NFL Betting - Giants Look to Stay Perfect Against Struggling Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks, (1-2 SU, 1-2 ATS, 3-0 O/U), picked up their first win of the season in Week 3, beating the lowly St. Louis Rams 37-13 at home after allowing more than 30 points in losing each of their opening two contests to the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers, but clearly have some issues that their victory can’t mask.

The New York Giants, (3-0 SU, 2-1 ATS, 2-1 O/U) slipped past the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3, winning 26-23 in overtime on John Carney’s 22-yard field goal in overtime to move to a perfect 3-0 on the season.

Now, the teams will meet in this contest after coming off a Week 4 bye in the BetUS Sportsbook.

The Seahawks are ranked just outside the top 10 in both, offense, (11th) and defense, (12th), despite their unimpressive SU and ATS records but are minus three in the turnover department and are actually allowing more points per game, (26.7) than they are averaging, (25.7).

Veteran quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has completed just 48.5 percent of his passes and has a quarterback rating, (60.1) that is ranked 30th in the league and the team’s leading receiver is unheralded tight end John Carlson who has grabbed 12 passes for a grand total of 168 yards. Seattle is also allowing a whopping 226.3 passing yards per game, ranked 25th overall.

While the Giants have some apparent flaws they will need to address as the season moves along, it’s hard to argue with the fact that New York is ranked fourth overall in both offense and defense!

While quarterback Eli manning doesn’t put up jaw-dropping passing numbers very often in Tom Coughlin’s mostly ball-control offense, I really like the maturation the young signal caller has shown over the past season and a half.

Ranked 12th overall, Manning has thrown just one interception to four touchdowns and has a respectable 91.1 passer rating.

Despite the loss of Hall of Fame-bound defensive lineman Michael Strahan, the Giants are ranked fourth against the pass, allowing just 167.7 yards per game through the air and have maintained an outstanding run defense as well, giving up just 84.7 rushing yards per game, seventh overall.

Here are some Key Head-to-Head Trends

Seattle is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games when playing NY Giants

Seattle is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Giants

The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Giants last 6 games when playing Seattle

NY Giants are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle

Here are some key team trends, followed by my analysis and NFL Free Picks.

Seattle

Seattle is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games

Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games

Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road

New York

NY Giants are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games

NY Giants are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games