The New York Giants (0-0) will host the Minnesota Vikings (0-0) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday afternoon.
Opening the week, the Giants were listed as 1-point home underdogs and things have only gotten worse since then. As of this writing, Minnesota is -1.5.
Let’s take a look at who some of the experts and insiders around the league are taking in the Week 1 matchup:
Expert | Pick | Score (if applicable) |
Dan Graziano (ESPN) | Vikings | N/A |
Matt Bowen (ESPN) | Vikings | N/A |
Seth Wickersham (ESPN) | Giants | N/A |
Pete Prisco (CBS) | Giants | 23-21 |
John Breech (CBS) | Giants | 17-13 |
Jordan Dajani (CBS) | Vikings | 13-10 |
Nate Davis (USA TODAY) | Vikings | 26-16 |
Lorenzo Reyes (USA TODAY) | Vikings | 18-10 |
Bill Bender (Sporting News) | Giants | 21-18 |
Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) | Giants | 17-14 |
There’s an even split to open the season with most expecting a low-scoring game. Only Nate Davis of USA TODAY, a New York Jets fan who believes the Giants are the worst team in football, sees them losing by double-digits.
Other experts from around the league are similarly split with 57 percent predicting a Vikings victory and 43 percent predicting a Giants victory, per NFL Pickwatch.
Fans are ever-so-slight more confident in the Giants with 44 percent predicting a Big Blue win and 56 percent predicting a Vikings dub in Week 1.
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