Commanders vs. Eagles Thursday Night Football Betting Preview
The surprising 7-3 Commanders take on an Eagles team that is 7-2 and on a five game win streak.
Commanders @ Eagles
Opening Line - This one opened at Eagles -3.5.
Line Trend - Eagles -3.5 to --3 to -4.
Sagarin – Sagarin gives us a number of Eagles 5.61, suggesting a decent sized underlay.
Action Trend – Action is balanced.
Comparables
- Jets +3.5 to +4 49ers (49ers 5.6 Underlay) - Home favorite covers.
- Panthers +3.5 to +4 Saints (Saints 6.55 Underlay) - Home favorite covers.
- Las Vegas +3.5 / +4 LA Chargers (home favorite Chargers covers with 5 point win) 7.21 Underlay of 3.5 to 4 - Home favorite covers.
- New York Giants +3 to +1.5 Las Vegas (Las Vegas 2.48 On The Money to 1 point Underlay) - Home favorite covers.
- New Orleans +1.5 to +2.5 Arizona (home favorite Arizona covers and wins by 8) Arizona 3.12 Underlay 1.5 to On the Money - Home favorite covers.
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Pitt +4 to +3 UNC (home favorite UNC covers and wins by a lot) UNC 5.2 Underlay of 1 to 2 points - Home favorite covers.
Commanders Player to Watch
Zach Ertz. The former Eagles tight end who spent his first nine professional seasons with Philadelphia needs three touchdown catches to reach 50 for his career, and he is 185 yards from 8,000 yards receiving. He has become something of a safety valve for rookie QB Jayden Daniels.
Key Matchup
Philadelphia's run game versus Washington's run defense. Eagles RB Saquon Barkley ranks second in the NFL with an average of 110.1 yards a game, while Washington is 28th in the league defensively against the run, allowing 142.7 yards a game.
Key Injuries
Commanders: CB Marshon Lattimore (hamstring), K Austin Seibert (right hip) and LB Nick Bellore (knee) are out. ... The team said RB Brian Robinson Jr., who missed the past two games with a hamstring injury, will be active. ... RT Andrew Wylie (shoulder), who was a late scratch last week, is trending toward playing.
Eagles: Philadelphia activated LT Jordan Mailata (hamstring) off injured reserve. ... Smith (hamstring) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday.
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