NFL predictions: Washington Commanders vs New York Giants

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 11: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders rushes for touchdown during the third quarter of the game against the New York Giants at Northwest Stadium on October 11, 2026 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Washington Commanders’ hopes of saving the season will grow or die on Thursday night against the New York Giants. They lost on Sunday at home against the L.A. Rams in a game they could have won, and now sit at 2-5-1 for the season. That’s a terrible record, but not so terrible in a weak NFC East. Adam Peters didn’t sell off at the trade deadline, and Dan Quinn is all in to try to save his head coaching career with an improbable run.The Washington Commanders will be getting Treylon Burks back this week after missing the Rams game with a foot injury. He joins veterans Stefon Diggs and Van Jefferson along with rookie Antonio Williams. Luke McCaffrey will also be active, but his one catch last week isn’t moving the needle. Rookie Jaden Bradley also had a catch vs the Rams, but might not get elevated from the practice squad again with Burks back in the lineup.The Commanders running backs continue to struggle, but the lineup should be the same from last week. Rachaad White and Austin Ekeler continue to be the lead backs, with UDFA rookie Robert Henry active for his first NFL game vs the Rams. White led the team in rushing last week (28 yards) with Ekeler and Jayden Daniels each adding 16 more. The Giants defense is allowing 123.6 yards per game so far this season, while Washington is averaging 118.3 yards per game on the ground. Can they pick it up this week with Nick Allegretti back at center?This game’s 41.5 O/U is low and doesn’t show much faith in either offense. J.J. McCarthy vs Jayden Daniels in primetime doesn’t look like it will be a high-scoring affair, but our predictions this week diverge here. Scott Bair and I both have Washington coming out of the bowels of New Jersey with a win, but I’m taking the under here, and still might be too high if we’re being honest. Bair sees an offensive explosion from Washington(or a few pick-sixes?).We’ve got some prop bets from FanDuel Sportsbook for Week 10’s game that will be fun to follow.Commanders fans, take command of game day!Follow the action and share every cheer, question and instant reaction with fellow fans on the SB Nation app.Enjoy faster commenting and postingChat live during every gameBrowse with fewer adsSeamlessly move between communitiesDownload the SB Nation app on iOS or Android.Any time TD scorerRachaad White +170Stefon Diggs +250Jayden Daniels +270Austin Ekeler +320Treylon Burks +360Chig Okonkwo +390Antonio Williams +410Washington D/ST +750Van Jefferson +850Luke McCaffrey +1300Jaden Bradley +1300John Bates +1400Robert Henry +2000Colson Yankoff +2200Ben Sinnott +2200Prediction: Jayden Daniels —-> Van Jefferson all day.Jayden Daniels TD passes thrownOver 1.5 +168Under 1.5 -230Prediction: JD5 gets two through the air this week.Jayden Daniels passing yardsOver 202.5 -114Under 202.5 -114Prediction: Jayden gets the over again.Receiving yardsStefon DiggsOver 40.5 -114Under 40.5 -114Antonio WilliamsOver 40.5 -114Under 40.5 -114Chig OkonkwoOver 34.5 -114Under 34.5 -114Rachaad WhiteOver 12.5 -114Under 12.5 -114Austin EkelerOver 9.5 -114Under 9.5 -114Prediction: Under. Over. Over. Under. Under. Where are my Van Jefferson stats? Over.Rushing YardsJayden DanielsOver 37.5 -114Under 37.5 -114Rachaad WhiteOver 37.5 -114Under 37.5 -114Austin EkelerOver 29.5 -114Under 29.5 -114Bet: Under. Over. Under. White barely gets the over as Washington’s running game continues to struggle.Game PredictionFanDuel Odds: Washington +1.5 , 41.5 O/UCommanders +114Giants -134PredictionsScott Jennings: Washington 23 – New York 17Scott Bair: Washington 31- New York 24Join our partner FanDuel for all your betting needs