Falcons vs. Giants Prediction & Point Spread: NFC Wildcard Game: January 8th 2012
Falcons vs. Giants – If you’re not totally fired up about Sunday’s NFC Wild Card matchup between the Atlanta Falcons (10-6 SU, 7-8-1 ATS, 7-9 O/U) and New York Giants (9-7 SU, 8-7-1 ATS, 8-7-1 O/U), then you probably don’t have a pulse … which means … you wouldn’t be reading this anyway … so … oh, hell you get the idea! The fact of the matter is that this playoff game, which takes place live from Meadowlands Stadium at 1:00 PM ET, represents what is likely the most compelling of the four Wild Card matchups – and the one with the most potential to be a flat-out classic. Oh, and gridiron gamblers everywhere will find value all around in this compelling contest.
No. 5 Atlanta (10-6) at No. 4 N.Y. Giants (9-7)
Sunday, January 8th 2012 at 1:00 PM ET
Meadowlands Stadium
TV: FOX
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Point Spread: New York Giants (-3) vs. Atlanta Falcons (+3) Over/Under 47
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta comes into the playoffs on a nice roll, having won three of its final four games, including its impressive 45-24 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 17 while cashing in as a 9.5-point home favorite to move to 3-1 ATS over its L/4 games.
The Falcons went 4-4 SU and 4-3-1 ATS on the road during the regular season and had one of the top offenses in the league during the regular season as they ranked tenth in total yards (376.6), eighth in passing (262.0 ypg) and seventh in points scored (25.1 ppg).
Despite finishing 17th in rushing, Atlanta also got 1,340 yards on the ground from veteran running back Michael Turner. Quarterback Matt Ryan had another solid campaign in completing 61.4 percent of his passes this season while throwing for 4,177 yards with 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
Defensively, the Falcons struggled to stop the pass in ranking 20th against the aerial attack (236.4 ypg), though they did finish sixth against the run (97.0 ypg). The Falcons allowed 21.9 points per game defensively (18th).
Here is a look at some of the Falcons’ Key Trends this season.
Falcons are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 playoff games.
Falcons are 0-4 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 4-0 in Falcons last 4 games overall.
Over is 3-0-1 in Falcons last 4 playoff games.
Over is 6-1-2 in Falcons last 9 games in January.
Under is 5-1 in Falcons last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
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New York Giants
The Giants also won three of their final four games, including their thrilling 31-14 ‘smackdown’ of the Dallas Cowboys in Week 17 to cash in for Touthouse gridiron gamblers as a 3-point home favorite to move to a bankroll-boosting 4-1 ATS over its final five regular season games.
The G-Men got a nice season out of quarterback Eli Manning as the veteran signal-caller completed 61.0 percent for a whopping 4,933 yards with 29 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. New York averaged 24.6 points per game to finish ninth in scoring thanks to their fifth-ranked passing attack.
Unfortunately, the Giants’ defense was wildly inconsistent during the regular season – until recently that is. While New York allowed 25.0 per contest defensively (25th) they haven’t allowed more than 14 points in each of their final two regular season games in beating the Jets and Cowboys. New York finished a dismal 29th against the pass (255.1 ypg) and 19th against the run (121.2 ypg)
Here is a look at some of the Giants’ Key Trends this season.
Giants are 4-0 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
Giants are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 playoff games.
Giants are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a home favorite.
Under is 4-0 in Giants last 4 games as a home favorite.
Under is 6-1 in Giants last 7 playoff games.
Under is 4-1 in Giants last 5 games following a S.U. win.
Under is 7-2 in Giants last 9 games in January.
Here is a look at the game’s key head-to-head trends.
Falcons are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 meetings in New York.
Under is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings.
Road team is 8-0 ATS in their last 8 meetings.
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