Giants open as big underdogs to Rams in Week 2 despite statement win

The first “Monday Night Football” game of the NFL season hasn’t even kicked off yet, but we’re already looking ahead to the Week 2 Monday game.The Giants had the best possible start to the season the team could ask for with a Sunday night win against the Cowboys.The Rams, on the other hand, left a lot to be desired in an embarrassing loss to the 49ers down under in Australia.As much excitement as the Giants generated after their Week 1 win, it hasn’t translated at the sportsbooks quite yet.The Giants opened at 7.5-point underdogs on the road for their Week 2 matchup against the Rams on “Monday Night Football.” As of Monday morning, the line has moved slightly toward Big Blue at DraftKings Sportsbook to Rams -7 with more than 70 percent of spread bets landing on the Giants.Los Angeles head coach Sean McVay isn’t sure if Aaron Donald will make his anticipated return to the NFL for this game, but he know for sure that Myles Garrett won’t be on the field.

The Rams’ prized offseason acquisition will undergo knee surgery Monday and miss at least the next four games to recover on injured reserve.He was already limited physically in training camp due to knee swelling and didn’t record a tackle in the Rams’ Week 1 loss to the Niners.McVay told reporters Monday that the coaching staff thought Garrett would be able to play through the injury, but it became evident that wasn’t going to happen.

“Obviously, being out there and playing in a real game, you learn like, hey, maybe that’s not the case, so let’s change course with that.”If Donald can’t go either, the Rams would be much thinner up front than they imagined they would be going into the season with people calling them a super team.The Giants showed for at least one game that they can control the line of scrimmage and dominate time of possession.

The Giants rushed for 165 yards in Week 1, which would have been their third-best day on the ground last season, and held the ball for 36:40,...