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  • john yun
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    April 8, 2023 9:35 PM EDT

    Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six Newsletter.Since it's Thursday, that means there's a game tonight and let me be the first to say: If you love train-wreck television, then you're going to love tonight's game between the Giants and Washington, because that's basically what every divisional game between two NFC East teams turns into. As someone who is a huge fan of train-wreck television -- I've been sucked into way more "Real Housewives" episodes than I care to admit -- I will definitely be watching all three hours of this game.If you like to enjoy a beer while watching football, a fun game you can play Los Angeles Clippers Jersey tonight is to drink every time Daniel Jones loses a fumble. Actually, I take that back, don't do that. That guy has led the in fumbles in each of the past two years and I'm not sure you would survive.Anyway, we'll be covering tonight's game extensively in today's newsletter, plus we'll also look at why starting 0-2 is basically the ki s of death when it comes to making the . As always, here's your weekly reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the Pick Six newsletter. To get your friends to sign up, all you have to do is with them. Alright, let's get to the rundown. 1. Today's show: Giants-Washington betting previewIf you're planning on betting any money on tonight's game, then you're going to want to make sure to listen to today's episode of the podcast before you place any bets. For today's show, Will Brinson brought on CBSSports.com writer Tyler Sullivan and the two went into full gambling mode.Here are several props they like for the game: Jerome Robinson Jersey Darius Slayton OVER 2.5 receptions (-150). Not only did Slayton go over this number in Week 1 with three receptions, but at one point last season, he went over it in five straight games. Antonio Gibson OVER 90.5 combined rushing/receiving yards. Gibson rushed for 90 yards last week, which means he nearly hit this over without even including his receiving yards and that was against a tough Chargers defense. Gibson's numbers should only go up against a Giants defense that struggled against Denver.Sterling Shepard UNDER 59.5 receiving. Shepard went off last week with 113 yards, but don't look for that to happen again. Brinson expects Washington's defense to clamp down on the Giants receiver. LONG ODDS PROP: Logan Thomas scores a TD (+240). Dating to last year, Thomas has scored a touchdown in four of his past seven games, including getting Washington's only TD in Week 1. At +240, this bet is a solid value. For more props and their actual prediction for tonight's game, so you can listen to today's episode and subscribe to the best daily NFL podcast out there. 2. 'Thursday Night Football' preview: Prepping you for Giants at WashingtonThe NFC East was the worst division in football last year and although some people aren't happy about the fact that the NFL loves to force NFC East prime-time games upon us, I'm OK with it. I've found that NFC East games are usually so bad that they're good and I'm expecting nothing short of that tonight as the favored Football Team (-3.5) gets set to play host to a Giants team that they've lost to five straight times.My good buddy Jared Dubin put together our deep-dive preview for this game here at CBSSports.com, and here's how he sees the game playing out Landry Shamet Jersey :Why the Giants can win: This all comes down to Daniel Jones. The Giants QB is somehow 4-0 in his career against Washington, which is crazy, when you consider that he's 4-19 against everyone else. In those four wins, Jones has averaged 225 yards pa sing and two touchdown pa ses per game. If Jones continues his hot streak against Washington, he'll give the underdog Giants a fighting chance to win. Why Washington can win:After Ryan Fitzpatrick went down last week, Taylor Heinicke came in at quarterback and diced up the Chargers, going 11 of 15 for 122 yards and a touchdown. Unlike last week, Heinicke will be getting all the first-team reps in practice this week, which means there's a good chance he could be even better against New York. The Giants had zero answers for Teddy Bridgewater in Week 1 and it's not going to be any easier to stop Heinicke this week. You can get a full .Dubin's pick: Washington 20-10 over Giants.My pick: Giants 23-20 over Washington (UPSET ALERT). If you're thinking about betting on the game, Tyler Sullivan put together a full gambling preview.ONE PROP TYLER LIKES: Daniel Jones OVER 20.5 rushing yards (-115): Note from Breech: Jones has averaged 30.8 rushing yards per game in four career starts against Washington.ONE PROP I LIKE: Graham Gano OVER 1.5 field goals (+100): Last Thursday, my prop prediction was that Tampa Bay would score the first TD of the game at +145 and since that one hit, I'm now feeling overly confident, so I'm going with another plus-money prop this week. With the Giants going up against a tough Washington defense, I think they'll take points whenever they can get them, which means I could see Gano kicking two or three field goals tonight.You can check out Sullivan's . 3. Why 0-1 teams NEED to win this weekWith tonight's game featuring two teams that are both 0-1, now seems like a good time to point out that dropping to 0-2 is basically the ki s of death in the NFL. If that happens to your favorite team, it can basically put its playoff hopes to bed and start thinking about the .Of the 26 playoff spots that were earned in the NFL over the past two Blake Griffin Jersey seasons, none of them went to a team that started the year 0-2. Here's a look at how teams have done since 1990 based on their record after Week 2:Teams that start 0-2: Of the 258 teams that have started 0-2 since 1990, only 30 of them (11.6%) have rebounded to make the playoffs. Of those 258 teams, only three of them went on to win the Super Bowl (1993 Cowboys, 2001 Patriots, 2007 Giants).Teams that start 1-1: Of the teams that were .500 after Week 2, 41.6% of them ended up making the playoffs (184 out of 442), which is a huge jump over 11.6%. Of course, only nine of those 442 teams (2%) went on to win the Super Bowl, so your odds don't improve that much there.Teams that start 2-0: Of the 255 Kawhi Leonard Jersey teams that have started 2-0 since 1990, 62.7% of them ended up making the playoffs, which is a huge number. Teams that started 2-0 have also won 19 of the past 31 Super Bowls.You don't want to say that a game in Week 2 is a must-win game, but based on recent NFL history, I'm going to go ahead and say it's must-win game for both the Giants and Washington tonight. 4. Raiders rundown: Team files complaint with NFL accusing Ravens of dirty hitsAlthough the Raiders pulled off a huge upset on Monday night, it appears they weren't comp