Is it possible in New Jersey to bet for the Giants to:
1) Win the division
2) Over & Under on Wins
I am not sure what the odds are for Win the Division. I have seen +450 and +600 on some sites (Not sure what that means exactly...4.5 to 1? 6 to 1?
I have seen the over under set at 6.5.
But we'll also give up a lot of points, likely anyway, given our lack of pass rush.
I'm not a gambler, always lost when I did, so there!
How do you even go about this? Do I have to go to Jersey or Delaware?
Cogent point about installing new systems . They take time to learn. That’s why the turn-around model most people use-the ‘16 Cowboys-doesn’t really apply. They had the same systems in place; they were using them with younger, healthier players.
The Giants should win something like 6 of their last 10. The problem is can they split the first four while getting up to speed with the newness of what they are doing ? Doubtful.
It takes time. The paradox that they face is, however, Manning doesn’t have time.
Could be worse, you could be a J-E-T-S fan!
It s one thing to go 7-9 with a young quarterback in place, building for the future, like they did with Eli.
But committing to Eli I have to believe the Giants think they can win now.
Agree with the comment about there being more to consider than the wins total. According to oddsshark, the Giants over/under is still at 6.5 wins, but it's -170 on the over -- which is terrible. Tied with the Rams (9.5 wins, -170 over) for the worst return on the overs. For the under, it's +140 for the Giants -- tied for the best.
If all things were even, I'd definitely take over 6.5. But I'm not throwing out $170 just to make $100 on it. I'm also not throwing out $100 on the under to make $140.
I agree with Joey that it will take time to gel, but if the team stays healthy, I could see them going on a serious second half run and winning 9 or 10 games total. I would take the over at 6.5
The problem is that its also quite possible that they lose every game before the bye too.
Why does it seem like every year the Giants start 0-6 or 1-5 before the season is halfway over...
It s one thing to go 7-9 with a young quarterback in place, building for the future, like they did with Eli.
But committing to Eli I have to believe the Giants think they can win now.
Really? If they go 7-9 I would think they are moving in the right direction. They won 3 games last year. ... 3! Do you think we were better than our record showed last year? I don't think you go from 3 wins to playoff contention in 1 season. I could be wrong.
What kind of win/lost record are you expecting this year?
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This team isn't coming out of the gate beating the almost AFC Champs against a coach they booted out and pretended they didn't. We'll be better by week 8 or so but new offense, new defense, new everything and opponents primed for playoff runs we'll be lucky to win 6 games. We'll compete but it will take until November to gel.
Cogent point about installing new systems . They take time to learn. That’s why the turn-around model most people use-the ‘16 Cowboys-doesn’t really apply. They had the same systems in place; they were using them with younger, healthier players.
The Giants should win something like 6 of their last 10. The problem is can they split the first four while getting up to speed with the newness of what they are doing ? Doubtful.
It takes time. The paradox that they face is, however, Manning doesn’t have time.
It doesn’t always take time. Plenty of first year head coaches have had success both here and elsewhere.
I expect 2-4 in the division.