The Giants have the look of a Super Bowl team once again, while the Raiders have shown their true selves the last two weeks after a promising start. The spread is big, but it’s a rout.
Two teams that are going in opposite directions meet up in New Jersey in Week 5, when the Oakland Raiders visit the New York Giants.
The Raiders have been rebuilding for several season's now and the results aren't showing. Too much incompetence surrounds this organization and that's why they're headed to another disappointing season. The Giants on the other hand have looked solid and another Super Bowl trip is not out of the question.
In Week 1, the Raiders played the Chargers tough and in Week 2 they narrowly beat the Chiefs. Then, in the last two weeks, the real Raiders showed up and lost big. Oakland is 1-3 SU and 2-2 ATS, but this is a very bad team heading south very fast.
The Raiders are averaging a pathetic 10.5 PPG while the D is allowing 21.5 per contest. Their quarterback JaMarcus Russell is a horrible QB and the Raiders look very dumb wasting the first overall pick on him. He may develop into a good QB but up to now he looks like a major bust. His QB rating after four weeks is 42.4 and without anyone pushing him he'll continue to take the field week in and week out.
The New York Giants have jumped out of the gate and are 4-0 SU and 3-0-1 ATS and they are doing it with ease. Eli Manning doesn't miss Plax at all and his WR's Steve Smith and Mario Manningham have been great early in the season.
The Giants are averaging 26.8 PPG and their D is allowing an average of 16 per game. If Manning takes the field in this one he won't be 100% but they Giants will run all over the Raiders and will easily win this one even if David Carr is behind center. The Giants are 17-4-1 ATS in their last 22 games played in October.
New York has the significant edge in all major categories in this one and they'll easily show how much better than the Raiders they are in this one. Look for the Giants to easily win this game.
Lay the big points with the New York Giants.
Free Pick: Giants -15½ (-110)