Entering their “once-every-four-year” regular-season showdown at MetLife Stadium (1 p.m., Fox), the Giants and the Jets have a lot in common.
Both have been burning money for backers. The Giants are 3-6 against the spread, just a 33 percent success rate. The Jets are worse at 2-6 ATS, just 25 percent. No wonder fans are furious.
Both are unlikely to go Over their projected regular-season win totals. The Jets are just 1-7, against a market projection of 7¹/u2082 victories. The Giants are 2-6 against a lower target of six.
Both are led by head coaches with offensive backgrounds who have failed to fix what was wrong on that side of the ball.