The New York Giants (2-7) and Carolina Panthers (2-7) will begin the NFL Week 10 Sunday slate from the Allianz Arena in Munich. Kickoff is set for 9:30 a.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast live on NFL Network.
The Giants lost their fourth straight game last week 27-22 to the Commanders. Not much has gone right for New York this season, but Tyrone Tracy has taken over the backfield of late. The Panthers ended their five-game losing streak with a 23-22 win over the Saints. Despite being out-gained by almost 200 yards, Bryce Young got his first win of the season.
Giants vs. Panthers Player Props
To kick off your Sunday, we have two picks on touchdown scorers from Gilles Gallant and a player prop on an emerging Giants playmaker from Matt Trebby.
The Giants are 6.5-point favorites over the Panthers, which probably has Giants fans very confused. The game total is set at over/under 40.5 points.
Let's get into our Giants vs. Panthers props for NFL Week 10 in Germany.
Anytime Touchdown Scorer Picks
Tyrone Tracy
Anytime TD Scorer (+100)
Xavier Legette
Anytime TD Scorer (+350)
We can all crack jokes about how this would be a good time to sleep in or spend time being productive on a Sunday morning, but there's no need to lie to ourselves. We’ll still get up and watch this ugly game and try to bank on touchdowns being scored.
For this game, I like a safe play and a mid-tier odds bet for touchdown scorers with the former being Giants RB Tyrone Tracy (+105) and the latter being Panthers WR Xavier Legette (+300).
Tracy is simple because the Panthers run defense has been a joke for the majority of the season. Carolina ranks daed last in defensive DVOA against the run and has allowed an NFL-high 15 rushing touchdowns this season.
Given how much of a matchup this is for the Giants and that Tracy has outpaced RB2 Devin Singletary in rush attempts over the last three games (42 carries to 14 carries), I'm backing New York's new RB1 to find the end zone.
As for Legette, it’s hard to find a Panthers WR that has any merit to warrant a touchdown bet these days but the rookie has been solid with three touchdowns in his last four games while leads the team with seven red-zone targets, including one in each of the last four games.
Like I said last week, remember that it's Bryce Young at quarterback for the Panthers and to set your expectations accordingly. Young only has two multi-touchdown passing games in his 22-game NFL career.
Pick: Tyrone Tracy Anytime TD Scorer (+100)
Pick: Xavier Legette Anytime TD Scorer (+350)
Theo Johnson
Under 2.5 Receptions (+120)
By Matt Trebby
Both Sean Koerner and Chris Raybon are showing value on betting unders for tight ends in Germany on Sunday morning.
Our experts’ consensus projections for Theo Johnson have him pegged for 2.2 receptions and 24 receiving yards. For Ja’Tavion Sanders, it’s 2.3 receptions and 23 receiving yards.
My preference would be to fade Johnson. Sanders has a clearer path toward a big role in the passing game this week with Diontae Johnson out of town.
I’ll preface this by saying the Panthers rank dead last in DVOA against opposing tight ends. This isn’t a bet for the faint of heart.
The Giants will be without Darius Slayton for this game, but I don’t think that will affect Johnson too much. Slayton is a perimeter receiver, and the Giants already have Wan’Dale Robinson eating up targets in the slot. That’s where we’ll find Johnson for most of this game.
Also, for the first time in a long time, the Giants could be faced with a (gasp) positive game script. New York has lost four straight games but has been pretty efficient offensively over the last two, averaging 360 yards of offense per game.
I’m not buying the Panthers’ win last week over the Saints and am treating it more as an indictment of New Orleans. Carolina still has seven losses by double digits this season, and I think another one could be on the cards.
With that, the Giants offense should go through its ground game against the NFL’s worst run defense, according to DVOA. I expect Tyrone Tracy to continue thriving with Devin Singletary getting a big role.
That will hypothetically leave fewer chances for Johnson, who I’m betting under 2.5 receptions on as long as I’m getting a plus number. He’s gone over this in four of the last five games, but four of those were with the Giants facing a very negative game script.
Pick: Theo Johnson Under 2.5 Receptions (+120)
