Giants vs. Cowboys, Week 5 picks: National analysts give Giants little chance

The New York Giants are 7-point underdogs Sunday vs. the Dallas Cowboys, and NFL analysts don’t have much faith in the Giants’ ability to come away with an upset victory.

• FiveThirtyEight gives the Giants a 26 percent chance of upsetting Dallas.
• Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com is picking Dallas, but says “a nail-biter should not be a surprise.”
• CBS Sports picks the Cowboys because they are “rolling right now.”
• At ESPN, beat writers Jordan Ranaan (Giants) and Todd Archer (Cowboys) are picking Dallas. ESPN’s Football Power Index gives the Giants a 27.1 percent chance of pulling off the upset.
• The Sporting News says “The Cowboys’ hype is coming, and it builds with another NFC East victory at home.”
• At USA Today, six of seven analysts are taking Dallas. Only Jarrett Bell was brave (foolish?) enough to pick the Giants.
• FOX Sports is picking the Cowboys to both win and cover.
• DK Nation is picking the Cowboys to win, but the Giants to cover.
• All five analysts at SI.com are picking Dallas.

Odds/lines subject to change. T&Cs apply. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.