The New York Giants (0-0) will visit the Washington Commanders (0-0) on Sunday afternoon at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.
Opening the week, the Giants were listed as 6-point road underdogs, and that’s where the spread remains as of this writing.
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Let’s take a look at who some of the experts and insiders around the league are taking in the Week 1 matchup:
Expert
Pick
Score (if applicable)
Dan Graziano (ESPN)
Commanders
N/A
Jeremy Fowler (ESPN)
Giants
N/A
Matt Bowen (ESPN)
Commanders
N/A
Pete Prisco (CBS)
Commanders
26-23
John Breech (CBS)
Commanders
26-23
Dave Richard (CBS)
Giants
N/A
Nate Davis (USA TODAY)
Commanders
27-20
Jarrett Bell (USA TODAY)
Commanders
31-23
Bill Bender (Sporting News)
Commanders
28-17
Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News)
Commanders
30-20
It shouldn’t come as an overwhelming surprise that most experts in the above panel are picking Washington to win on Sunday. After all, they did beat the Giants twice a season ago before reaching the NFC Championship Game, and are viewed as an ascending team behind quarterback Jayden Daniels.
However, it is encouraging to see two experts, including ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, go out on a limb and predict the Giants to open the season with an NFC East upset.
Other experts and analysts from around the league trend heavily toward Washington, with 96 percent picking the Commanders to win on Sunday, per NFL Pickwatch.
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Fans share similar views, with 90 percent predicting a Giants loss to start the year.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Giants vs. Commanders: NFL experts make Week 1 picks