Poll results: 44 percent of Giants fans think the Giants will beat the Cowboys

The New York Giants hope to continue a winning streak this week on Thursday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys.

Both teams, as you may have heard, are 1-2 on the season and face a tough set of games after their early season “mini-bye” and this could well be a “must win” game could be for both teams.

The Big Blue View staff was split 2-4 in favor of the Cowboys in this week’s staff picks. We decided to ask this question to you, the Big Blue View community. Earlier this week we asked a simple question: Would the Giants beat the Cowboys on Thursday Night Football?

It’s safe to say that the Giants fanbase feels about tonight’s game about the same as the BBV staff, with the fans split 56-44 in favor of the Cowboys.

It’s not a particularly surprising result considering the history behind this matchup. I don’t need to go through the numbers again, nor last year’s results. Suffice it to say, the Giants can have their work cut out for them, especially if Dallas is able to run the offense.

The Giants come into the game as 5.5-point underdogs at home according to the Las Vegas sportsbooks, while ProFootballFocus has the Giants as 6.1-point underdogs.

Looking at the Cowboys side of things, they don’t really have more confidence in their team than Giants fans. They took the same poll to their fans this week, and only 49 percent of Cowboys fans think their team will win.

That said, Giants fans have renewed confidence in their team’s direction.

Fan confidence started off high this year before plummeting to just 22 percent in Week 2. It recovered somewhat after the Giants’ narrow loss to the Commanders to 29 percent. Now, after their win over the Browns, 61 percent of fans are confident in their team’s direction. That’s not quite the level of the 78 percent fan base that opened this year, but the recovery from the doldrums after the loss to the Vikings is impressive.