The Buffalo Bills are Slight Favorites Over Giants as Pre-Season Slate Begins
By Charles Jay
The New York Giants are breaking out a whole new look of sorts; one that they hope will give them a little more offensive consistency. As they are getting used to a new scheme, they will take the field for the first NFL pre-season game of the year, as they face the Buffalo Bills in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio. Neither of these teams reached the .500 mark last season, although certainly more was expected of the Giants. NFL betting action will get underway at 8 PM ET, and will be televised on NBC.
Eli Manning may be a two-time Super Bowl MVP, but his mistakes really brought down this team last season. He threw 27 interceptions, and that just isn’t going to cut it. Kevin Gilbride, who had been the offensive coordinator for seven years, announced his retirement, and the Giants took that opportunity to bring in a new man, Ben McAdoo, who has introduced the West Coast offense.
Buffalo finished 6-10 as coach Doug Marone completed his first season, and they broke in a rookie quarterback in EJ Manuel. They hope that Manuel, who was hampered by injuries last season, will make some genuine strides in becoming a formidable NFL quarterback. They have done what they could in terms of surrounding him with some interesting offensive talent.
In the NFL betting odds that are available on this game from the people at VietBet, the bills are favored:
Buffalo Bills -2.5 (-130)
New York Giants +2.5 (+110)
Over 35 Points -110
Under 35 Points -110
Manning is one of those quarterbacks who can best be described as a gunslinger, and that has been good enough to bring the Giants a couple of Super Bowl titles. However, with high reward also comes high risk, and so mistakes are going to come. McAdoo hopes that Manning can cut down on his mistakes by taking shorter drops and making his decisions quicker. The West Coast offense should work well for receivers like Victor Cruz and Mario Manningham, and the Giants picked up a receiver who can make big plays in the first round, when they tabbed Odell Beckham out of LSU.
McAdoo is expecting that Manning could complete 70% of his passes this season, but VietBet customers who follow the Giants know that would be an incredible feat, considering his history. In only fifteen of the 153 games Manning has started as he completed 70% of his passes. It goes without saying that this is going to be quite a change for him to adapt to.
At the running back slot, NFL bettors can see that the Giants have a couple of interesting possibilities. Rashad Jennings was acquired from the free agent pool; he played with Oakland last year and gained over 700 yards. David Wilson, who originally came as a first-round draft pick out of Virginia Tech, has been dealing with neck issues, and such is the case again in this training camp. Andre Williams is a rather cerebral running back out of Boston College who gained over 2000 yards as a senior, but needs to work on his pass-catching skills.
VietBet customers are aware that Manuel is a guy who brings much mobility to the quarterback position. His decision-making should improve, and while he did not overwhelm anyone as a rookie, he did not implode either, tossing eleven touchdown passes against only nine interceptions. The Bills went out and drafted Sammy Watkins of Clemson, who is generally regarded to be the best wide receiver in the draft. Also, running back Bryce Brown, who is capable of big things, was acquired to provide a potentially explosive combination with CJ Spiller. Don’t sell Buffalo short on its ability to put points on the board this season; they ranked 22nd in that category last year and should move up quite a few notches.
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