New York Giants vs Las Vegas Raiders Prediction, 11/5/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 9

Game: New York Giants vs Las Vegas Raiders

Date: Sunday, November 5, 2023

Location: Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, NV

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Raiders (-3.5)

Total/Over-Under: 39.5

The Las Vegas Raiders (3-5) will try to beat the New York Giants (2-6) at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday. Las Vegas opens as 3.5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under is 39.5.

The New York Giants come into this game with a record of 2-6 this season. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Giants played the Jets and ended up losing by a score of 13-10. Tyrod Taylor went 4/7 with 8 yds passing. He had a quarterback rate of 62.2 and walked away from the game with no interceptions. Saquon Barkley was the best rusher for the Giants with 36 attempts for 128 yds (3.6 yards per attempt). Matt Breida averaged 4.0 yards per catch by recording 4 yards on 1 reception. The New York Giants ended up rushing 52 times and totaled 203 yards, which earned them an average of 3.9 yards per carry. At the end of the game, they ran 70 plays which converted into 194 yards. New York relinquished 17 pass completions on 36 tries for a total of 193 yards, and a completion percentage of 47.2%. Against the rush, the Giants conceded 58 yds on 22 tries, which calculates to 2.6 yards per rush surrendered.

The Giants have racked up 2,143 total yards over the course of this season. New York has accrued 66 first downs offensively, and they have committed 52 infractions for 450 yards. When it comes to notching touchdowns, New York has amassed 4 touchdowns through the air and 4 rushing touchdowns. They have turned the football over 10 different times (6 interceptions and 4 fumbles). As a team they average 112.8 yards on the ground giving them a rank of 15th in the NFL. When talking about putting points on the board, the New York Giants have an average of 11.9 points per game.

The Giants sit in 22nd in the league when it comes to team defense, allowing 23.4 PPG. They are allowing an average of 4.8 yards per attempt on the ground and 127.4 rushing yards per contest over the course of this year. Overall, they have allowed 1,019 rushing yards through 8 games. In terms of yards via the pass, the Giants have conceded 1,692 yards which has them ranked 16th in the league. They are giving up 211.5 yards per game via the pass as well as giving up a completion percentage of 59.9%. For the season, they are granting 338.9 yards/game ranking them 20th in the National Football League.

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The Raiders come into this game with a record of 3-5 this season. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Raiders took a defeat with a final score of 26-14 when they played the Lions. Josh Jacobs carried the football 15 times for 61 yds, ending the game with 4.1 yards per carry for Las Vegas. Josh Jacobs was the leading receiver for the Raiders, snagging 2 balls for 27 yards (13.5 yds per catch). Jimmy Garoppolo ended the game with 126 yards on 10/21 through the air while his quarterback rate was 46.9. He threw 1 pick and his avg yards per attempt was 6.0 yds. Las Vegas surrendered 43 rush attempts for 222 yds (5.2 yds per carry). The Raiders secondary allowed a completion percentage of 70.3%, surrendering 264 yds on 26 for 37 passing. The Raiders finished with a total of 157 yds and they ran 45 plays (3.5 yds per play). Las Vegas ran the football for 4.4 yards per tote, finishing the contest with 80 yds on 18 attempts.

When discussing the points being put on the board, the Raiders sit 30th in the league holding an average of 15.8 points per game. During this campaign so far, the Raiders currently have a total of 1,586 passing yards as well as holding an average of 198.3 passing yards per game, ranking them 22nd out of all NFL teams. They hold an average of 70.0 yards via the ground game and have rushed for 560 yards overall. The Las Vegas Raiders hold an average of 268.3 yards per outing which has them sitting 31st out of all teams in the NFL. The Las Vegas offense has totaled 392 yards of penalties on 44 violations, which has them sitting 24th in the NFL in terms of giving up free yards. They have thrown 13 picks while losing 3 fumbles and they have been able to obtain 92 first downs.

They have conceded 10 touchdowns via the pass and 197.0 yards/game, ranking them 9th in the league. Las Vegas has conceded a total of 1,125 yards on the ground (140.6 yards per contest) in addition to 10 touchdowns on the ground this year. Overall, they have conceded 187 total points. Their defense has totaled 8 turnovers (2 fumbles recovered and 6 interceptions) over the course of the season. The Raiders defense has been on the field for 518 plays, which is good for 26th in football. The Raiders are conceding 23.4 points per contest, which puts them in 23rd in football.

Who will win tonight's Giants/Raiders NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Raiders -3.5

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