Atlanta Falcons (10-6) vs New York Giants (9-7)

Date/Time: Sunday, Jan 8th, 2011 1:00 PM EST

 The Giants will receive the Atlanta Falcons this coming Sunday at MetLife Stadium in a NFC Wild-Card game. The match is one of four wild-card games programmed for this weekend as the 12 remaining teams square off to see who will represent each NFL conference in Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5 in Indianapolis.

The Giants (9-7) qualified to the Wildcard weekend by winning the NFC East title with a 31-14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night in the final game of the regular season. The Falcons (10-6) earned a spot in the playoffs after finishing second to the 13-3 New Orleans Saints in the NFC South.

Game Odds:

Early odds favored the New York Giants by -3 points with a total of 49 points. While the spread has not moved during the week, the total has moved down to 47 points.

The Giants have won their previous three games vs. the Falcons, including their last match at home (2009) with a grueling 34-31 overtime victory, but failed to cover the point spread (-7). Although, this is the first time both teams will meet in the NFL playoffs. In addition, Inspin's NFL Simulator picked the Falcons as 61.54% favorite for this game.

Let’s take a look at the current game odds:

Atlanta Falcons: +3-115     
New York Giants: -3-105
Game Total: 47 -110

The NFL odds above are at Wagerweb.com, a leading offshore sportsbook and highly recommended sponsor at inspin.com. The betting odds do change so please check their website here for instant updates.

Winning Betting Trends:

New York Giants Trends

Giants are 4-0 ATS vs. a team with a winning record. 100.00 %
Giants are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 playoff games as an underdog. 100.00 %
Giants are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 playoff games. 83.33 %
Giants are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game.83.33%
Giants are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. 80.00 %
Giants are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games on fieldturf. 80.00 %

Atlanta Falcons Trends

Falcons are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a road favorite of 3.5-10.0. 83.33 %
Falcons are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game. 80%
Falcons are 13-4-1 ATS in their last 18 games as a favorite of 3.5-10.0. 76.47 %
Falcons are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite. 75.00 %
Falcons are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 250 yards passing in their previous game. 75%
Falcons are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. 70%

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