Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants Best Anytime TD Scorer Bets: Divisional Round Player Props
NFL handicapper Matt MacKay is here with his best anytime touchdown scorer bets in the third matchup between these NFC East opponents. Come get his Giants vs. Eagles anytime TD scorer picks.
Matt MacKay - January 20, 2023, 5:36 PM EST
7 minPhiladelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants Best Anytime TD Scorer Bets: Divisional Round Player Props
The Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) will host the New York Giants (9-7-1) during the first NFC Divisional Round matchup during prime time on Saturday night in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A heated division rivalry will get even more contested in a must-win game at Lincoln Financial Field in front of the league's most rowdy fan base, as first-year head coach Brian Daboll is fresh off of a statement road win over Minnesota in the Wild Card Round and finds himself in the position to win Coach of the Year for what he's done with the Giants' offensive personnel.
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Will Jalen Hurts and Miles Sanders run rampant on one of the league's worst rushing defenses? NFL handicapper Matt MacKay is here with his best anytime touchdown scorer picks in the third game between these two opponents this season.
Eagles vs. Giants Start Time, Where to Watch, and Odds
- Date - Saturday, January 21, 2023
- Game Time - 8:15 p.m. ET
- Where to Watch - FOX
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Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants Prediction
The Eagles have won three consecutive matchups outright against the New York Giants, which included a 48-22 throttling on the road in East Rutherford in Week 14. Week 18 didn't see Eagles' head coach Nick Sirianni dial up any exotic, explosive plays despite playing his starters to ensure that Philadelphia locked up the one seed to obtain home-field advantage throughout the NFC Playoffs. Expect a much more run-heavy focus from Sirianni, who has Miles Sanders, Kenneth Gainwell, and Boston Scott to rotate behind Hurts in the backfield. It's a difficult scheme to contain, especially with how talented the Eagles' offensive line has played this season.
The Giants are getting 7.5 points on the road, where fourth-year quarterback Daniel Jones has been extremely profitable, going 17-5 ATS as an underdog on the road in his career. Fresh off of a 300-yard passing performance in a 28-24 win over Minnesota, which included 17 carries for 78 yards, Jones will face a much higher-caliber Eagles defense that features cornerbacks Darius Slay and James Bradberry, while Javon Hargrave, Haason Reddick, and Fletcher Cox will be the battle-tested defensive linemen disrupting a mediocre Giants offensive line unit on Saturday night.
In Week 14, the Eagles built a 21-0 lead halfway through the second quarter and wound up inflating their lead to 48-14 with 31 total carries for 253 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Philadelphia's identity is predicated on running the football, which the Giants are disastrous at stopping. Teams have had a lot of success against the Giants on the ground all season, so don't read much into Minnesota's quiet rushing production, as they opted to air it out with Kirk Cousins in both matchups. Xavier McKinney and Adoree' Jackson are two quality defensive backs in DC Wink Martindale's scheme and while the defensive line contains quality players like rookie edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux, Dexter Lawrence, and Leonard Williams, the players on Philadelphia's offensive line are good enough to overcome their presence at the line of scrimmage.
Even if the Eagles were forced to abandon the run, Hurts has plenty of weapons in the passing attack, ranging from wideouts A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, to tight end Dallas Goedert. Trends suggest that the Eagles will cover at -7.5, as they are 5-0 ATS in their last five Divisional Round games, 9-3-1 ATS as a home favorite, and 5-2 ATS against teams with a winning record this season. Yes, the Giants have been highly profitable at 14-4 ATS this season and they are 20-7 ATS in their last 27 games as a road underdog of between 3.5 and 10 points, which aligns with the Daniel Jones trend, but it's a blatant mismatch with Philadelphia's running game dominating the Giants porous run defense. They were beaten quickly in the passing game in the first half back in Week 14 with two passing touchdowns of 30-plus yards, while the Eagles wore New York down with three rushing touchdowns in the second half. I'm hammering the Eagles to cover at home as 7.5-point favorites to end the Giants' impressive run.
Based on this prediction, let's look at the odds and probability of a few players scoring an anytime touchdown ahead of this NFC East rematch on Saturday night.
New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Best Anytime TD Scorer Picks
Jalen Hurts (-115) (Bet $100 to collect $187) Get the best odds, available at DraftKings
Prior to the return of Jalen Hurts in Week 18, he had scored at least one rushing touchdown in three straight games. It culminated with a three-rushing touchdown performance against Chicago in Week 15, which is when the former MVP frontrunner sustained a sprained shoulder that kept him out for two games. Hurts is as dynamic of a ball carrier as any of the other elite rushing quarterbacks in the league, relying on a unique blend of strength, awareness, and speed to find the end zone 13 times on the ground. He converted a 10-yard rush for a touchdown against the Giants back in Week 14, so consider Hurts a lock to deliver on a juiced anytime touchdown scorer prop line against New York on Saturday night.
Miles Sanders (-115) (Bet $100 to collect $187) Get the best odds, available at DraftKings
The same chalky play will be taken when it comes to betting on Miles Sanders' anytime touchdown scorer prop line. Sanders is -115 odds, matching Hurts and Saquon Barkley for the highest odds and lowest value within the anytime touchdown scorer slate in this NFC East rematch. The fourth-year running back had a monster outing against the Giants in Week 14, handling under 20 carries and turning it into 144 rushing yards with two touchdowns, including a 40-yard touchdown run with a 27-point lead late in the fourth quarter. Sanders has high odds for a reason, so lock him up and lay a few units on his anytime touchdown scorer prop line.
DeVonta Smith (+155) (Bet $100 to collect $255) Get the best odds, available at DraftKings
DeVonta Smith scored a 41-yard touchdown to build a quick lead over the Giants in Week 14 and he's been on a tear ever since, collecting three 100-yard games in a row before cooling off a bit in a vanilla Week 18 game plan. The second-year wideout and former Heisman Trophy-winning wideout is overshadowed by A.J. Brown but he's just as talented in every aspect of his game.
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Smith hasn't gone more than two games without scoring a touchdown this season, which is currently the position that he occupies, last scoring two touchdowns against Dallas with Gardner Minshew under center against Dallas in Week 16. We're getting +155 odds, which is fantastic value, as the run-centric Eagles offense will load up the box and create easy passing opportunities for Hurts to launch the football downfield to Smith. Lay a unit or two on these +155 odds, which is a healthy payout considering the amount of talent and volume Smith tends to handle within the Eagles' passing game.
Isaiah Hodgins (+265) (Bet $100 to collect $365) Get the best odds, available at DraftKings
We've seen the emergence of second-year wideout Isaiah Hodgins, who left Buffalo earlier in the year and carved out a role as the Giants' WR1 down the stretch. The 6'4" wideout is fresh off of an 8-105-1 stat line with nine targets against a bad Minnesota pass defense in the Wild Card Round. He's also scored a touchdown in five of his last six games, so he's consistently finding the end zone, including a two-yard touchdown reception to put the Giants' first points on the board to cut down a 21-0 deficit in Week 14. Hodgins is playing with confidence and has Jones' trust, building good rapport and only fielding such high value due to the tough matchup against Philadelphia's secondary. Take advantage of this number and lay a unit or two on Hodgins' +265 anytime touchdown scorer odds
New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Best Anytime TD Scorer Picks
- Jalen Hurts (-115)
- Miles Sanders (-115)
- DeVonta Smith (+155)
- Isaiah Hodgins (+265)
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