Giants @ Saints
Giants
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Matchup summary
Final: Saints beat the Giants 26-14 at home. The market closed with Giants at +116 on the moneyline and the total at 41.5. This was an NFL 2025 week 5 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 Saints betting splits
Where was the money on Giants vs Saints?
| Market | Side | Tickets | Money | Closing line / odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | Giants | 77% | 78% | +2.5 (-110) |
| Saints | 23% | 22% | -2.5 (-110) | |
| Total | Over | 63% | 59% | O 41.5 (-115) |
| Under | 37% | 41% | U 41.5 (-105) | |
| Moneyline | Giants | 59% | 74% | +116 |
| Saints | 41% | 26% | -134 |
77% of spread tickets and 78% of spread money were on the Giants, so the average Giants bet was larger than the average Saints bet.
63% of total tickets and 59% of total money were on the over, so the over drew more tickets than money and the average under bet was larger.
59% of moneyline tickets and 74% of moneyline money were on the Giants, so the average Giants bet was larger than the average Saints bet.
Line movement
What was the closing line for Giants vs Saints?
| Market | Earliest tracked | Closing | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spread (Saints) | -2 | -2.5 | -0.5 |
| Total | 42 | 41.5 | -0.5 |
The Saints were -2 24 hours before kickoff and closed -2.5, a 0.5-point move toward the Saints.
The total was 42 24 hours before kickoff and closed 41.5, a 0.5-point move toward the under.
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 Saints line move?
The spread moved 0.5 points toward the Saints (Saints -2 to Saints -2.5) even though 78% of the spread money sits on the Giants; the Saints hold 22% of the money and 23% of the tickets, so the line moved away from the money side. The total moved 0.5 points toward the under (42 to 41.5) even though 59% of the total money sits on the over; the under holds 41% of the money and 37% of the tickets, so the line moved away from the money side. 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.