Giants @ Cowboys
Giants
CowboysArchived game: closing numbers from Action Network's consensus at kickoff. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.
Matchup summary
Final: Cowboys beat the Giants 49-17 at home. The market closed with Giants at +1200 on the moneyline and the total at 39. This was an NFL 2023 week 10 game. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the earliest tracked line and the movement into kickoff are below.
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Giants vs Cowboys betting splits
Where was the money on Giants vs Cowboys?
| Market | Side | Tickets | Money | Closing line / odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | Giants | 20% | 15% | +17.5 (-110) |
| Cowboys | 80% | 85% | -17.5 (-110) | |
| Total | Over | 67% | 50% | O 39 (-111) |
| Under | 33% | 50% | U 39 (-110) | |
| Moneyline | Giants | 8% | 44% | +1200 |
| Cowboys | 92% | 56% | -2400 |
80% of spread tickets and 85% of spread money were on the Cowboys, so the average Cowboys bet was larger than the average Giants bet.
Total money was split evenly at 50% a side (tickets 67% Over, 33% Under).
92% of moneyline tickets and 56% of moneyline money were on the Cowboys, so the Cowboys drew more tickets than money and the average Giants bet was larger.
Line movement
What was the closing line for Giants vs Cowboys?
| Market | Earliest tracked | Closing | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spread (Cowboys) | -17.5 | -17.5 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 39 | 0 |
The Cowboys were -17.5 twelve hours before kickoff and closed -17.5: the spread has not moved.
The total was 39 twelve hours before kickoff and closed 39: it has not moved.
The earliest tracked line is the oldest consensus snapshot Locksmith holds for this game, not the market opener.
Why the line moved
Why did the Giants vs Cowboys line move?
The spread did not move from the line tracked twelve hours before kickoff (Cowboys -17.5) even with 85% of the spread money on the Cowboys. The total did not move from the line tracked twelve hours before kickoff (39). Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.
Across 822 NFL games (2023 week 5 through 2026 week 2, Action Network closing splits), the side with a larger money share than ticket share covered the spread 50.0% of the time (384-384-13) and hit the total 50.8% (396-383-6); break-even at -110 is 52.4%. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.