Giants Limp Into LA, Get Steamrolled 28-6 as Under Cashes Easy

The Rams absolutely throttled the Giants 28-6 at SoFi, and our under 47.5 never broke a sweat. This one was over before halftime.

Los Angeles flipped the script from their Week 1 offensive disaster, putting up four touchdowns while their defense made Daniel Jones look like he was quarterbacking in quicksand. The Giants managed a measly six points — two field goals, zero touchdowns — and looked every bit the dysfunctional road team we projected. New York's offense sputtered through four quarters of three-and-outs and drive-killing penalties, finishing with the kind of stat line that gets coordinators fired.

The 34-point total landed well under our 47.5 number, validating the sharp money that hammered this down from the opener. We called the Rams' Week 1 collapse an outlier, not a trend, and LA's defense proved it by suffocating a Giants attack that had no answers. Jones was under pressure all night, and the rushing game went nowhere.

DarkHorse nailed this one. The logic was sound: road teams regress, limited offenses stay limited, and defensive intensity travels. The Giants showed up, collected their participation trophy, and flew home with nothing but bruises. Rams roll, under cashes, and we move to 1-0 on published picks. That's how you start a season.