New York Giants vs Seattle Seahawks Prediction, 10/6/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 5

Game: New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks

Date: Sunday, October 6, 2024

Location: Lumen Field in Seattle, WA

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Seahawks (-5.0)

Total/Over-Under: 43.5

The Seattle Seahawks (3-1) will play the New York Giants (1-3) at Lumen Field on Sunday. New York opens this matchup as 5.0-point dogs. The total is set at 43.5.

The New York Giants head into this game 1-3 for this year. When they last took the field, the Giants faced the Dallas Cowboys and went home with a loss by a final score of 20-15. Devin Singletary led the offense in rushing for the Giants with 14 carries for 24 yds (1.7 yds per carry). Malik Nabers had an average of 9.6 yards per catch by accumulating 115 yards on 12 catches. Daniel Jones finished 29/40 with 281 yards passing. He had a QB rate of 81.4 and ended the contest with 1 pick. Against the run, the Giants gave up 80 yards on 23 tries, which is an average of 3.5 yards per rush surrendered. New York conceded 22 completions on 27 attempts for 213 yards, and a completion rate of 81.5%. Once the final whistle blew, they tallied 64 plays for 303 yds. The New York Giants ended up running the ball 24 different times and amassed 26 yds, earning them an average of 1.1 yards per attempt.

In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the New York Giants are averaging 15.0 PPG. Offensively they maintain an average of 85.3 yards rushing giving them a rank of 30th in the NFL. The Giants have racked up 1,187 total yards for the year. New York has earned 44 1st downs, and they have committed 27 infractions for 218 yards. They have turned the football over 6 times (3 interceptions and 3 fumbles). With reference to notching touchdowns, New York has amassed 4 passing touchdowns and 2 touchdowns via the ground.

When it comes to yards through the air, the Giants have allowed 772 yards which ranks them 14th in the National Football League. They have relinquished 193.0 yards per outing via the pass as well as conceding a completion percentage of 72.6%. They have yielded 6 touchdowns via the pass as well as 1 touchdown on the ground. Overall, they are granting 311.8 yards per game ranking them 12th in the league. They are allowing 4.7 yards per rush and 118.8 rushing yards per game for the year. The Giants rank 13th in the NFL regarding the opposition scoring, giving up 21.0 points per game. For the year, they have allowed 475 rushing yards through 4 games.

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The Seahawks head into this matchup 3-1 for this season. In their last contest, the Seahawks walked away with a loss by a score of 42-29 against the Detroit Lions. Geno Smith (1 touchdown) finished the game with 395 yards on 38/56 through the air while his QB rating was 86.5. He threw 1 interception and his avg yards per attempt was 7.1 yards. D.K. Metcalf was featured in the passing game for the Seahawks, catching 7 throws for 104 yds (14.9 yds per catch). Kenneth Walker III ran the football 12 times for 80 yards, finishing the contest with 6.7 yards per carry for Seattle. The Seahawks ended up finishing with 516 yds and they ran 75 plays (6.9 yards per play). Seattle rushed the football for 7.0 yards per tote, finishing with a total of 133 yds on 19 carries. Seattle surrendered 28 running attempts for 116 yds (4.1 yds per carry). The Seahawks passing defense gave up a completion rate of 100.0%, relinquishing 273 yards on 19 out of 19 through the air.

The Seattle Seahawks maintain an average of 387.0 yards/outing which has them ranked 5th in football. They maintain an average of 106.3 yards per game via the rush and have toted the ball for 425 yards for this year. The Seattle offense has racked up 253 yds of penalties on 32 infractions, which ranks them 6th in the NFL in terms of making mistakes. For the year to this point, the Seahawks have thrown for 1,123 yards through the air together with holding an average of 280.8 passing yards per outing, which has them sitting 1st in the league. In relation to their ability to score points, the Seahawks are sitting 10th out of all teams in the NFL holding an average of 25.5 points per contest.

The Seahawks are relinquishing 21.3 PPG, which has them sitting 15th in football. They have allowed the opposition 4 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 167.5 yards per outing, which has them sitting 7th out of all teams. Seattle has allowed a total of 465 rushing yards (116.3 yards per game) in addition to 5 touchdowns rushing for the year. The Seahawks defense has been on the field for 241 plays, which ranks 14th in football. They have totaled 3 takeaways (1 fumble and 2 interceptions) on the year.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Seahawks -5.0

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