FiveStarPick is closing in on another 400 win season as we give our members the winners of 5 NFL games today.  As we near the NFL Playoffs and the 2008 College Football Bowl Season, it is imperative that you look to FiveStarPick.com for advice on how to play these games.  Today we will preview tonight’s Sunday Night NFL matchup between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys.  Las Vegas sportsbooks have listed the Cowboys as 3-point home favorites with the total set at 45. 

The New York football Giants (11-2 straight up, 10-3 against the spread) broke a 7-game home winning streak last week losing 20-14 to their division rival, the Philadelphia Eagles.  There are a lot of issues to overcome right now for the Giants including the Plaxico Burress shooting and the loss of their No. 1 running back, Brandon Jacobs.

The Cowboys (8-5 SU, 6-7 ATS) have a bunch of problems of their own.  You knew it wouldn’t be long before WR Terrell Owens became “TO,” his alter ego.  This time he set his sites on his quarterback Tony Romo.  Which is weird because we were still feeling so touched by his, “That’s my quarterback…That’s my teamate” sobfest.  Owens told the Dallas Mourning News, “I’m not jealous of Witten. I’m not jealous of nobody… I just talked to Jason about Tony reading the whole play because other people are open besides Witten.”  Dude… 

The Giants have the No. 1 rushing attack (154.6 YPG) in the NFL and are ranked second in time of possession.  These type of stats have led New York to an 8-2 ATS mark in their last 10 games. The Giants have been installed as underdogs only twice this season…first against Philadelphia and last against Pittsburgh.  The main reason for the dog slate tonight is that New York will be without their workhorse RB Brandon Jacobs.  That means Derrick Ward will move to the No. 1 spot on the depth chart against a Cowboy defense that’s giving up 93.9 YPG on the ground.

The Cowboys, however, aren’t without injury.  CB Adam “Pac Man” Jones will miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a bulging disk in his neck, RB Marion Barber has been downgraded to ‘questionable’ with a tow injury and wide out Roy Williams is listed as ‘probable’.

Dallas lost to Pittsburgh last week, 20-13 after the Steelers scored 2 touchdowns in 24 seconds during the final moments of the fourth quarter.  Romo threw a pick six to Pittsburgh’s Deshea Townsend which sealed their fate in a very difficult loss.  Since Romo’s return, they are 2-1 and neither of their two wins came against teams that were any good.

The G-Men have been impeccable at covering the spread in almost every conceivable category. New York is 5-1 ATS on the road, 2-0 ATS on turf, 8-1 ATS in its conference and 4-1 ATS in its own division.  The Giants are 14-2 ATS in their last 16 versus a team with a winning record and are 22-6 ATS in their last 28 road games. Dallas enters Sunday night with a 1-7 ATS record in its last eight versus NFC East opponents. Since their last playoff win back in 1996, the Cowboys are 18-32 in December and January football combined.

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FiveStarPick.com is giving out their Monday Night Football Pick of the Year.  That’s right, we said it…Pick of the Year.  The Giants (4-0 straight up, 3-1 against the spread) seem to be on another quest for the Lombardi Trophy, but there is a scrappy team standing in their way, the Cleveland Browns (1-3 SU, 2-2 ATS.)  Las Vegas sportsbooks have listed the G-Men as 8-point favorites with the total set at 43.  If you are wagering on the money line the Giants are listed at -350 (bet $350 to win $100), while the Browns are listed at +275 (bet $100 to win $275).

Let’s take a look at why the Giants have been successful this year.  First, the former interception king, Eli Manning, has only thrown one pick this year.  Second, the Giants’ running game is ranked 1st in the league with 181.3 YPG;  And third, the Giants’ offense is ranked #1 with 31.8 points per game scored.

These are all great stats, but can Cleveland overcome its statistical problems tonight?  Browns QB Derek Anderson has thrown for only 543 yards, has only 3 touchdowns and a whopping 6 interceptions this season.  Not to mention, tight-end Kellen Winslow is in the hospital.  Team officials will not comment, but his return for Monday is not looking good.  Cleveland is last in the NFL with 210.8 total yards per game and WR Braylon Edwards and RB Jamal Lewis have combined for a meager 173 yards and one TD.  QB Anderson has been sacked 8 times and it might be 12 times after tonight’s game.  The Browns are ranked second to last in scoring with 11.5 PPG and 30th in first downs with only 58 conversions.

Let’s talk trends…the Giants are 11-1 in their last 12 road games.  Cleveland is 5-9 SU in their last 14 after coming off a bye week and 3-6 ATS in their last nine after a bye.  The last time the Browns took the G-Men down was back on Dec. 1, 1985 when they won 35-33.

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Jimmy the Geek – FiveStarPick.com