The New York Giants (3-8) will host the New England Patriots (2-8) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday afternoon.
Opening the week, the Giants were listed as 3.5-point home underdogs and that’s exactly where the spread remains as of this writing after briefly dipping to +3.
Let’s take a look at who some of the experts and insiders around the league are taking in the Week 12 matchup.
| Expert | Pick | Score (if applicable) |
| Dan Graziano (ESPN) | Giants | N/A |
| Matt Bowen (ESPN) | Patriots | N/A |
| Seth Wickersham (ESPN) | Patriots | N/A |
| Pete Prisco (CBS) | Patriots | 21-17 |
| John Breech (CBS) | Patriots | 20-13 |
| Jordan Dajani (CBS) | Patriots | 16-13 |
| Nate Davis (USA TODAY) | Patriots | 20-13 |
| Lorenzo Reyes (USA TODAY) | Patriots | 16-10 |
| Bill Bender (Sporting News) | Patriots | 21-20 |
| Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) | Patriots | 20-10 |
There is an overwhelming confidence in the Patriots this Sunday and that comes as somewhat of a surprise. We expected the above panel to be more mixed this week but the vast majority have New England coming away victorious.
While that’s a bit of a shock, the low-score predictions are not. The Giants and Patriots are the two lowest-scoring teams in the league and most anticipate that trend will continue.
Outside of this 10-person panel, the game predictions are slightly more varied. Other NFL experts and analysts predict New England to win at a 63 percent clip, according to NFL Pickwatch.
Fans share similar sentiments and have the Patriots winning with 59 percent of the picks.
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