Two teams eyeing 2021 turnarounds open their seasons late Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium as the Denver Broncos visit the New York Giants for a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. Below, we look at the Broncos vs. Giants odds and lines; check back for our NFL picks and predictions.
The Broncos were one of seven teams (all in the AFC) which finished the preseason 3-0 and are hoping that helps serve as a springboard to end the franchise’s longest stretch (four seasons) of sub-.500 finishes since the early 1970s.
While Teddy Bridgewater winning the starting quarterback job garnered most of the preseason headlines, the Denver defense has the horses to be one of the NFL’s best with the return of DE Von Miller from injury and a revamped, talent-laden secondary.
The Giants, meanwhile, were one of the eight winless preseason teams (all in the NFC), but even more concerning is the rash of health issues the team dealt with in training camp.
Recovering RB Saquon Barkley (knee), prize free-agent acquisition WR Kenny Golladay (hamstring), first-round draft pick WR Kadarius Toney (hamstring) and TE Evan Engram (calf) are all question marks entering the opener as the G-Men look to climb above .500 for only the second time in the last nine seasons.
Broncos at Giants odds, spread and line
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 2:55 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Broncos -155 (bet $155 to win $100) | Giants +125 (bet $100 to win $125)
- Against the spread (ATS): Broncos -2.5, -130 (bet $130 to win $100) | Giants +2.5, +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
- Total (O/U): 41.5, Over -108 (bet $108 to win $100) | Under -112 (bet $112 to win $100)
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2020 betting stats:
- ML: Broncos 5-11 | Giants 6-10
- ATS: Broncos 9-7 | Giants 9-7
- O/U: Broncos 8-8 | Giants 3-13
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Broncos at Giants head-to-head
This will be the 14th all-time meeting with the Giants holding a 7-6 series advantage. The teams have split their 12 regular-season contests, but the Giants won 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI to end the 1986 season.
In their most recent meeting, in Week 6 of the 2017 campaign, the Giants won 23-10 in Denver as 13.5-point underdogs. The Broncos won 41-23 in 2013 in the last meeting in East Rutherford, N.J.
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