The final week of the NFL preseason launches on Thursday, August 21 with two contests, one of which is a matchup between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. Tonight's Patriots vs. Giants game is set for 8 p.m. ET on Prime Video — in typical Thursday Night Football fashion.
Fantasy players will have their eye on highly-touted Giants rookie RB Cam Skattebo, who might see the field for the first time this preseason.
Both the Patriots and Giants are 2-0 in the preseason. As the teams prepare for Week 1 of the regular season, they likely won’t play their starters much, if at all.
Below, we'll get into the top Patriots vs. Giants predictions and NFL picks as we dig deep into the bag for tonight's preseason finale, including three player picks for PrizePicks NFL preseason tonight.
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Patriots vs. Giants Predictions, NFL Picks on Thursday
Here are three of the top Patriots vs. Giants predictions and NFL DFS picks on PrizePicks. Use this NFL preseason DFS analysis to help you build a Lineup on PrizePicks for Thursday, August 21. Click each pick to read more.
- Patriots QB Ben Wooldridge – 87.5 Pass Yards
- Giants RB Dante Miller – 27.5 Rush Yards
- Patriots WR John Jiles – 25.5 Receiving Yards
Patriots QB Ben Wooldridge – 87.5 Pass Yards
- Patriots QB Ben Wooldridge completed 9 of 12 pass attempts for 132 yards and 1 TD in Preseason Week 1 against the Commanders.
- Wooldridge hit on 7/13 pass attempts for 55 yards in Preseason Week 2 against the Vikings.
- Pats QB Drake Maye is among the starters on the Patriots who are not expected to play tonight.
- In the Patriots' final preseason game last season, veteran QB Jacoby Brissett attempted just 4 passes, whlie Maye and QB Joe Milton III combined to attempt 37 passes and throw for 204 yards. Brissett and Milton are no longer on the Patriots.
Giants RB Dante Miller – 27.5 Rush Yards
- Giants RB Dante Miller leads the team in rushing attempts (15) through two preseason games.
- The only other player with double-digit carries this preseason is Giants RB Tyrone Tracy Jr., who might not play at all against the Patriots. If Tracy does see the field, he'll likely have a limited workload.
- Miller turned 10 carries into 22 yards in preseason Week 1 against the Bills.
- Miller only had five carries against the Jets in preseason Week 2, which he turned into 17 rushing yards.
Patriots WR John Jiles – 25.5 Receiving Yards
- In preseason Week 1 against the Commanders, Patriots WR John Jiles caught both of his targets for 48 total yards.
- While facing the Vikings in preseason Week 2, Jiles hauled in 4-of-5 targets for 24 yards.
- As reported by Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel will rest most of his starters, thus wide receivers Kendrick Bourne, Efoton Chism, Kyle Williams, and Ja’Lynn Polk are all unlikely to play.
- Jiles' 6 receptions this preseason rank second on the team to Chism (12). No other wide receiver has more than 3 total receptions.
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