Best Week 9 total bets: Slugfest in Vegas, rivalry shooutout in Philly

We're 13-11 on total bets this season. Let's keep the train moving as we enter the back half of the NFL season. Here are Week 9's best total bets.

Giants @ Raiders under 37.5

Look up "ugly football" in the dictionary and you'll find the scoreboard of last week's Giants-Jets matchup, in which the Jets squeaked out a 13-10 overtime win. You might also find scores from every game the Giants have played this season.

With or without Daniel Jones, the Giants' offense is downright horrific. They have the worst scoring offense in the league, averaging 11.9 points per game. The Patriots have the next worst at 14.8 points per game.

Not far behind them are the Raiders with the third-worst scoring offense. They also underwent major changes this week.

Las Vegas fired head coach Josh McDaniels, the offensive coordinator, and the general manager late Tuesday night. Oh, and the team officially benched Jimmy Garoppolo for rookie Aidan O'Connell. Yeah, it's a dumpster fire in Sin City.

These are two bad football teams who struggle to move the ball down the field and score. Points will be hard to come by on Sunday.

Vikings under 16.5 points

After an 0-3 start, the Vikings recovered and looked like they could emerge back into the playoff picture, winning four of their last five.

Unfortunately, though, Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles last Sunday, effectively ending his season and any hope Vikings fans had about a turnaround.

The Vikings traded for Josh Dobbs this week from the 1-7 Cardinals, who had announced Dobbs' benching earlier in the week. However, rookie Jaren Hall will start for Minnesota this Sunday. I'm going to fade a fifth-round quarterback who's attempted just four passes ever in the NFL.

Atlanta's strength is its defense, as the team is holding opponents to 20.1 points per game. The Falcons will take advantage of a rookie quarterback and pummel the Vikings this week.

Cowboys @ Eagles over 45.5

The Cowboys and Eagles have the second-best and third-best offenses in the NFL, respectively.

Both teams have terrific quarterback play and lethal weapons all over the field, including two of the best receivers in football - A.J. Brown on the Eagles and CeeDee Lamb on the Cowboys.

The Eagles' defense, however, hasn't been as dominant. They're allowing 21.5 points per game to opponents this season and have allowed the seventh-most passing yards.

Injuries to their secondary have derailed the defense. The Cowboys, on the other hand, have the fourth-best scoring defense in the league.

Dallas' elite pass rush won't withstand the Eagles' unbreakable offensive line. It'll be a heavyweight battle between two division foes in a rivalry game that'll be full of fireworks and points.

Sam Oshtry is a sports betting writer at theScore. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @soshtry for more betting coverage.

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