Can Giants keep up with Packers?

9:30 a.m., Packers by 8 ½, 41 ½HANK’S HONEYS: Totally depleted, the Giants come off their soft September schedule with their first big test of the season as they make the difficult trip to the UK. Short of running Saquon Barkley in the single wing, Brian Daboll doesn’t have many options. Even if Daniel Jones can gut it out, he’s already short wide receivers and now less able to rely on his running ability. The Pack was lucky to beat the Pats last week but they’ll be focused here. Aaron Rodgers hasn’t been great. He’s missing Davante Adams big time. But he’s slowly developing chemistry with his receivers (don’t sleep on Romeo Doubs). He’ll find all the soft spots as he spreads it out against a Giants D that is decimated in the secondary and at linebacker.Aaron Rodgers (12) (Kamil Krzaczynski/AP)IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Packers and the under.1 p.m., Dolphins by 3 ½, 44 ½HANK’S HONEYS: The Jets are worth a shot here in spite of Miami’s recent dominance in the rivalry. The whole Tua Tagovailoa thing has been a huge distraction. Teddy Bridgewater is a capable backup, true, but he’s more of a game manager than anything and with the Dolphins’ running game stuck in mud against the sixth-ranked Jets run defense, the game is going to be on his shoulders. Can he activate the Fins’ speed receivers? That’s the question. Zach Wilson shook off the rust last week and in spite of mediocre numbers, brought a spark to the offense. We think they’ll at least hang in there and the hook seals it.IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Jets and the over.1 p.m., Pats by 3, 46 ½HANK’S HONEYS: Bill Belichick may have Bailey Zappe at QB but with the Patriots’ running game starting to click, he’s going to have more than enough to take advantage of a God-awful Lions defense, which hasn’t forced a punt in their opponents’ last 13 possessions. As someone in Detroit noted, it’s been so bad, it has Lions fans missing Matt Patricia, comfortably back on the New England sidelines. Detroit, of course, keeps putting up the points but it’s never easy facing a New England defense that is always set up to take away what you do best.IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Patriots and the over.1 p.m., Chargers by 3, 48 ½HANK’S HONEYS: First off, bet under the total. With the Chargers allowing 282 rushing yards over the last two games, the Browns’ mindset will be to return to their stellar running game to keep Justin Herbert off the field. When Herbert is on the field, the Chargers aren’t going to subject his still sore ribs to the Cleveland pass rush, with both Myles Garrett and Jadeveon Clowney in the lineup. That said, we are going to lean to the Browns as well. Their two losses, both of which could have been avoided, have been by a total of four points. Cleveland is a physical team and this is the Bolts’ second straight 1 p.m. start as well as their third road trip in four weeks.IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Browns and the under.1 p.m., Jags by 7, 45HANK’S HONEYS: The Texans may have an eight-game SU winning streak against their divisional rivals but they are totally outmatched and in a very bad spot. They comprise the perfect tonic after the Jaguars blew a 14-point lead in Philadelphia. Trevor Lawrence’s fumblitis in the rain was the difference in last week’s game but he has a huge QB advantage against the struggling Davis Mills here. The winless Texans are allowing a league-worst 202 rushing yards per game, which will allow Lawrence to lead a balanced attack.IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Jags and the under.1 p.m., Vikings by 7, 44HANK’S HONEYS: The way to beat the Vikings is to throw on them. They rank 29th in yards allowed per pass attempt. Unfortunately for the Bears, they can’t throw the football. Justin Fields is the worst starting QB in the league and coach Matt Eberflus must know it because he has him dropping back around 38% of the time. On the flip side, the Bears have been allowing 183.3 rushing yards per game and 5.1 yards per carry. That should allow Dalvin Cook to finally bust out after a slow start to the year. If that happens, it plays to Kirk Cousins’ strength as a play-action passer. With shutdown corner Jaylon Johnson set to miss his third straight game, Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen should be running free through the secondary. The Bears are 0-6 ATS in their last six divisional contests and 1-5 ATS on their last six road games.IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Vikings and the under.Monday, 8:15 p.m., Chiefs