Is Malik Nabers playing this week? How his status affects Titans vs. Giants odds — SkimNews
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- Jaxson Dart suffered MCL, PCL, and meniscus damage in his left knee during Monday's 28-6 loss to the Rams — ACL intact — and has been ruled out for the remainder of the regular season, though a playoff return remains possible
- Malik Nabers sustained a shoulder injury in the first quarter against the Rams, returned later in that game, and has been limited in practice ahead of Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff
- Jameis Winston will make the start for New York; he is 4-14-1 against the spread in his career as a home favorite and hasn't started at home as a favorite since 2021 with the Saints
- DraftKings opened the Giants as 6.5-point favorites Monday before the Rams game; the line dropped to 3 points after the injury news, briefly dipping to 2.5 before settling back
- The Titans are playing their 21st straight road game as an underdog, and the matchup is the first meeting between these teams since Week 1 of the 2022 season
- The Giants are 2-0 against the spread in games started by Winston, offering a small counterweight to his poor overall home-favorite splits
Why it matters: The line moved from -6.5 to -3 — a halving of the spread — entirely on the two injury reports, meaning bettors who locked in early got nearly double the cushion compared to those betting post-injury. For New York, the more damaging loss is the season-ending one: Dart's knee damage removes their presumed starting quarterback for the rest of the regular season, leaving a journeyman backup and a fragile top receiver to cover a 21-game road-underdog streak.
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