JOE GAVAZZI
NYGiants at Detroit Lions (-6-) 7:10 ET ESPN
This is atransition year for Detroit who gave former HC Jim Schwartz his walking papersafter a combined two-year record of 11-21 SU ATS. This record occurreddespite outgaining the opposition by an average of 400-344 YPG L2Y. New manin charge is former Indy HC Caldwell. Profiting from the transition willbe QB Stafford. Operating behind a veteran offensive line, Stafford willteam with fellow triplets RB Bush and WR Johnson to form a fearsomeattack. Caldwell, however, is known for his more conservative ways. How the explosive trio fits with that philosophy remains to be seen. Whatwe do know is that the Detroit secondary, which allowed 247 PYPG LY, remains awork in progress. The NYGiants are in transition as well. 2013 was a disastrous year under then10th year HC Coughlin. A 0-6 SU start doomed the G Men for theseason. Look no further than offensive inadequacies which saw QB EliManning get sacked 39 times. The pressure resulted in Manning throwing a2014 NFL high of 27 INTs. Kudos to HC Coughlin for righting the ship thatresulted in a 6-3 SU, 7-4 ATS finish. To improve the 18 PPG offense,which averaged only 307 YPG, the Giants have gone to a new west coastoffense. This should allow Manning a quicker release time to compensatefor the pressure of the rush. Along with an improved secondary, theformula worked well in August. With the benefit of the extra game, theGiants went 5-0 SU, 4-0-1 ATS in preseason play.
After 7-9SU seasons for each of these teams, the opinion of this bureau is that themomentum of the Giants 2nd half, combined with that of the preseasonfigures to result in a quicker start from the gate than that of 2013. Long-termtechnical trends confirm this philosophical point of view. Under HCCoughlin, the G Men are recently 12-6 ATS while the Lions are a long term 6-20ATS as home chalk. At an indoor venue, it will be no surprise to thisbureau if the Giants use recent momentum to emerge with a victory in ahigh-scoring game.
NYGiants at Detroit Lions (-6-) 7:10 ET ESPN
This is atransition year for Detroit who gave former HC Jim Schwartz his walking papersafter a combined two-year record of 11-21 SU ATS. This record occurreddespite outgaining the opposition by an average of 400-344 YPG L2Y. New manin charge is former Indy HC Caldwell. Profiting from the transition willbe QB Stafford. Operating behind a veteran offensive line, Stafford willteam with fellow triplets RB Bush and WR Johnson to form a fearsomeattack. Caldwell, however, is known for his more conservative ways. How the explosive trio fits with that philosophy remains to be seen. Whatwe do know is that the Detroit secondary, which allowed 247 PYPG LY, remains awork in progress. The NYGiants are in transition as well. 2013 was a disastrous year under then10th year HC Coughlin. A 0-6 SU start doomed the G Men for theseason. Look no further than offensive inadequacies which saw QB EliManning get sacked 39 times. The pressure resulted in Manning throwing a2014 NFL high of 27 INTs. Kudos to HC Coughlin for righting the ship thatresulted in a 6-3 SU, 7-4 ATS finish. To improve the 18 PPG offense,which averaged only 307 YPG, the Giants have gone to a new west coastoffense. This should allow Manning a quicker release time to compensatefor the pressure of the rush. Along with an improved secondary, theformula worked well in August. With the benefit of the extra game, theGiants went 5-0 SU, 4-0-1 ATS in preseason play.
After 7-9SU seasons for each of these teams, the opinion of this bureau is that themomentum of the Giants 2nd half, combined with that of the preseasonfigures to result in a quicker start from the gate than that of 2013. Long-termtechnical trends confirm this philosophical point of view. Under HCCoughlin, the G Men are recently 12-6 ATS while the Lions are a long term 6-20ATS as home chalk. At an indoor venue, it will be no surprise to thisbureau if the Giants use recent momentum to emerge with a victory in ahigh-scoring game.
