Giants vs. Cowboys Predictions, Picks & Odds: Thanksgiving, 11/28

The Dallas Cowboys are a staple of NFL Thanksgiving Day games, and while their season certainly hasn’t gone as planned, we get to enjoy their NFC East rivalry with the New York Giants as the middle of the three games on Thursday. As we get set for it, we’ve broken down our Giants vs. Cowboys predictions to provide you with our top pick.
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Giants vs. Cowboys Predictions for Thanksgiving Triple-Header, NFL Week 13
Dallas - specifically, owner Jerry Jones - loves being in the spotlight, and not just with the opportunity to have a halftime show for a regular season game. They always seem to find a way to make headlines, so as far as overall Giants vs. Cowboys predictions go, we’re expecting exactly that.
Along with facing a Giants franchise in turmoil themselves, we’re predicting an extremely exciting game led by some very unclean football. That’s largely what we saw when these teams met on Thursday Night Football earlier this season, so look for some interesting special teams decisions and turnovers in the NFC East rivalry.
New York Giants: Team Is Soft
One of the worst adjectives to describe an NFL team is soft. It’s especially alarming when it’s a player saying it about his own team. It’s not the first time that it’s happened this season, but rookie WR Malik Nabers said exactly that about the G-Men following Sunday’s loss.
While it can be debated whether or not it’s something that should have been said, it’s far more difficult to debate whether or not it’s true. They released QB Daniel Jones just prior to Sunday’s game to avoid paying him any guaranteed money due to injury, and it’s clear that it was the final straw to have the rest of the team already looking ahead to next season.
Dallas Cowboys: Stopping The Skid
With the Cowboys season just about the polar opposite of preseason expectations, their five-game losing streak heading into Sunday all but spelled doom for head coach Mike McCarthy at season’s end, if not others. However, they were able to end that skid with one of the most exciting games of the entire year.
That has fans and analysts alike discussing if their playoff hopes are still alive. We aren’t ready to go that far, especially with their home losing streak still intact. Remember - they’ve now lost six straight home games dating back to last year’s playoff loss with them having trailed by 20+ in every single one.
Giants vs. Cowboys Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines
We noted that the best bet from our Giants vs. Cowboys picks would be just a slightly specified market, but you can still see the standard ones with the latest Giants vs. Cowboys odds at FanDuel Sportsbook below:
- Point Spread: New York Giants +3.5 (-105) vs. Dallas Cowboys -3.5 (-115)
- Money Line: New York Giants (+176) vs. Dallas Cowboys (-210)
- Game Total (Over/Under): Over 37.5 (-110) vs. Under 37.5 (-110)
Giants vs. Cowboys Best Bet: First Half Under 19.5 Points (-120 at FanDuel Sportsbook)
Given what we saw from these NFC East rivals on Sunday, the best bet from our Giants vs. Cowboys predictions should come as no surprise. If not for a miraculous pseudo-hail mary right before halftime to set up the Cowboys with a field goal, they BOTH would have been shutout in the first half.
Not only did the Giants enter the halftime locker room with a goose egg, but they also had just 66 total yards. To tack on to their struggles, they didn’t convert a third down until the third quarter either. Don’t worry - they fumbled the very next play, which was inside the five-yard line.
While Dallas' offense remained just as poor as ever, especially since the season-ending injury to QB Dak Prescott, what did improve was the defense. They held the dynamic offense of the Washington Commanders to just three points in the first half while on the road and as double-digit underdogs.
In fact, they held the Commanders to single-digit points until just a few minutes left in the entire game. Although New York’s defense wasn’t nearly as strong, we simply don’t trust the Cowboys offense led by backup QB Cooper Rush to be able to take advantage of that.
Along with Dallas’ special teams allowing a blocked field goal and punt in the first half alone, the best bet from our Giants vs. Cowboys predictions is Under 19.5 first half points (-120 at FanDuel Sportsbook).
Giants vs. Cowboys Injury Report & Latest News
We noted the Prescott injury within the top pick from our Giants vs. Cowboys predictions, which has been the biggest injury news, but now that we know he’s out for the season, perhaps the most significant injury news is keeping an eye on Dallas WR CeeDee Lamb.
As for the biggest news overall, let’s not forget that New York now has QB Tommy DeVito leading the charge after releasing former QB Daniel Jones. Regarding injuries, however, you can always stay up to date with the NFL injury report from our very own Fantasy Alarm experts.
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Player News
Panthers released TE Jordan Matthews.
Matthews converted to tight end a few years ago and hasn’t made much noise at the position. The change has, however, likely kept him in the league for a few more seasons. He appeared in four games with the Panthers last year but didn’t record any stats on offense. The Panthers also released or waived WR Dax Milne, C Andrew Raym, and TE Colin Granger.
Dolphins released LS Blake Ferguson.
The team also waived CB Ryan Cooper Jr., DT Neil Farrell and OL Chasen Hines. Ferguson has been the team’s long snapper for five seasons and earned a three-year contract extension just before the 2023 season. He should be able to find work snapping footballs farther than the average snap elsewhere in the league.
DetroitLions.com’s Tim Twentyman believes rookie WR Isaac TeSlaa “could make his earliest impact on special teams.”
It’s not much of a surprise, as most rookies cut their teeth with special teams duties. Twentyman mentioned return duties as a possibility, though the former Razorback never returned kicks or punts in college. At 6'4/212 with 4.43 wheels, TeSlaa is an explosive athlete who never translated his physical traits to on-field production at Arkansas. The Lions clearly saw potential for him to do so in the pros and traded two future third-round picks to move up to No. 70 overall for him. It’s going to be a slow burn for TeSlaa in the pros, making him a dynasty-only fantasy option.
Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said the team does not “have any feelings on competition” when asked about the quarterback room.
O’Connell was asked about a potential quarterback competition on the Rich Eisen Show Wednesday and was unclear on whether J.J. McCarthy would have to compete to start. He said, “we’ve got an obligation as coaches to put our players in position to attack that competition phase.” O’Connell discussed first putting Brett Rypien and the newly acquired Sam Howell in a position to play before any competition would occur. He continued that McCarthy is “owning it” this offseason and is taking snaps from starting center Ryan Kelly. After missing last season with a torn meniscus, McCarthy has been ramping up workouts in the offseason and is the front-runner to start for the Vikings in 2025. As of now, Howell looks to be reinforcement at the backup spot in case it turns out McCarthy is not ready to start.
Texans re-signed DT Foley Fatukasi.
Fatukasi initially joined the Texans last offseason on a one-year contract. The 30-year-old was a rotational defensive lineman, tallying four tackles for loss and one sack. He returns to Houston for 2025, where he will be a part of a deep Texans front seven.
NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports Tyreek Hill’s second wrist surgery was part of the original plan and his timeline remains unchanged.
Hill announced the second surgery on social media and Pelissero quickly added some context to the situation. The speedy receiver suffered the wrist injury just before the start of the season and it lingered throughout the year, though he never missed a game because of it. If the second surgery truly is a non-story, an offseason to recover might be what Hill needs to return to form after a down 2024 season. On the other hand, Hill is 31 years old, played his worst football last year, and his offense prioritized targets for Jonnu Smith and De’Von Achane. As it stands, Hill might have the highest risk-reward split in fantasy drafts.