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Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1), 1 p.m. Sunday
The Line: Eagles minus-2/Complete: 43.5
What’s the line telling you:
Lane Johnson, DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown didn’t follow this week and seem out, and the Bucs are all banged up, too. This line initially opened for a banged-up Eagles crew as 1-point favorites in opposition to Tampa Bay, with a mixed whole set at 45. Since then, the worth on this matchup has gone to the Eagles as 2-point favorites and the overall is all the way down to 43.5. Accidents are a giant a part of this recreation. The Eagles are decimated by accidents, with the losses of Smith, Brown and Johnson. Even Britain Covey is out, whereas Tampa Bay is banged up on the defensive aspect of the ball. It is a powerful recreation to handicap, particularly for the reason that Eagles have been a turnover machine all season (the Eagles are No. 31 within the NFL in turnover ratio at minus-4). They acquired fortunate once more final week in opposition to New Orleans, after turning the ball over twice. Nick Sirianni has not helped this crew in any respect this yr. He consistently shoots himself within the foot, and each resolution he makes looks as if a foul resolution. In a recreation that’s primarily a choose’em and also you proceed to make errors like that, it would damage the Eagles transferring ahead.
Backside line:
The wager we like is the beneath. If we needed to choose a aspect, we might take Tampa Bay. However the beneath is the play right here. If it reaches three, take Tampa Bay. The massive warning is have a look at the Bucs’ most spectacular win thus far, in opposition to Detroit. The Lions virtually doubled Tampa’s whole yardage. Detroit additionally had 12 extra first downs. The Lions outplayed Tampa Bay, however the Bucs received with the assistance of Lions’ turnovers. The beneath right here is the larger play.
Prop bets for the sport
Saquon Barkley anytime landing minus-135
Mike Evans anytime landing plus-135
Dallas Goedert anytime landing plus-220
Baker Mayfield beneath 250 passing yards minus-130
Jalen Hurts beneath 220 passing yards minus-130
AROUND THE NFL
Jacksonville Jaguars (0-3) at Houston Texans (1-2), 1 p.m. Sunday
The Line: Texans minus-7/Complete: 45.5
What’s the line telling you:
You’ve got two groups enjoying one another which might be coming off blowout losses by a mixed 64 factors. Neither crew must be laying a landing in opposition to anybody.
Backside line:
That is an AFC South divisional recreation and your complete season is on the road for Jags’ coach Doug Pederson. This recreation is a coin flip, to be trustworthy, with everybody banged up on each groups, however it’s the largest must-win scenario for the Jags in a very long time. It is a recreation the Jags need to win in opposition to a extremely banged up Houston Texan crew. We just like the Jags plus-7 and we like them on the moneyline, too.
(Betting strains through FanDuel are topic to alter.)
