You read that correctly. The 10-1 Eagles, who are 6-2-3 ATS, are getting 2.5 points at home. They've beaten the Dolphins, Cowboys, Chiefs and Bills, in that order, with a win over Washington thrown in for good measure. The moneyline is Eagles + a measly 116 so you're better off taking the points if you like the Eagles.

Line: 49ers -2.5
Total:46.5
Moneyline: 49ers -136/Eagles +116

I'm sure there are going to be quite a few "disrespect" comments but honestly ... who cares if they are favored?  Just win baby!

That is disrespectful.

It's because of how they are winning which isn't really surprising. Plus Lane

Hurts will take the first 3 quarters off looking like crap and then say I don't give a F and they'll end up winning while we all stroke out again

I'm guessing because it's where this game falls? We are the gauntlet though. "We're not locked in here with you.... you're locked in here with meee" 

That's a ridiculous line given we're at home, plus we've knocked off Miami, Dallas, Kansas and the Bills in 4 of the last 5 weeks.

The only justification for it is if the bookies know that Rapaport's report on Lane's injury is closer to the truth than Gunn's, because Bosa against Driscoll might be a little challenging.

9 minutes ago, Cochis_Calhoun said:

That's a ridiculous line given we're at home, plus we've knocked off Miami, Dallas, Kansas and the Bills in 4 of the last 5 weeks.

The only justification for it is if the bookies know that Rapaport's report on Lane's injury is closer to the truth than Gunn's, because Bosa against Driscoll might be a little challenging.

Might be?

I'm not shocked. We've been just 'getting by' this whole season. Hopefully this will be a 'slap in the face' that angers them enough to the point of orchestrating a blow out. 

I'm fine going in as the underdog 

Lane should be back and Dallas is pushing for an early return as well so line will likely fall to a point 

I feel like this team thrives on being counted out. I’m expecting the same results as other games until I see otherwise. 

Is this game the real test? 

A shoot out like the Bills game? Or do we get a 'quieter' game like Chiefs, with the scores being in the high teens/low 20's.

Get the Dog masks out??!! Naahhh, that's been played.

2 hours ago, time2rock said:

I'm sure there are going to be quite a few "disrespect" comments but honestly ... who cares if they are favored?  Just win baby!

Agreed, and it doesn't have anything to do with respect. A point spread is a market, and like all markets, it follows the money. 

48 minutes ago, Godfather said:

Is this game the real test? 

Classic trap game.

I'm not a gambling man, at least not in football. It's so easy to read too much into these lines and odds. They are not based on what bookies think will happen, but based on the betting activity of their customers, how they can maximise wins and minimise losses. You very rarely see a poor bookie, which tells you he makes more than he pays out. They don't need to even understand the sports they are taking bets on, just the data and behaviour of their customers. Let the numbers to the work for them.

Also, I think there must be some strangeness going on in the betting community if the team with the best record in the league are dogs at home. Maybe they don't realise that the Eagles just win. GO BIRDS

1 hour ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

I'm not shocked. We've been just 'getting by' this whole season. Hopefully this will be a 'slap in the face' that angers them enough to the point of orchestrating a blow out. 

Orrr the fix is in :)

Given the the home team is usually given 3 points just for HFA, the oddsmakers apparently really think San Fran is a 5.5 pt favorite

2 hours ago, Cochis_Calhoun said:

That's a ridiculous line given we're at home, plus we've knocked off Miami, Dallas, Kansas and the Bills in 4 of the last 5 weeks.

The only justification for it is if the bookies know that Rapaport's report on Lane's injury is closer to the truth than Gunn's, because Bosa against Driscoll might be a little challenging.

Bosa against Driscoll is terrifying to be honest

38 minutes ago, EaglesAddict said:

Given the the home team is usually given 3 points just for HFA, the oddsmakers apparently really think San Fran is a 5.5 pt favorite

The current HFA is about 1.4 points. That's factored in to the 2.5.

3 hours ago, Cochis_Calhoun said:

That's a ridiculous line given we're at home, plus we've knocked off Miami, Dallas, Kansas and the Bills in 4 of the last 5 weeks.

The only justification for it is if the bookies know that Rapaport's report on Lane's injury is closer to the truth than Gunn's, because Bosa against Driscoll might be a little challenging.

Just a bit yeah.  

The media wants to love on the 40whiners so bad.  They were hyping them hard before their string of losses.  They finally won again and were suggesting they're the best team in the NFC despite our record.  Their players have whined ever since the loss and they're hyped for revenge.  This would be a great time for the Eagles to finally "play to their potential" that we keep hearing about, and have their best performance.

5 minutes ago, NOTW said:

The media wants to love on the 40whiners so bad.  They were hyping them hard before their string of losses.  They finally won again and were suggesting they're the best team in the NFC despite our record.  Their players have whined ever since the loss and they're hyped for revenge.  This would be a great time for the Eagles to finally "play to their potential" that we keep hearing about, and have their best performance.

Hype is all well and good until they run up into someone just as physical as they are. Made them look ordinary last year. Especially Deebo.

Not worried about this game at all if we play at least decently in the first half.

But if we get more crap playcalling and Hurts turns over the ball twice? Yeah we're looking at 45-10 Niners.

Will need Johnson to actually call a good game and keep the whiners offense off the field.  I expect the RBC to get a lot of work and for Brown to have a big game.