by 7 ½, 51HANK’S HONEYS: Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce looked like their old selves last week in Tampa and, sure enough, that sent the spread over a touchdown. At the same time, however, the Raiders may finally be finding their footing. They played their best game of the season against the Broncos, most impressively flashing their offense against a very good stop unit. The Chiefs have dominated the series lately but Derek Carr has thrown for at least two TDs in three of the last four meetings. As long as the hook is out there, we’ll take it. And bet the over. It’s prime time with a lot of offensive talent on the field.IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Raiders and the over.4:05 p.m., Niners by 6 ½, 39 ½HANK’S HONEYS: It’s the worst offense against the best defense and that’s reason enough to pick the Niners. But the 49ers making the coast-to-coast trip off a huge emotional win over the Rams on a short week and can easily look past the sinking Panthers. They tend to play down to the opposition (Bears, Broncos) and could be headed for another ugly-type win. Everything is coming apart in Carolina. Matt Ruhle is on the hot seat and Baker Mayfield is under fire. But we have a hunch that they’ll dig down and be competitive enough to keep it close.IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Panthers and the under.4:25 p.m., Eagles by 5 ½, 49 ½HANK’S HONEYS: The Cardinals are back home after an ugly win in Carolina and that’s usually not a good thing. Already 0-2 ATS as a home dog this year (and 0-7 SU and ATS in their last 10 home games), their sputtering offense doesn’t figure to keep up with a high-scoring Eagles team. With the Cardinals unable to mount much of a pass rush so far, Jalen Hurts should be able to pick apart the Cards’ man defense, which doesn’t have anyone who can match up against A.J. Brown. He should dominate with his size. On the other side of the ball, it seems all the Cardinals have are Kyler Murray scrambles. He’s had a hard time connecting with his WRs downfield and has gotten little support from the running game. As long as they don’t look ahead to next week’s showdown with Dallas, the Eagles should cruise.IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Eagles and the over.4:25 p.m., Rams by 4 ½, 44 ½HANK’S HONEYS: After the Rams were boat raced by Nick Bosa and Samson Ebukam Monday night, we have no confidence in their ability to hold off Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence. Injuries continue to mount and if the O-line can’t handle four-man pressure, a gimpy Matthew Stafford will have a hard time finding Cooper Kupp, his only reliable receiver. He’s already been sacked 16 times and picked off a league-high six times, which must have Trevon Diggs drooling over his prospects. Cooper Rush just keeps winning for Dallas. He’s calm and he doesn’t make mistakes. With all the problems the Rams have had missing tackles, we’d look for the Cowboys’ hard-running backs to continue that trend.IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Cowboys and the under.* * *8:20 p.m., Ravens by 3, 48HANK’S HONEYS: It’s a coin flip. The Bengals embarrassed the Ravens twice last season and have a lot to prove here. But the Bengals have been coming on. They have seemingly corrected their pass protection issues and allowed Joe Burrow to start finding receivers downfield. It doesn’t seem as though John Harbaugh has any confidence in his shoddy defense and that’s a bad sign. The wild card is Lamar Jackson. He’s having an incredible season and is capable of taking over any game he’s in. Amazingly, nine straight Bengals games have gone under the total but with underwhelming defenses, this one is shaping up as a shootout between the two QBs.CAN’T HELP YOURSELF? Bengals and the over.* * *1 p.m., Saints by 5 ½, 45IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Saints and the under.1 p.m., Bills by 14, 47IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Bills and the under.1 p.m., Titans by 2 ½, 44 ½IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Commanders and the under.FALCONS at BUCSThe Pinstripe ExpressWeeklyThe Daily News sports editors handpick the week’s best Yankees stories from our award-winning columnists and beat writers. Delivered to your inbox every Wednesday. 1 p.m., Bucs by 8 ½, 48IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Bucs and the over.* * *WEEK’S BEST BET: Patriots. Lions can’t stop anybody, Bailey Zappe included.LAST WEEK: 9-7 ATS, 7-9 OVER/UNDEROVERALL: 28-36 ATS, 32-31-1 OVER/UNDERBEST BETS: 1-3



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