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Dan Benton

Giants vs. Patriots: NFL experts make Week 12 picks

The New York Giants (3-8) will host the New England Patriots (2-8) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday afternoon.

Opening the week, the Giants were listed as 3.5-point home underdogs and that’s exactly where the spread remains as of this writing after briefly dipping to +3.

Let’s take a look at who some of the experts and insiders around the league are taking in the Week 12 matchup.

Expert Pick Score (if applicable)
Dan Graziano (ESPN) Giants N/A
Matt Bowen (ESPN) Patriots N/A
Seth Wickersham (ESPN) Patriots N/A
Pete Prisco (CBS) Patriots 21-17
John Breech (CBS) Patriots 20-13
Jordan Dajani (CBS) Patriots 16-13
Nate Davis (USA TODAY) Patriots 20-13
Lorenzo Reyes (USA TODAY) Patriots 16-10
Bill Bender (Sporting News) Patriots  21-20
Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Patriots  20-10

There is an overwhelming confidence in the Patriots this Sunday and that comes as somewhat of a surprise. We expected the above panel to be more mixed this week but the vast majority have New England coming away victorious.

While that’s a bit of a shock, the low-score predictions are not. The Giants and Patriots are the two lowest-scoring teams in the league and most anticipate that trend will continue.

Outside of this 10-person panel, the game predictions are slightly more varied. Other NFL experts and analysts predict New England to win at a 63 percent clip, according to NFL Pickwatch.

Fans share similar sentiments and have the Patriots winning with 59 percent of the picks.

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