3 Best Props to Back for Cowboys vs. Giants on Sunday Night Football

Sunday Night Football kicks off the 2026 slate with a rivalry twist as the Dallas Cowboys head to MetLife Stadium to face a New York Giants team under new head coach John Harbaugh. It’s Week 1, the lights are on NBC, and both rosters are lining up with plenty to prove. The Cowboys bring back a receiving corps that torched defenses a year ago, while the Giants counter with arguably the most talented — if slightly banged up — wide receiver in the building.

Rather than picking one lane, we went hunting across the entire board for this game’s three best props, regardless of team or position. Two pass-catchers and a bruising red-zone back made the cut, and all three come with real statistical backing to beat the number.

George Pickens Should Feast on a Leaky Giants Secondary

George Pickens enters his second season in Dallas fresh off arguably the best year of his career, hauling in 93 catches for 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns on 137 targets across 17 games in 2025. He’s no longer just Pittsburgh’s boom-or-bust deep threat — he’s a legitimate No. 1 (or 1B, depending on the week) in a Cowboys offense that spreads the ball around at an elite level.

The number to beat here is 67.5 receiving yards, with the market pricing it at -112 on both sides. Pickens cleared that mark in the majority of his outings last season, and this specific matchup sets up well — the Giants’ secondary was picked apart through the air for long stretches of 2025, and a season-opening unit still gelling under a new coaching staff isn’t the group you want defending a receiver of Pickens’ size and catch radius. If you’re shopping the number across books before kickoff, a little odds shopping could squeeze out extra value on this one.

There’s also a signal buried in the futures market: Pickens is priced at +3000 to lead the NFL in receiving yards this season. That’s not a number sportsbooks hand out lightly — it reflects real belief in his weekly ceiling, and this Week 1 spot vs. a defense still finding its footing is exactly the kind of game where that ceiling shows up.

Malik Nabers Is the Engine of Harbaugh’s New-Look Giants Offense

If healthy, Malik Nabers is this game’s best receiver, full stop. As a rookie, he racked up 1,475 yards on 127 catches with nine touchdowns, establishing himself as an every-week WR1 threat almost immediately. Now in Year 2 under John Harbaugh’s first Giants regime, Nabers is again the unquestioned focal point of the passing attack, drawing target after target regardless of who’s throwing him the ball.

The line sits at 60.5 receiving yards, priced at -114/-110, and given his target share a year ago (35 targets in a single game at one point), that number looks soft if he’s on the field and rolling. The obvious caveat: Nabers has been managing a knee issue through camp, and his practice participation has been the swing factor teams and bettors are watching closely heading into kickoff. Monitor the final Week 1 injury report before locking this one in — but if he’s active and full-go, this line undersells his role in the offense.

Odell Beckham Jr. is also in the mix as a complementary piece, priced at over 7.5 receptions (-111/-113), and his presence only underscores how much volume this Giants passing game is set to funnel through its top options. But make no mistake — Nabers is CEO of this receiving room, and the yardage prop is the priority play.

Javonte Williams Is a Goal-Line Lock for Dallas

While the receivers get the highlight-reel attention, the safest bet on this board might be the Cowboys’ bell-cow running back finding paydirt. Javonte Williams enjoyed a full breakout in his first season in Dallas, posting 1,201 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns (13 total with his receiving scores) on a career-high 252 carries across 16 games in 2025 — all career bests, and productive enough that Dallas rewarded him with a three-year, $24 million extension over the offseason.

His anytime touchdown price sits at -190, reflecting the market’s confidence in his role, and for good reason. Williams was Dallas’s clear No. 1 back in short-yardage and goal-line packages last season, a role that isn’t changing entering 2026. Interestingly, Williams’ 2025 debut against this very same Giants defense in Week 2 produced 97 rushing yards and a touchdown in an overtime win — he’s shown he can produce against this exact opponent.

With Dallas expected to lean on the ground game to control tempo in a Sunday night spotlight game, and Williams firmly entrenched as the every-down, red-zone back, betting on him to find the end zone at some point is about as close to a “trust the process” prop as this slate offers. Anytime touchdown props like this one are a staple of same game parlays if you want to pair Williams with one of the receiving props above.

Best Bets for Cowboys-Giants on Sunday Night

Put it all together and this game offers a clean mix of receiving production and a red-zone workhorse, all backed by real 2025 data and clear roles heading into Week 1. Here’s the full card:

• George Pickens OVER 67.5 Receiving Yards (-112/-112)
• Malik Nabers OVER 60.5 Receiving Yards (-114/-110)
• Javonte Williams Anytime Touchdown (-190)

Each of these bets is grounded in a role or usage pattern that carried over from a productive 2025 campaign, giving all three real staying power heading into the SNF spotlight.