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Philadelphia Eagles (12-2) at Washington Commanders (9-5), 1:00 p.m. Sunday
The Line: Eagles minus-3.5/Complete: 46.5
What’s the line telling you:
The value on this matchup initially opened up because the Eagles being 3-point favorites, with the mixed whole set at 47.5. Since then, the road has bounced round at 3 as much as as excessive as Eagles minus-4 earlier than settling in on the present Vegas quantity Eagles minus-3.5. the underneath has dropped to 45, as a result of some actual sharp cash guess the underneath at 47.5. it’s now all the way down to round 45, 46. The early tickets punches are tilted closely within the Eagles’ favor and 90-percent of the general cash wagered are on Nick Sirianni’s group. The vast majority of the motion is available in on recreation day. This an enormous recreation for each groups. The Eagles want this to maintain up with Detroit and Minnesota. The Commanders want this to stay within the playoff image. The final time these groups met, Washington was up 10-6 coming into the fourth quarter. Two choices affected Washington, the primary was when Dan Quinn opted to go for a fourth-down conversion as an alternative of a discipline purpose, and the Eagles stopped them, then drove the ball the size of the sphere. The opposite was when Jayden Daniels threw an interception to Reed Blankenship. Since then, the Eagles’ protection has comer alive. They permit an NFL-low 4.7 yards per play. On the offensive aspect, no group is best working the ball earlier than contact, which is three yards, probably the most within the NFL.
Backside line:
The Eagles minus-3 is unquestionably the play right here. They need to cowl the quantity. There might be much less scoring than the primary recreation. Washington offense has faltered and take the underneath 46, 46.5.
Prop bets for the sport
Saquon Barkley anytime landing, minus-150
Terry McLaurin anytime landing, plus-160
Saquon Barkley over 90 dashing yards, minus-130
(Betting strains are topic to vary.)