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NFL WEEK 7
GREG COTE’S THURSDAY PICK
GIANTS (1-5) at EAGLES (1-4-1)
Line: PHI by 4 1/2.
Cote’s pick: PHI 31-17.
TV: 8:20 p.m. Thursday, Fox/NFL.
The NFL denied you your Thursday night appetizer last week but is back with your Week 7 fix. Two lousy teams out of the World’s Saddest Division but, hey, you take what you can get. Actually, the Eagles are one of those sneaky-good bad teams; the Giants, not so much. Philly’s been right in it with really good teams past two weeks, losing to Steelers 38-29 and then Ravens 30-28. Giants finally won last week so I no longer am calling them the Gnats, but beating the Washington No-Names 20-19 is nothing you’d brag about. Eagles have won seven in a row in this NFC East tug. G-Men are on a 10-8 skid in prime time and don’t do well as underdogs despite frequent practice at it. Philly is snakebit with a slew of offensive injuries — RB Miles Sanders and TE Zach Ertz the latest — but should have enough left to handle NYG an eighth straight time. (That’s hunching the Good Carson Wentz shows up, not the one with nine interceptions).
[Note: Picks for remainder of Week 7 games will appear online Thursday afternoon and in print Friday] .
This story was originally published October 21, 2020 at 11:54 AM.
