Giants have been a very good road team under Tom Coughlin. 30-13 ATS in their last 43 and I like them as a road dog against a 49ers team that has been great this season. Here is why I like the Giants. It's a simple game plan for them to cover this and when you only have to do one thing to keep an offense under control and you are an under dog I like that team to cover the spread. That one thing is force the game into Alex Smith's hand. Can the Giants do it? That's a big question and it is what separates this game from a max play.
I for one believe they can stop Frank Gore though they are ranked 24th in run defense. I also like how the Giants match up as they won't be able to run the ball at all but Eli Manning is having an MVP type year and he's making players around him better just like his brother has in years past. Victor Cruz and Jake Ballard are becoming studs and it's because of Eli Manning. 49ers are 22nd in pass defense and that's where the Giants can attack them. They'll only need 14 points or so to cover this spread. If the 49ers win it will likely be only 1 FG that gets it done. Take the Giants confidently they are a very good team and even better on the road.
It's a rematch of the 24-13 loss in Detroit where the Bears had 14 penalties 9 because of false starts. I just do not think the Lions can win games at this point in the season unless they are home. The field conditions are less than ideal and Matt Forte should go off as the Bears are ironically finding balance.
Cutler sacked just 3 times in his last 3 games. He got his college buddy Earl Bennett back last game and it's evident that it opens up this offense so much more. The Bears dominated time of possession 39 minutes to 21 at Detroit and if it weren't for a couple of big plays the Bears would have won that game outright. Bears are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a Monday night game and I think they are a veteran team that knows how to handle those situations.
