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The Miami Dolphins vs. New York Giants betting line has moved up from -9 to -10 in favor of the 4-2 Giants.
Sportsbook.com Line & Total: NYG -10 & 43.5
Opening Line & Total: New York -9 & 43
Winless Miami visits New Jersey for the second time in three weeks when it takes on the Giants.
The Dolphins aren’t in any better shape than they were when the Jets beat them 24-6 two weeks ago. Matt Moore has been a mess leading an offense that was already awful. Miami has committed multiple turnovers in four of its six games, and has the AFC’s worst red-zone offense so far (seven touchdowns and eight field goals in 20 red-zone trips). The Giants have the talent to handle Miami, but they also have a tendency to make mistakes in bunches, like the five turnovers they had in a home loss to Seattle. New York is 1-6 ATS in the past seven games when favored by more than seven points while the Dolphins are 18-9 ATS on the road since 2008.
With last Sunday’s overtime loss to Denver, Miami has now lost nine consecutive games dating back to last year, going 1-8 ATS during this skid. The Dolphins have failed to surpass 16 points in a game since Week 1, but QB Matt Moore had a decent afternoon against the Broncos, completing 22-of-33 passes for 197 yards, 1 TD and 0 INT. Moore has started two road games against the Giants in the past two seasons. He was brilliant in a 41-9 victory in 2009 (15-of-20, 171 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT), but struggled mightily in last season’s 31-18 Week 1 loss (14-of-33, 182 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT). Rookie RB Daniel Thomas has struggled since injuring his hamstring, gaining just 100 yards on 34 carries in the past two weeks. He started the season with 202 yards on 4.9 YPC in his first two games before being sidelined.
Miami ranks 21st in passing defense (258 YPG) and 20th against the run (120 YPG), but these numbers would be much more improved if the team increases its takeaway rate. The Dolphins have forced just four turnovers in six games this year and have a -7 TO margin. On the injury front, DT Jared Odrick and S Reshad Jones are both questionable because of knee injuries.
New York’s offense has been chugging along nicely with 25+ points in five straight games. QB Eli Manning has thrown 11 TD during the offensive surge, but he did not score in his team’s last game, a 27-24 win over Buffalo. RB Ahmad Bradshaw did all the scoring in that game, finding the end zone three times and rolling up 130 total yards (104 rushing). Manning would like to forget his only career meeting against Miami in 2007 in London when he connected on just 8-of-22 passes for 59 yards in an ugly 13-10 overtime win over a Dolphins team that was 0-7 at the time. WR Hakeem Nicks is the team’s top receiver with 323 receiving yards in his past three games.
New York has done a poor job of stopping the run lately, allowing 145+ rushing yards in each of its past four contests. Turnovers have helped this team win, as the Giants have at least two takeaways (12 total) over the past five games. New York doesn’t have any major injury concerns after their bye week, as it appears that RB Brandon Jacobs (knee), OG Chris Snee (concussion) and DE Justin Tuck (groin) will all play on Sunday.
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
