The New York Giants (2-3) have opened as 3.5-point underdogs for their game on Sunday night at MetLife Stadium versus the Cincinnati Bengals (1-4).
It is the 21st consecutive game that the Giants have been listed as an underdog — a continuing franchise record.
The over/under opened at 48.5 total points and the moneyline is currently Bengals -200, Giants +165, per BetMGM.
The Giants are coming off an upset victory over the Seahawks in Seattle on Sunday, 29-20. The Bengals fell to the Baltimore Ravens at home, 41-38, in overtime.
The Giants are 2-3 against the spread this season and only Sunday’s game in Seattle has gone over the number.
The Bengals are 1-4 against the spread and the over has been topped in four of their five games this season.
This will be the 12th time the Giants and Bengals have met since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. The Bengals lead the series, 6-5.
After playing each other just three times from 1972-1990, the Giants and Bengals have met regularly every four seasons or so.
The two clubs last clashed in 2020, a 19-17 Giants victory. It was the first victory by a road team in the series’ 11 games.
The teams last faced each other at MetLife Stadium on Monday night, November 14, 2016, when Giants quarterback Eli Manning’s third touchdown pass of the game, a three-yarder to wide receiver Sterling Shepard early in the fourth quarter, led to a 21-20 victory.
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