The Giants were already the biggest underdog ahead of their Week 15 game against the Ravens, but in the last 24 hours, the point spread gap has widened.
The point spread likely increased given the news that Drew Lock, the team’s starting quarterback who in his last two starts at least kept the team within one score or less, will not be playing Sunday due to a heel injury suffered in Sunday’s 14-11 loss to the New Orleans Saints.
But while the quarterback switch is certainly a part of the likely increase in the game’s odds, the Giants’ ridiculously long injury report with 19 players on it also probably factors into the equation. With Nubin and inside linebacker Bobby Okereke, the latter of whom is in jeopardy of missing his second straight game with a back ailment, and defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence II on IR, the middle of the Giants' defense is a concern against the Ravens offense, which is ranked first overall in the league , second in rushing , and first in average rushing yards per play .
Still, the 16.5-point spread isn’t so farfetched. Three times this season, the Giants have been blown out by three or more scores . And when it has come to scoring points at home this season, forget about it.
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