The New York Giants (2-12) will go to the Atlanta Falcons (7-7) on Sunday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
Opening the week, the Giants have been listed as 10-point highway underdogs however that unfold has softened barely with Massive Blue now at +8.5 as of this writing.
Let’s check out who a number of the specialists and insiders across the league are taking within the Week 16 matchup:
Knowledgeable | Decide | Rating (if relevant) |
Dan Graziano (ESPN) | Falcons | N/A |
Matt Bowen (ESPN) | Falcons | N/A |
Seth Wickersham (ESPN) | Falcons | N/A |
Pete Prisco (CBS) | Falcons | 31-14 |
John Breech (CBS) | Falcons | 27-17 |
Jordan Dajani (CBS) | Falcons | 24-17 |
Nate Davis (USA TODAY) | Falcons | 20-13 |
Lorenzo Reyes (USA TODAY) | Falcons | 21-7 |
Invoice Bender (Sporting Information) | Falcons | 21-12 |
Vinnie Iyer (Sporting Information) | Falcons | 33-14 |
For the second consecutive week, the above panel unanimously picks the birds (Ravens in Week 15) to beat the Giants and preserve their historic dropping streak alive. Some see it as a possible blowout, whereas others suppose it is going to be a one-score sport.
Different specialists and analysts from across the league have been equally pessimistic when it got here to the Giants with simply two % predicting an upset, per NFL Pickwatch.
Followers are equally bullish on the Falcons with 98 % choosing Baltimore.