Seattle Seahawks vs New York Giants Prediction, 10/2/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 4

Game: Seattle Seahawks vs New York Giants

Date: Monday, October 2, 2023

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Giants (+1.5)

Total/Over-Under: 44

The Seattle Seahawks (2-1) are traveling to MetLife Stadium on Monday where they will compete against the New York Giants (1-2). New York opens as 1.5-point underdogs. The over/under is set at 44.

The Seattle Seahawks head into this game 2-1 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Seahawks played the Panthers and walked away with a win by a score of 37-27. Geno Smith finished 23/36 with 296 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a QB rating of 87.3 and walked away from the game with 1 pick. D.K. Metcalf averaged 18.7 yards per reception by accumulating 112 yards on 6 receptions. Kenneth Walker III was the rushing leader for the Seahawks with 18 carries for 97 yards (5.4 yds per attempt). In all, they ran 71 plays which gave them 425 yards. The Seattle Seahawks ran the ball a total of 33 times and totaled 146 yds, which came out to an average of 4.4 yards per attempt. On the ground, the Seahawks gave up 44 yards on 14 tries, which calculates to 3.1 yards per rush surrendered. Seattle surrendered 34 completions on 58 attempts for a total of 334 yards, and a completion percentage of 58.6%.

Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the Seattle Seahawks are averaging 29.0 points per game. Offensively they average 104.3 yards in the run game giving them a rank of 16th in the NFL. The Seahawks have racked up 998 total yards this year. Seattle has tallied 39 1st downs, and they have been called for 24 infractions for 217 yards. They have turned the football over 1 time (1 pick). When it comes to getting the ball in the endzone, Seattle has earned 4 passing touchdowns and 4 touchdowns via the ground.

The Seahawks sit in 29th in the NFL in terms of team defense, allowing 29.3 points per game. They are allowing an average of 2.9 yards per running attempt and 79.3 rushing yards per game for the season. For the season, they have allowed 238 rushing yards through 3 contests. When it comes to passing yards, the Seahawks have given up 984 yards which ranks them 31st in the NFL. They have relinquished 328.0 yards per game via the pass in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 65.6%. During this campaign, they are granting 407.3 yards per outing which puts them 29th in the NFL.

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The Giants come into this matchup with a record of 1-2 this season. In their last game, the Giants took a loss by a final score of 30-12 when they faced the 49ers. Daniel Jones finished the game with 137 yds on 22/32 passing while his quarterback rate was 64.2. He tossed 1 pick and his average yds per pass attempt was 4.3 yds. Darius Slayton was featured in the passing game for the Giants, grabbing 3 throws for 32 yds (10.7 yds per reception). Matt Breida carried the rock 4 times for 17 yards, ending the contest with 4.3 yds per carry for New York. The Giants finished the game with 150 yards and they ran 46 plays (3.3 yards per play). New York ran the ball for 2.6 yards per attempt, finishing with 29 yards on 11 attempts. New York relinquished 39 run attempts for 141 yards (3.6 yds per rush). The Giants secondary conceded a completion rate of 67.6%, surrendering 300 yds on 25 for 37 through the air.

The New York Giants maintain an average of 253.3 yards per contest which ranks them 28th out of all teams in the NFL. They maintain an average of 88.0 yards per game via the rush and have toted the ball for 264 yards overall. They have tossed 4 picks while conceding 1 fumble and they have been able to obtain 26 1st downs. The New York offense has racked up 184 yds of penalties on 21 infractions, which is good for 10th in the league in terms of giving up free yards. During the season to this point, the Giants currently have a total of 496 yards via the pass not to mention holding an average of 165.3 passing yards per contest, which ranks 28th in the NFL. When it comes to how much they score, the Giants are ranked 31st in the league with an average of 14.3 points per game.

They have allowed the opposition 3 touchdowns through the air in addition to 223.7 yards per game, which has them sitting 18th out of all teams. New York has surrendered a total of 414 yards rushing (138.0 yards per contest) as well as 6 touchdowns via the rush for the year. This year, they have allowed 98 total points. Their defense has tallied 0 takeaways (0 fumbles and 0 picks) on the year. The Giants defense taken the field for 193 plays, which has them ranked 18th in football. The Giants are conceding 32.7 points per contest, which has them sitting 30th in football.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Giants +1.5

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