Cowboys favored over Giants as Harbaugh debuts on SNF — SkimNews
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- John Harbaugh makes his New York Giants coaching debut against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, arriving after 18 seasons as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens.
- Dallas is a 3-point favorite with kickoff set for 8:20 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., and an over/under of 47.5; both clubs ranked in the top half of the league in offense but the bottom half in defense a year ago.
- R.J. White, CBS Sports' managing editor of Fantasy and gambling, is leaning Under 48 combined points and enters the game on a 35-23-1 run against the spread on Giants-related picks, returning $1,012 to $100 players over his last 59 New York selections.
- Dak Prescott opens his 11th NFL season for Dallas after a 2025 campaign of 4,552 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions (99.5 rating).
- Jaxson Dart starts his second year under center for New York following a 14-game rookie season in which he completed 63.7% of his passes for 2,272 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions.
- The Giants finished 4-13 (3-5 at home) and the Cowboys went 7-9-1 (3-6 on the road) in 2025, setting up a matchup between two teams that spent the offseason overhauling porous defenses.
Why it matters: A Super Bowl-winning coach's SNF debut against a division rival gives a 4-13 Giants franchise an immediate measuring stick, while White's 35-23-1 ATS record on Giants games — a $1,012 return per $100 bettors over 59 picks — gives bettors a track-record-anchored lean on the under at a total of 47.5/48.
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