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I hate capping the Giants, particularly in the first month of the season. Last week was a good example; they started like a junior flag football team and ended like unstoppable world champions.

Cons? Short week, a tough Carolina on the road, Bradshaw and Nicks out, problems at tackle that may expose their QB and a secondary that wasn't too hot to start with, has missing bodies. Pros? Cruz can dominate, Andre Brown may be up to the job against a poor home run D and Manning broke all sorts of records after starting badly last week.

Carolina need to attack that Giants' secondary, but Cam Newton and the ground game did some damage last week, so it'll be a significant chance of approach. They can still pound the rock as New York aren't a brick wall up front (although Keith Rivers is back to help) but they need to feed Steve Smith; they surely will.

Sorting through that lot, it has to be Carolina.

Pick: Carolina Panthers -3 @ 2.00

Pick: 1st TD Steve Smith @ 10
Pick: Anytime TD Steve Smith @ 2.20

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2012 ATS 4-5 (-1.23pts)
Totals 0-2 (-2pt)
1st TD 0-9 (-9pts)
Anytime TD 5-4 (+0.85pts)

2011 ATS 46-34 (57.5%)

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