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The New York Giants welcome the winless Miami Dolphins to MetLife Stadium Sunday. New York is coming off a bye, and looking to stay atop the NFC East standings. Miami is simply looking for their first win of the season after a heartbreaking loss to the Denver Broncos last week. These teams have only met five times in the last 21 years, with the Giants taking four. New York won 13-10 at Miami in their most recent meeting in 2007, which was the fourth straight win for the road team in this series.

If you are looking to wager on this game, then you will find a spread of New York -10 over Miami and a total set of 43.5 points.

New York

The Giants return from their bye this week and should be well-rested and ready to go. New York (4-2, 2-1 home) knows all too well about having a letdown, and they should learn from their 36-25 home loss to the Seattle Seahawks on October 9th. They would bounce back with a 27-24 home win over the Buffalo Bills the following week to give them some momentum heading into their bye.

New York racked up 414 total yards in their win over the Bills. Eli Manning threw for 292 yards, and Ahmad Bradshaw had a career day with 104 rushing yards and three touchdowns. The Giants rank 11th in the league in total offense (368.4 yards/game), including 6th in passing offense (278.2 yards/game).

They are expected to get Brandon Jacobs back this week, which should help boost a running game that ranks 29th in the NFL (90.2 yards/game). Manning has been pretty good this season, completing 63.8 percent of his passes for 1,778 yards and 11 touchdowns to five interceptions. Hakeem Nicks is picking up right where he left off last year, catching 32 balls for 508 yards and three touchdowns.

New York has gotten off to a solid start in spite of a defense that ranks 22nd in the league in yards allowed (373.5 yards/game). Their biggest weakness is a run defense that ranks 27th in the NFL (127.7 yards/game). Their stop unit should get a boost with the likely return of veteran DE Justin Tuck (Groin) and rookie CB Prince Amukamara (Foot).

Miami

The Dolphins simply cannot catch a break. Miami (0-6, 0-3 road) suffered yet another painful loss last weekend, falling 18-15 to the Denver Broncos in overtime. They appeared to have the game in hand late in the fourth quarter before a ferocious comeback from Tim Tebow and the Broncos. Denver scored 15 points in the final 2:44 of the game, aided by an onside kick recovery.

Miami receiver Marlon Moore leaped to catch the ball but bobbled it and the Broncos’ Virginil Green recovered at their 44 with 2:31 left. Tebow would march Denver down the field and found Daniel Fells on a 3-yard touchdown pass with 17 second remaining, then ran the 2-point conversion in himself to tie it. Matt Moore would lose a fumble in overtime, and Denver’s Matt Prater kicked a game-winning 52-yard field goal after missing two attempts earlier in the game.

The Dolphins lost for the 12th time in their last 13 home games. Miami ranks 19th in total offense (331.0 yards/game) and 23rd in total defense (377.0 yards/game). Moore has played pretty well at quarterback, completing 59.1 percent of his passes for 568 yards and one touchdown to three picks. He’s simply been the victim of several dropped passes by his receivers. Rookie Daniel Thomas has a team-high 302 rushing yards, but has yet to find the end zone. Brandon Marshall leads all receivers with 34 receptions for 483 yards and a score, though he needs to be more productive in the red zone.

With the Dolphins being one of three winless teams in the league this season, head coach Tony Sparano’s job is in jeopardy. He confirmed reports that his house is for sale while on a conference call with reporters on Wednesday. A big reason for the team’s struggles has been a -7 turnover ratio. Also, the Dolphins have the lowest percentage of third-down conversions in the NFL. If they want to get in the win column sometime soon, Miami must improve dramatically in both areas.

Betting Trends

The Dolphins are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. But that’s about the only trend they have going for them. Miami is 1-9-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall, and 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 game as an underdog.

The Giants are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. However, New York is just 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a bye week, and 1-10 ATS in their last 11 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.