Carolina Panthers vs New York Giants Best Bets & Odds for NFL Preseason Week 2

• The New York Giants are 3-point home favorites over the Carolina Panthers in their NFL Preseason game scheduled for Friday, August 18
• It’s the first meeting between the two teams in the NFL Preseason since 2011
• Carolina is 6-2 straight up in exhibition play against the Giants but are the the pick in our Panthers vs Giants best bets?

Both the Carolina Panthers (0-1) and New York Giants (0-1) will be looking to get on the winning track as they meet each other in the NFL Preseason for the first time in more than a decade. We preview the odds and give our Panthers vs Giants prediction here.

The Giants dropped a 21-16 road decision to the Detroit Lions to open preseason play, while the Panthers were drubbed 27-0 by the New York Jets.

New York’s football Giants, 4-6 straight up in their last 10 home preseason games, are 3-point home favorites over Carolina. The Panthers are 5-5 SU in their last ten preseason road contests.

Panthers vs Giants Odds

New York is being given an implied win probability of 59%. However, 57% of bets and 75% of handle are backing Carolina at +3 points. The total is set at 39.5 points. Four of the last five Panthers vs Giants NFL preseason games went over that total.

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How to Watch Panthers vs Giants

Kickoff is set for 7:00 pm ET on Friday, August 18 at MetLife Stadium. The game is being broadcast live on the NFL Network.

This will be the first NFL Preseason meeting between these two teams since 2011. Carolina won that game at home 20-10. Overall, the NFL odds show that the Panthers are 6-2 SU in the preseason against the Giants. The Panthers are also 3-2 SU as an away team when facing the Giants in exhibition play.

Young to Get Similar Reps As Last Week

Panthers QB Bryce Young, the first player chosen in the 2023 NFL Draft, was 4-of-6 for 21 yards in his NFL Preseason debut against the Jets. He played three series. Panthers head coach Frank Reich is saying that he’ll likely play Young the same amount of time against the NFL’s other New York squad.

Frank Reich says RB Miles Sanders (groin) won't play vs. the Giants and there's a chance he doesn't play at all this preseason.

— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) August 16, 2023

Reich is looking for an upgrade in the performance of his offense in Week 2 following their shutout by the Jets. But they’ll have to do it without their prize offseason addition. Running back Miles Sanders (groin) won’t be playing against the Giants.

Other definite scratches for the Panthers in Week 2 are QB Andy Dalton (back), WR Terrance Marshall (neck) and guard Cade Mays (neck).

Giants Will Be Playing Majority of Starters

Most if not all of the Giants starters are expected to see action vs the Panthers. They’ll all be on snap counts according to head coach Brian Daboll and the majority will only see one or two series of playing time, including starting QB Daniel Jones.

One player to watch could be second-year LB Kayvon Thibodeaux. He was called out this week by Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, who said Thibodeaux needed to make a push this season.

Kayvon Thibodeaux was asked how much he wants to be a better player than he was as a rookie:

"This league, if you're not growing then you're losing. If I don't become a better player, I'm going to be out in 3 years. That's the truth to the NFL" pic.twitter.com/MiOoVvh9bF

— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) August 16, 2023

Giants tackle Evan Neal has cleared concussion protocol and is available to play. However, WR Clay Beasley (leg) missed two days of practice this week and is unlikely to play.

Tyrod Taylor got the start at QB against the Lions, a game in which the Giants blew a 13-3 lead. Rookie Tommy DeVito took the majority of snaps.

Panthers vs Giants Best Bets

Minus Dalton, rookie Young and second-year QB Matt Corrall will each get an eyeful of Martindale’s aggressive, blitzing defensive style. It could be another long night for the Carolina offense.

An offense that added Sanders, WRs Adam Thielen and DJ Chalk and TE Hayden Hurst is still looking for its first points of the preseason. That’s not a recipe for success heading on the road to play one of last season’s playoff clubs.

Panthers vs Giants Picks: New York Giants -3 (-110)