Patriots-Giants Week 6 point spread is historic on multiple levels
By Darren Hartwell October 09, 2019 10:42 AM

"The New England Patriots will face stiff competition one day. But that day is not Thursday.

The Patriots opened at SuperBook USA as whopping 16.5-point favorites over the Giants in Week 6, which makes sense considering New York is on the road facing the best defense in the NFL and could be without Saquon Barkley, Wayne Gallman, Sterling Shepard and Evan Engram.

That's the fourth time this season New England has opened as a double-digit favorite. But this spread is particularly notable, for two reasons.

First, it's the biggest point spread of any NFL game played on a Thursday, according to Pro Football Reference. Ironically, the previous record also was held by the Giants, who were 15-point underdogs to the Dallas Cowboys in 1992.

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Here's part two: The Giants will be the biggest underdogs in franchise history Thursday night against the Patriots, as they've never been more than 15.5-point underdogs, per Pro Football Reference.

New York has covered its massive spread six times in 10 instances when it's a 13-point underdog or greater.

Bill Belichick and the Patriots will tell you they're not taking the Giants lightly. But considering New England has won four of its five games by at least 16 points, there's a good chance we see another blowout at Gillette Stadium."

Okay, with the above article read and digested, please read.  First of all, I HAD NO MONEY on the game.  I gave up wagering on college football back around 2001 and Pro football in the mid to later 2000's.  I track a few games of the teams I like, Jets, Eagles and Vikings as well as those I despise, such as the Patriots and Packers and a few others. 

But my friend, who has a family member that helps me tremendously at my restaurant, was all hyped and convinced his payday was the Giants and the Patriots game the other night.  In fact, I do not like The Giants because The Jets are my New York team and I absolutely despise The Patriots.  Although, year after year after year, the Patriots pull off amazing stuff!  Beyond comprehension most times.  I was very tempted to put a large sum on The Patriots, but to me that would have been like wagering on the 10th or the 11th repeating hand of a Banker streak at Baccarat and the Player returns a natural 8 to the Bankers 7 or the Players returned a natural 9 to the Bankers natural 8.  Anyway, the guy mentioned comes in my restaurant all hyped and telling me and another he put down $20K on The Giants and his reasoning. 

Some of that had to do with the historic research and rationalization mostly about the part:  "New York has covered its massive spread six times in 10 instances when it's a 13-point underdog or greater."

But you know what and what sticks in mind with me.  1)  "The New England Patriots will face stiff competition one day. But that day is not Thursday".  And 2) New York was on the road and simply facing the absolute best defense in the NFL.  Done deal.  Finished.

But the guy is saying for hours in my place, "New York has always covered and New York is really a decent team".  On and on and on and on.  Say it all and convince yourself, go right ahead, just like at the Baccarat table.  Convince yourself this or that has to happen or should or has to come out because of such and such.  Happens every single night, every night!  Just like when there is a 9 or 13 or 15 hand Player Streak.  How most all people will verbally say, cannot continue, Banker has to come back or Banker will start equaling out, etc., etc., etc. 

GIANTS 2-4 and PATRIOTS 6-0.  With the points, some betters even got up to 18 points.  All the stats and all the history means nothing, ZIP! 

You know, I am remembering back to January 2018, when the Vikings went to the Eagles for the Do or Die game.  Vikings win, go to Superbowl, Eagles win, go to Superbowl.  And do not forget, Minnesota built the brand new arena and the Superbowl was scheduled to be there.  Home team, Home stadium at the Superbowl.  WOW, Boy O Boy, what a field day for the Vegas Books and other Books regarding that.  There was no way and virtually impossible for a team like the Vikings to beat the Eagles in a Do or Die Game on the road.  And then the Books make out the Vikings to be the favorite.  LOL, ROMAFL, huge!  All the talk and all the reasoning's how the Vikings will win.  Same of course with the Eagles.  I love both teams, but in my heart,  I knew the Vikings on the road to Phila would never ever survive.  Never.  The Vikings are submissive and girls on the road, especially in an outdoor stadium and in the Winter.  Period. 

You know that game was even more of a hype than the Pats and the Giants the other night.  But the Las Vegas books manipulated the public betting people at large and they cleaned house with all capitals letters, CLEANED HOUSE.  The books pulled a shrewd one, O Boy O Boy did they.  Here is a quote,"The Philadelphia Eagles' success as rare home playoff underdogs last weekend hardly impressed Las Vegas bookmakers, who promptly made the Minnesota Vikings 3-point favorites over the Eagles in the NFC championship game Sunday in Philadelphia."   And the wind up was, "The Eagles then went on to win the Super Bowl in Minnesota's brand new stadium and they had to deal with partying Eagles fans all over again".