Veteran Giants beat reporter Paul Dottino breaks down the Giants’ 53-man roster they’ll take into their Week 1 season opener against the Minnesota Vikings.
The New York Giants have decided on their “Real 53” players as they set their roster to begin practice in preparation for the regular season opener against the Minnesota Vikings. Veteran Giants beat reporter Paul Dottino breaks it down by position on the Big Blue Breakdown podcast.
Veteran New York Giants beat reporter and Giants broadcast team Paul Dottino hosts the new Big Blue Breakdown podcast, part of the New York Giants On SI podcast family.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/giants/ as Big Blue Breakdown: “The Real 53” for New York Giants’ Week 1 Season Opener.
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The Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants meet Sunday in NFL action from MetLife Stadium. Here’s a NY Giants vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Giants vs Vikings pick.
Minnesota Vikings Betting Preview
The Vikings have some work to do after a disappointing 2023 season. Minnesota ended up going 7-10 overall, landing the team in third place among the NFC North (ahead of only the Chicago Bears). Minnesota started out on a promising 6-4 run but would won just one game the rest of the way.
For what it’s worth, Minnesota looked pretty good in their preseason campaign. The Vikings won all three games they played, starting with a 24-23 result versus the Las Vegas Raiders. Minnesota would follow up with wins 27-12 over the Cleveland Browns and 26-3 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.
New York Giants Betting Preview
Over on the Giants’ side, they took a step back in 2023 and turned in a rough record as well. New York was 6-11 overall after going 9-7-1 the season prior. That would put the Giants in third place among NFC East teams and out of the playoffs. Numerous injuries (including QB Daniel Jones) didn’t help matters.
The Giants were able to kick off their preseason showings with a 14-3 win over the Detroit Lions. New York was only able to score 16 points in the remaining two appearances though, both losses to the Houston Texans (28-10) and the New York Jets (10-6)
