posted September 8, 2007 at 18:57 in NFL Betting Trends

Sunday, NFL betting fanatics will be treated to a stellar NFC East rivalry match up when the New York Giants take on the hosting Dallas Cowboys on primetime (8:15pm).

The Giants and Cowboys have split their last eight games straight up, including two meetings last season. In the first meeting, the Giants scored a 36-22 cover win as the 3-point underdogs on the road. Dallas was again favored by 3 points in the second meeting and beat New York 23-20 on Dec. 3, 2007 at Giants Stadium which resulted in a push.

The Cowboys finished the season 8-7-1 against the spread, while the Giants went 7-8-1. Dallas failed to cover the NFL spread in their final three home games. New York covered the spread in their final three road games, which includes a cover against Philadelphia in a 26-23 straight up loss in the NFC wild card game.

Dallas returns 10 offensive starters from the unit that scored 26.6 points per game for the third-most points in the NFL last season. Tony Romo, who made the Pro Bowl last year, will again be calling signals for the Cowboys. In 2006, Romo passed for 2,903 yards and 16 touchdowns with 13 interceptions.

Despite not having running back Tiki Barber, New York's offense has the potential to put them in the playoffs, with a skilled receiving corps consisting of Pro Bowl tight end Jeremy Shockey, Plaxico Burress, Amani Toomer, rookie Steve Smith and Sinorice Moss.

Eli Manning will be under center for the Giants. The former No. 1 overall pick has had second-half slumps in each of his three seasons in the NFL. Last year, Manning passed for 3,244 yards and 24 touchdowns with 18 interceptions.

Coordinator Steve Spagnulo will be taking over the Giants defense, who allowed 22.6 points per game last year and 342.4 yards. The unit will have defensive end Michael Strahan that signed on with the team Tuesday following a holdout.

NFL odds have Dallas listed as the 6.5-point favorites with a total of 44. This game will mark the debut of head coach Wade Phillips for the Cowboys. Expect an inspired and rejuvenated Dallas team that should be able to cover the spread in this physical contest.

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