Giants vs Cowboys Predictions: Dallas to prevail in Thanksgiving battle

The Dallas Cowboys will hope to build on their dramatic win over the Washington Commanders when they face NFC East rivals the New York Giants on Thursday. As is tradition, the USA will celebrate Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, with three games on the NFL schedule, with the Giants clash against the Cowboys taking the primetime slot (21:30, Sky Sports Main Event).

Neither team will be pleased with their current standing in the division, with the Cowboys third with a 4-7 record, while the Giants 2-9 record putting them to the bottom of the pile.

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Team News

Giants linebacker Azeez Ojulari was recently placed on IR and will not return until the end of December at the earliest.

Guard Jermaine Eluemunor, offensive tackle Evan Neal, tight end Theo Johnson and defensive tackle Armon Watts are all listed as questionable and will hope to be declared fit for Thursday's encounter.

The Cowboys are without starting quarterback Dak Prescott for the rest of the season due to a hamstring issue, meaning Cooper Rush will start once again.

Cornerback Caelen Carson, guard Zack Martin, offensive tackle Asim Richards, defensive end Marshawn Kneeland and linebacker Eric Kendricks have all been listed as questionable.

Giants vs Cowboys Odds

Dallas are 1/2 favourites for Thursday's tie at home, with Giants considered 13/8 outsiders.

The Cowboys are 20/23 favourites to cover the -3.5 handicap, while the Giants are priced at 20/21 to keep this game close.

Cowboys back Rico Dowdle is the favourite to score a touchdown anytime at 20/21, while team-mate CeeDee Lamb is priced at 7/5 to score a touchdown.

Dallas Cowboys -3.5 @ 20/23

Sunday's shock 34-26 victory over the Commanders was a big boost for the Cowboys, especially after five defeats in a row.

Mike McCarthy's men showed plenty of fighting spirit, which is the opposite to what the Giants showed in their 30-7 defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Several members of the Giants locker room seem to be disappointed in the decision to release quarterback Daniel Jones, and there seems to be a lot of unrest in their camp.

The Cowboys have already beaten the Giants this season, winning 20-15 in Week 4, and they should be able to cover the handicap this week.

Away Team (New York Giants) Under 15.5 points @ 5/4

The Giants are officially the worst offensive team in the NFL, scoring 14.8 points per game this season. 

Brian Daboll's team cannot get into a rhythm with the ball in hand, and they are now down to the bare bones at quarterback after releasing Jones.

Tommy DeVito is hoping to start but has been struggling with injury, and he did nothing to inspire the team against the Bucs.

Sadly, after some poor results and decisions across the campaign, the Giants' locker room looks to have checked out, and it is unlikely that they will score more than two touchdowns this week.

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