Bill Belichick was not happy to say the least at his team's listless performance in its 25-14 loss at Carolina and he described his team as barely being competitive. That alone should give the Patriots some motivation, especially the ones who still have a chance to make the 53-man roster. Tom Brady was his reliable self in completing 12-of-18 passes for 102 yards, but neither he nor backup Brian Hoyer threw a touchdown pass and Hoyer finished 16-of-24 for 109 yards. New England managed only 60 rushing yards, but the defense held the Panthers to 99 yards on 3.2 yards per carry. New York managed to score 22 points without an offensive touchdown in its win over the Jets. The Giants made five field goals and had a 55-yard punt return for a TD. Eli Manning was 17-of-23 for 188 yards and Davis Webb finished 5-of-11 for 73 yards for the Giants. Both teams stayed UNDER the total in Week 3 and the Giants have gone UNDER two of their three preseason games. Manning doesn't figure to play much if at all and the Pats defense will look to put on a better show after last week's performance. Play the Patriots and the UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on August 30, 2018 at 11:06AM ET.
NFL
New England at New York
August 30, 2018
7:00 PM Eastern
1 unit on New England +2.5 (-105) (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
WIN
WIN
2 units on Game Total UNDER 38.5 -115 (risk 2 to return 3.74)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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