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Washington Commanders (7-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (7-2), 8:15 p.m. Thursday
The Line: Eagles minus-3.5/Whole: 48.5
What’s the line telling you:
The market opened with the Eagles initially as a 3.5-point residence favorites, with the mixed complete set at 50. Since then, the aspect has fluctuated from Philly minus-3, again as much as minus-3.5, the place it presently stands. The whole has seen a down tick available in the market to 48.5. There’s some sharp cash on under-50. Once we examine the betting slips with my pals offshore and in Las Vegas, as of proper now, it’s principally a 50-50 cut up on all tickets positioned and cash wagered. The general public cash is evenly divided. When handicapped this matchup, I consider the Commanders have the sting in teaching, with Dan Quinn over the Eagles’ Nick Sirianni, and on the quarterback place. Although Jayden Daniels is a rookie, he has performed simply as properly, if not higher than Jalen Hurts this season. I do give the Eagles the sting in total expertise on the sector. On offense, the sting goes to Washington, which is No. 4 total within the yards-per-play metric, in comparison with the Eagles, who’re No. 10. On the defensive aspect, the Eagles have a a lot larger edge. They’re ranked No. 2 total in opponent-yards-per-play, whereas the Commanders are ranked No. 21 within the NFL. Once we examine frequent opponents, surprisingly, the Eagles and Commanders misplaced by 17 factors to the Buccaneers, whereas the Eagles struggled in opposition to the Browns at residence, and Washington beat Cleveland handily by three touchdowns. Philly crushed the New York Giants, whereas Washington squeezed out two victories over the G-Males by a mixed eight factors.
Backside line:
I feel the Eagles are a barely higher total staff than Washington and can ultimately win the NFC East. However it is a market, and the present worth with a divisional recreation on a brief week, with not a lot journey concerned, I just like the Commanders right here plus-3.5 factors. The Eagles have a pleasant five-game successful streak heading into Thursday night time, however in the event you have a look at the opponents that they’ve performed in that point span, the Browns, Jags, Cowboys, Bengals and Giants, these groups have a mixed report of 13-35 report on the season. The Commanders plus-3.5 is the guess.
Prop bets for the sport
A.J. Brown anytime landing, plus-105
Terry McLaurin anytime landing, plus-105
Jalen Hurts over 223.5 passing yards
(Betting traces are topic to vary.)
