Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants Picks and Predictions January 5th 2025
3 min readThe New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles play on Sunday, Jan. 5 at the Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field in a game on the NFL Week 18 schedule.
The New York Giants head into their season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday with history on the line—but not the kind they’d prefer. The Giants (3-13) are at risk of recording the most losses in their 100-year franchise history, while the Eagles (13-3) plan to rest key players, including running back Saquon Barkley, as they prepare for the playoffs.
The Eagles are a 3.0-point favorite over the Giants in NFL Week 18 odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.
Philadelphia is -145 on the moneyline, while New York is +120.
The over/under (point total) is set at 37 points.
The Eagles aim to match their franchise-best 14-3 record from 2022, a season that ended with a Super Bowl appearance. Philadelphia has won six of the past seven meetings with the Giants, including postseason contests.
For New York, the game represents an opportunity to end a disappointing season on a positive note, with hopes of evaluating talent for the future.
Giants betting insights
- New York has two wins against the spread and is 2-5 overall, in away games.
- The Giants have gone 5-11-0 against the spread this season.
- New York has two wins ATS (2-3) away from home as 2.5-point underdogs or more.
- In games they have played as 2.5-point underdogs or more, the Giants have an ATS record of 5-8.
- New York has hit the over in three of seven away games this season.
- This year, Giants games have hit the over six times
Giants vs. Eagles stats and trends
- The Eagles are allowing 176.4 passing yards per game this year, the NFL’s best pass defense.
- Offensively, the Giants rank 26th in the NFL with 193.1 passing yards per game. Meanwhile, they rank 10th in passing yards allowed per contest (208.0).
- Despite having a bottom-five run defense that ranks second-worst in the NFL (141.6 rushing yards allowed per game), the Giants have put up better results on the other side of the ball, ranking 22nd in the NFL by averaging 105.2 rushing yards per game.
- The Giants have been a bottom-five offense in terms of yards per play this season, ranking third-worst with 5.0 yards per play. Defensively, they rank 26th in the NFL (6.0 yards per play allowed).
Eagles Betting Trends
- The Eagles have a 10-6-0 record against the spread this season.
- Philadelphia has a 6-5 record against the spread in games it was favored by 2.5 points or more this season.
- Eagles games with a set total have hit the over seven times this season (43.8%).
- The Eagles have been the Moneyline favorite 13 total times this season. They’ve finished 10-3 in those games.
- When it has played as a Moneyline favorite with odds of -125 or shorter, Philadelphia has a 10-2 record (winning 83.3% of its games).
Giants Betting Trends
- The Giants have a 5-11-0 record against the spread this season.
- New York is 5-8 against the spread when an underdog by 2.5 points or more this year.
- In the Giants’ 16 games with a set total, six have hit the over (37.5%).
- The Giants have entered the game as underdogs 15 times this season and won three, or 20%, of those games.
- New York has a record of 3-10 in games where bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +105 on the Moneyline.
ATBforum Pick: Giants (+3.0)