Cowboys Open as 1.5-Point Favorites Over Giants in Week 1 as Harbaugh Era Begins
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Updated · NorthJersey.com · May 11
Cowboys Open as 1.5-Point Favorites Over Giants in Week 1 as Harbaugh Era Begins
11 articles · Updated · NorthJersey.com · May 11
Sunday Night Football will open the Giants' 2026 season with a home NFC East matchup against Dallas, the first regular-season game of John Harbaugh's tenure in New York.
Betting markets list Dallas as a 1.5-point favorite with a 46.5 over-under; the moneyline is Cowboys -118 and Giants -102.
The outlet's early projection still picks New York to win 23-20, with kicker Jason Sanders hitting a late go-ahead field goal and the defense preserving it.
The opener revives a lopsided rivalry: the Giants have beaten Dallas only twice in their last 18 meetings and were routed 40-0 at MetLife in the teams' 2023 season opener.
Can John Harbaugh's new system and top rookies finally shatter the Cowboys' long-standing dominance in this heated rivalry?
As slight underdogs, do the Giants' celebrated offseason changes signal a true power shift, or is it just another false dawn against Dallas?