2016 New York Giants Expert Predictions and Season Win Totals Picks

2016 New York Giants Expert Predictions and Season Win Totals Picks

by Robert Ferringo - 8/25/2016

2015 Record: 6-10

2016 Las Vegas Season Win Total: 8.0

2016 Season Win Total Pick: 'Over'

The Tom Coughlin Era in the Meadowlands is over. The Giants were apparently the last ones to realize that Coughlin should've rode off into the sunset three years ago. Instead, he stuck around and guided a sloppy Giants team to three straight losing seasons before they finally sent him packing. That means for the first time in a decade New York enters a fall with fresh blood on the sidelines.

Ben McAdoo is just the third New York Giants coach since 1997 and just the sixth since Bill Parcells' first season in 1983. This is McAdoo's first head gig, and the jury is still very much out on what he has to offer. But unlike several other first-year coaches this season (Adam Gase, Hue Jackson), McAdoo has the benefit of familiarity with his players, having served as the offensive coordinator here the past two seasons.

New York's offense was outstanding last year, finishing in the Top 10 in total offense, passing and scoring. They could be even better this year if rookie Sterling Shepard matures quickly and if they get absolutely anything from perpetually injured Victor Cruz.

The Giants need to get better running the football this year. It needs to be a point of emphasis after finishing just No. 18 last year. For that to happen, the offensive line, particularly the right side,needs to improve significantly. The O-line is by far the biggest question mark on the team.

A defensive overhaul was needed after the Giants fielded the worst total defense in football last year. The Giants were horrible against the pass and finished No. 30 in points allowed. As such, they spent big money to lure Damon Harrison, Janoris Jenkins, Keenan Robinson and Olivier Vernon to town. Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, who I think is a complete fraud, no longer has any excuses. He needs to engineer a major overhaul with a group that still has terrible linebackers and minimal depth beyond its new starting 11.

The Giants are generally a pretty easy team to handicap: when they have high expectations they always flop and when they have no expectations they are always at their best. Expectations have to be pretty neutral heading into this season. They have a new coach, and they haven't been in the postseason in three years. But they were also major players in free agency, and there is the belief that this team is better than it has played.

New York is a flagship NFL franchise. And the last time they posted four straight losing seasons was back in the late 70s when they finished below in eight consecutive years. I think they will at least get back to .500 this season, so I would play 'over'.

Giants Regular Season Schedule (All times Eastern)

WEEK	DATE	OPPONENT	TIME (ET)	Location	Result
1	Sun, Sep 11th, 2016	at Dallas	04:25 PM	AT&T Stadium
2	Sun, Sep 18th, 2016	New Orleans	01:00 PM	MetLife Stadium
3	Sun, Sep 25th, 2016	Washington	01:00 PM	MetLife Stadium
4	Mon, Oct 3rd, 2016	at Minnesota	08:30 PM	U.S. Bank Stadium
5	Sun, Oct 9th, 2016	at Green Bay	08:30 PM	Lambeau Field
6	Sun, Oct 16th, 2016	Baltimore	01:00 PM	MetLife Stadium
7	Sun, Oct 23rd, 2016	at St. Louis	-330 PM	Twickenham Stadium
8	Bye
9	Sun, Nov 6th, 2016	Philadelphia	01:00 PM	MetLife Stadium
10	Mon, Nov 14th, 2016	Cincinnati	08:30 PM	MetLife Stadium
11	Sun, Nov 20th, 2016	Chicago	01:00 PM	MetLife Stadium
12	Sun, Nov 27th, 2016	at Cleveland	01:00 PM	FirstEnergy Stadium
13	Sun, Dec 4th, 2016	at Pittsburgh	04:25 PM	Heinz Field
14	Sun, Dec 11th, 2016	Dallas	08:30 PM	MetLife Stadium
15	Sun, Dec 18th, 2016	Detroit	01:00 PM	MetLife Stadium
16	Thu, Dec 22nd, 2016	at Philadelphia	08:25 PM	Lincoln Financial Field
17	Sun, Jan 1st, 2017	at Washington	01:00 PM	FedEx Field

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Pick:	CHICAGO BEARS +3
Start:	November 24, 2024 @ 1:00 PM
Expert:	Doc's Sports

Analysis:

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. Take #256 Chicago Bears +3 over Minnesota Vikings (1p.m., Sunday, November 24 FOX) We used the Bears as a free play winner last Sunday and easily covered the spread and should have been an underdog outright winner. Now we will ride them for a second straight week against another NFC North rival, the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings are 8-2 on the season, yet are only around a field goal favorite. I still do not trust Sam Donald to win consistently over the course of a 17 game regular season. Minnesota is not as good as their 8-2 record would indicate and playing outdoors in Chicago on Sunday will cause issues for them on both sides of the ball. Chicago has been hit or miss this season, but they will be up to play another divisional rival and we expect them to take this down to the wire as well. Do not miss out on Doc’s Sports Weekend Card featuring top plays in college and NFL football. Read More Read Less

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