Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Sunday, November 14, 2010, 4:15 pm EDT, TV: FOX
Opening Line: Giants -13.5
Current Line: Giants -13.5
Opening Total: 44.5
Current Total: 45.5
Money Line: Giants -650 / Cowboys +500

The New York Giants (6-2) dealt the Dallas Cowboys (1-7) a devastating loss three weeks ago when they knocked out quarterback Tony Romo in a 41-35 road win on Monday Night Football.  Now the heavily favored Giants (-13.5) look to keep pace with Atlanta for the top record in the NFC and leave the Cowboys in the dust in the race for the NFC East division title.

With the Falcons beating Baltimore 26-21 on Thursday, New York needs to win in order to match their record and stay ahead of Philadelphia in the division.  The Eagles visit Washington on Monday night and then host the Giants the following week.  New York is riding a five-game winning streak – going 4-1 against the spread – following a 41-7 rout of Seattle on the road last week.

The Giants have started to roll offensively, scoring 28 points or more in each of their last four games and averaging 36 points during that stretch to earn the status as the highest-scoring team in the NFC.  They rank fourth overall in the NFL with 27 points per game and are one of the most balanced teams in the league, averaging 249.1 passing yards and 151.9 rushing yards.

New York quarterback Eli Manning deserves a lot of credit for the team’s play of late with a passer rating of over 100 in each of the last three games.  Manning has thrown nine touchdown passes and three interceptions in those games after tossing eight and eight combined in the previous five games.  Only San Diego’s Philip Rivers and New Orleans’ Drew Brees have thrown more touchdown passes, although each of them has played one more game than him.

Meanwhile, Dallas will have a new head coach on the sidelines in offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, who replaces Wade Phillips after he was fired on Monday.  The Cowboys quite simply showed no fire under Phillips and have been especially disappointing on defense, surrendering an average of more than 35 points per game in their last five.  Former Syracuse head coach Paul Pasqualoni takes over the defensive coordinator duties for Phillips and will have a tough task in trying to limit the high-scoring Giants.

The OVER has cashed in five straight games overall for Dallas and three in a row for New York.  The OVER has also cashed in the last three meetings between the teams and four of the last five, with the winner scoring at least 31 points in all but one of those games.

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