The New York Giants (5-11) will host the Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday afternoon.
Opening the week, the Giants were listed as 5.5-point home underdogs but that spread has softened slightly with New York at +4.5 as of this writing.
Let’s take a look at who some of the experts and insiders around the league are taking in the Week 18 matchup.
Expert | Pick | Score (if applicable) |
Brooke Cersosimo (NFLN) | Eagles | 26-20 |
Mike Clay (ESPN) | Eagles | 24-19 |
Dan Graziano (ESPN) | Eagles | N/A |
Pete Prisco (CBS) | Eagles | 26-24 |
John Breech (CBS) | Eagles | 27-20 |
Jordan Dajani (CBS) | Eagles | 27-26 |
Nate Davis (USA TODAY) | Eagles | 35-22 |
Jarrett Bell (USA TODAY) | Eagles | 23-17 |
Bill Bender (Sporting News) | Eagles | 31-19 |
Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) | Eagles | 24-20 |
Despite being competitive in recent weeks, the above panel has routinely picked against the Giants en masse. And true to form, they close out the season unanimously predicting a loss — although most believe this one will be close.
That trend continued among other league insiders and experts with 95 percent picking the Eagles to win on Sunday, according to NFL Pickwatch.
Fans view things similarly but are slightly more optimistic. Nine percent believe the Giants will close out the season with an upset over Philly.
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