The undefeated New York Giants visit the winless Los Angeles Rams tonight as the National Football League brings the curtain down on second week action.
Did I just state that the Giants are “undefeated” and the Rams “winless?”
Right, I know this is not what we expected when these two NFC teams come together tonight but it is not the first time a highly regarded team has been favored by six to eight points at home off an opening loss against a team that won in their opener. In fact, this is the 16th time we’ve had such a second week matchup since 2000, and one of them was yesterday.
In this same stadium, SoFi, the Los Angeles Chargers were coming off their upset opening loss to the Arizona Cardinals and hosting the Las Vegas Raiders, who beat the highly suspect Miami Dolphins in Week One. The Chargers were favored by 6½ points to get their first win against the suspect Raiders, and lost the game straight-up, 26-14.
Can the Giants pull off another upset in Southern California tonight?
Historically, the favorite, that being the Rams, will win this game. Stats show that the 15 previous games with an opening loser favored by a touchdown give or take a point are 9-6 straight up. But factor in the point spread, and the underdogs have an 8 to 7 edge on the line.