Originally Posted by
rousea
I looked at this game over and over and I like the Giants. It seems that the main reason people are backing the Bucs is because they expect Eli to fail and cause the Giants to lose. Maybe that will happen but he didn't fold against New England.
I think the difference between the Bucs offense and the Giants offense is greater than the difference between the two defenses.
The Giants O is several notches better than the Bucs and while the Bucs D as a unit is ranked better than the G-Men, you have to like the Giants' front seven against Tampa's O-line.
The oddsmakers obviously see this game as even and are making Tampa a field goal favorite b/c they're at home.