New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles: NFL experts make Week 9 picks

The New York Giants (4-2-1) visit the Philadelphia Eagles (2-6) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Week 9.

Opening the week, the Giants were listed as 3-point road favorites, and that is where the spread remains as of this writing after briefly improving to -3.5.

Let’s take a look at who some of the experts and insiders around the league are taking in the Week 9 matchup.

Predictions are heavily slanted in the Giants’ favor this week, which is an unusual situation but not a unanimous one. Most believe they continue their winning ways with a close win over Philly, but there are a small handful who believe an upset is brewing — one that would shake up the NFC East.

Other experts and analysts from around the league trend heavily toward New York, with 86 percent picking the Giants to win on Sunday, per NFL Pickwatch.

Fans agree, with 91 percent predicting a Big Blue victory.

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