cowboys -5.5, which is where we sit. Total moved up from 44.5 to 45. We attract Giants money, so we’re going to be fine, it’s been early Cowboys money – all recreational money. I’ve downgraded Dallas a point and a half from its opening power rating, while the Giants are about a half-point lower. I had the Cowboys ninth initially and now they’re 13th.”
Below is some public betting information from DraftKings, BetMGM and BetRivers along with 10 best bets for Cowboys-Giants. I’ll be adding to this file as we approach kickoff.
Good luck tonight!
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DraftKings public betting info
BetMGM public betting info
Most bet (tickets) player props
Devin Singletary over 16.5 receiving yards (-150)
Rico Dowdle over 9.5 rushing attempts (-140)
Daniel Jones over 31.5 rushing yards (-110)
CeeDee Lamb over 80.5 receiving yards (-115)
Dak Prescott over 1.5 passing touchdowns (-150)
Most bet (tickets) players to score a TD
CeeDee Lamb -120
Malik Nabers +135
Jake Ferguson +240
Devin Singletary -110
Wan’Dale Robinson +425
Most bet (tickets) players to score 1st TD
CeeDee Lamb +550
Malik Nabers +900
Jake Ferguson +1200
Devin Singletary +600
Ezekiel Elliott +950
BetRivers public betting info
Moneyline: 93% money, 93% tickets on Cowboys
Spread: 86% money, 78% tickets on Cowboys
O/U: 80% money, 77% tickets on Over
Player Props, ranked by largest % of total game money:
1. Dak Prescott o1.5 TD passes (-141) -- 4.3%
2. CeeDee Lamb anytime TD (-132) -- 2.5%
3. Ezekiel Elliott o7.5 rush attempts (-112) -- 1.8%
4. Malik Nabers anytime TD (+123) -- 1.4%
5. Rico Dowdle o9.5 rush attempts (-141) -- 1.3%
Player Props, ranked by largest % of total game tickets:
1. CeeDee Lamb anytime TD (-132) -- 5.5%
2. Malik Nabers anytime TD (+123) -- 3.5%
3. Devin Singletary anytime TD (-137) -- 2.6$
4. Dak Prescott o1.5 TD passes (-141) -- 2.1%
5. Ezekiel Elliott anytime TD (+163) -- 1.3%
FanDuel
Most Popular Anytime Touchdown Scorers
CeeDee Lamb (-135)
Malik Nabers (+120)
Devin Singletary (+110)
Popular Player Props and Game Specials
Devin Singletary 14.5 Receiving Yards - 99% of bets and 97% of handle on the OVER
CeeDee Lamb 80.5 Receiving Yards - 98% of bets and 89% of handle on the OVER
Dak Prescott 1.5 Passing TDs - 98% of bets and 99% of handle on the OVER
Rico Dowdle 37.5 Rushing Yards - 95% of bets and 81% of handle on the OVER
Fanatics
Thursday Night Football best bets
New York Giants +5.5 — Jason Logan, Covers