The 2021 NFL regular season schedule is trickling out little by little but Week 1 has been confirmed for all teams. The New York Giants will be hosting the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium September 12 at 4:25.
Oddsmakers have wasted literally no time putting opening lines on the games. The Giants, for some reason, are 1.5 point underdogs to the Broncos even though they are the home team and had a better record by one game (6-10 to 5-11) in 2020.
The line is a shocker since the Broncos were not favored in any of their games — home or away — in 2020 but went 9-7 against the spread.
The Giants were favored twice in 2020 and did not cover the spread either time. They also went 9-7 against the spread.
Oddsmakers must be weighing the addition of quarterback Teddy Bridgwater via an offseason trade as the difference over the Giants having Saquon Barkley returning and a bevy of top-tier agents being added to the roster.
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