Week 5 best prop bets for Giants-Seahawks

Wagers to consider as you fill out your tickets

Welcome to the New York Giants betting angle, Week 5 edition! Each week, I’m giving you my three favorite wagers for that week’s New York Giants game. This week, the Giants travel to the Pacific northwest to face the Seattle Seahawks, with both teams coming off losses in primetime. In the game that opened Week 4, the Giants fell to the Cowboys at home on Thursday Night Football, 20-15, and in the game that ended Week 4, the Seahawks lost at Detroit on Monday night, 42-29. The Giants have the advantage of a full four more days of rest. Of note from the Week 4 games, the Giants failed to score a touchdown last week, while Seattle couldn’t keep the Lions out of the end zone. The loss was Seattle’s first, and they’re 3-1. The Giants fell to 1-3 with the home loss to Dallas.

Star rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers suffered a concussion at the end of the Thursday night game and won’t play. He leads the NFL in targets with 52, and has been the focal point of the Giants offense. Running Devin Singletary’s availability is also uncertain as he battles through a groin injury. Because of the Giants’ injuries and uncertainty, FanDuel didn’t have any Giants’ TD, rushing, or receiving props posted as of Friday morning, which limits my selections. Sorry about that. The spread is Seattle -6.5, with a game total of 43.5.

I swept my bets last week, going 3-0, and over the past two weeks I’m 5-1. That’s what I’m talking about! I’ll try to stay hot this week.

OK, let’s get to this week’s picks. All lines and odds are from FanDuel and are as of Friday morning.

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1. UNDER the game total of 43.5 (-105). Every single Giants’ game has gone under so far this season. That’s a trend, and I like that streak to get to five. The Giants are likely to be without a couple of key weapons and even with the advantage of extra rest, and Seattle’s injuries to their front seven, I don’t see New York getting past 14 points. I also don’t think a tired Seattle team will run it up too much on the Giants.

2. D.K. Metcalf OVER 65.5 receiving yards. (-114). Let’s talk about another streak. After being stymied by Patrick Surtain II in Week 1, Metcalf has three straight 100-yard receiving games. Geno Smith is playing good football, and looking for Metcalf all over the field. He may not extend the streak, but this over prop looks pretty easy.

3. Daniel Jones UNDER 187.5 passing yards (114). Jones has gone over this number in two straight games, after being just under it in Weeks 1 and 2. He’s throwing a lot, and having some success doing so. The issue for me is the absence of Nabers, which the line doesn’t seem to fully take into account. Ten short completions to Wan’Dale Robinson and one or two downfield shots to Darius Slayton or Jalin Hyatt won’t get him past this number.

Those are the picks for Week 5. Good luck with your wagers!