Giants vs. Commanders game line, odds: Washington expert releases pick for Sunday night NFL matchup

Larry Hartstein, who is 22-8-1 with his last 31 against-the-spread picks involving the Washington Commanders, has released his pick for Sunday Night Football's game between the Commanders and New York Giants

SportsLine Staff

The Washington Commanders will try to stay hot on Sunday Night Football when they host the New York Giants in a key NFC East Division showdown. The Commanders (7-5-1), who are looking to make the playoffs for the first time in two years, are 6-1-1 in their last eight games. The Giants (7-5-1), who last made the postseason in 2016, have cooled considerably since their hot start. Since defeating Jacksonville in Week 7, the Giants are just 1-4-1.

The game from FedEx Field in Summerfield, Maryland, is slated to start at 8:20 p.m. ET. The Commanders are favored by 4 points in the latest Giants vs. Commanders odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 40.5.

Before you make any Giants vs. Commanders picks or any other NFL predictions, you NEED to see which side Larry Hartstein is on. 

A former lead writer for Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines a vast network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach he honed while working for Pro Football Focus. Entering the 2022 NFL season, he was 427-344 all-time on NFL sides (plus $3,764 for $100 players), including 394-330 against the spread. Hartstein went 68-50 ATS (58 percent) and 8-3 on money-line plays last season for a profit of $1,552. 

In addition, Hartstein has gone an amazing 22-8-1 on his last 31 picks involving the Commnders, returning more than $1,300! Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP!

Hartstein knows the Commanders' leading receiver is wide receiver Terry McLaurin, who has a team-high 62 receptions for 945 yards (15.2 average) and three touchdowns. He has 12 explosive plays of 20 yards or more, including a season-high 49-yarder, with 338 yards after the catch and 44 first-down conversions. In the Dec. 4 game against the Giants, he had eight receptions for 105 yards (13.1 average) and one touchdown.

He also knows New York is led by quarterback Daniel Jones, who had two touchdowns (one rushing and one passing) and a 96.1 rating last week against the Philadelphia Eagles, his sixth-career game with both a rushing and passing touchdown. Jones completed 25 of 31 attempts (80.6%) and had 271 yards from scrimmage, including 200 passing, with one touchdown and no interceptions for a 104.3 rating in the Week 13 meeting with the Commanders.

Now, Hartstein has locked in another confident against the spread pick for Giants vs. Commanders. We can tell you he's leaning Over on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

Who wins Giants vs. Commanders on Sunday Night Football? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Giants vs. Commanders spread to jump on, all from the expert who's an outstanding 22-8 on Washington picks!