Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New York Giants Prediction Pick Point Spread Odds Line Week 2 09/16/2012

The Super Bowl champion New York Giants will be looking for their first win of the season when they face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

This matchup can be seen live on local FOX stations at 1 pm ET.

NFL Handicapper odds have the Giants as a 9-point favorite. The moneyline betting has New York as a -390 favorite and Tampa Bay as a +320 underdog, while the over/under is at 44.

The Buccaneers held on to beat division rival Carolina Panthers 16-10 in their home opener last Sunday, cashing as a 3-point home underdog, while the score stayed under the total.

New York lost the NFL season opener last Wednesday, dropping a 24-17 decision to the NFC North rival Dallas Cowboys. The Giants failed to cover as a 3.5-point home favorite and the score was under the total.

Tampa Bay is 1-0 SU and 1-0 ATS while New York is 0-1 SU, 0-1 ATS.

Head to head, the Giants are 4-3 straight up and against the spread in the past seven meetings. This is the first meeting since 2009. The total has gone under in 5 of the last 5 meetings overall, and in 5 of the last 5 in New York.

The total has gone over in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games on the road, and in 7 of the Giants last 8 games overall.

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