Hawkeye Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Another week, another double-digit line. This time, it's the second-largest spread of the year (behind Bills -14 vs Steelers), and don't be surprised if it moves up. On the one hand, it's a short week on the road against a team the Eagles rarely see, and the OTHER Houston/Philadelphia game will be on at the same time. That's an easy spot for a big underdog to make things interesting. On the other hand, Jalen Hurts is from Houston and has never played in front of his hometown crowd before and he is the unquestioned leader of this team. I don't see a let-up. Remember when double-digit NFL favorites were almost always a loss ATS? Then, a few years ago, as analytics and technology cut into home-field advantage, double-digit favorites started covering at a clip of around 53%. Well, this season, road teams are covering 54%, but road favorites are only covering 46%. This might be the first double-digit road favorite of the year, which lowers the degree of confidence even more. Side: Eagles -13/13.5 Total: 43.5 Moneyline: Eagles -750 - Texans +525 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 10 minutes ago, Hawkeye said: Another week, another double-digit line. This time, it's the second-largest spread of the year (behind Bills -14 vs Steelers), and don't be surprised if it moves up. On the one hand, it's a short week on the road against a team the Eagles rarely see, and the OTHER Houston/Philadelphia game will be on at the same time. No world series game on Thursday ... games in Philly today, tomorrow, and Wednesday and then travel day on Thursday (if needed to continue series in Houston for games 6 and 7 on Friday and Saturday). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 10 minutes ago, time2rock said: No world series game on Thursday ... games in Philly today, tomorrow, and Wednesday and then travel day on Thursday (if needed to continue series in Houston for games 6 and 7 on Friday and Saturday). Good catch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Hmm another big line there but at this point I'm not going to go against the Eagles. I mean not that I'd back it anyway but yeah they keep proving me wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike030270 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Eagles by 60 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portyansky Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 2 hours ago, time2rock said: No world series game on Thursday ... games in Philly today, tomorrow, and Wednesday and then travel day on Thursday (if needed to continue series in Houston for games 6 and 7 on Friday and Saturday). Unless it gets rained out tonight, but would be in Philly. Phillies will be World Series Champs before the Eagles next game!!!! LFG!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, Portyansky said: Unless it gets rained out tonight, but would be in Philly. Phillies will be World Series Champs before the Eagles next game!!!! LFG!!!! Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 14 minutes ago, Portyansky said: Unless it gets rained out tonight, but would be in Philly. Phillies will be World Series Champs before the Eagles next game!!!! LFG!!!! I was just going to ask what the weather is there. I'm traveling and the only thing I saw was a tweet saying MLB and both teams are meeting to decide if it's a go. They hope to have a decision by 6:30pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 6 hours ago, Hawkeye said: Good catch. Now due to tonight’s game being postponed, there will be a World Series game on Thursday but will be in Philly. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerolithe_Lion Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, time2rock said: Now due to tonight’s game being postponed, there will be a World Series game on Thursday but will be in Philly. I enjoy 2-3-2 so much better than 2-2-1-1-1. If you’re the higher seed and you lose 4-1 because it never went back home, changing the layout wasn’t going to help you anyway. Getting games 6-7 in a close series at home is the true advantage. Plus the drop in jet lag and travel for the teams is huge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said: I enjoy 2-3-2 so much better than 2-2-1-1-1. If you’re the higher seed and you lose 4-1 because it never went back home, changing the layout wasn’t going to help you anyway. Getting games 6-7 in a close series at home is the true advantage. Plus the drop in jet lag and travel for the teams is huge. Yep. Being the lesser seeded team the biggest advantage comes with being able to steal one of the first 2 games on the road. Further helps to have THE best fan base in baseball! **Fingers crossed** we take care of business at home and this doesn’t need to go back to Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JournalistMic Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 1 hour ago, time2rock said: Now due to tonight’s game being postponed, there will be a World Series game on Thursday but will be in Philly. Weird how the Eagles are playing against Houston at the same time the Phillies are in the World Series, but Phillies will be at home celebrating the win by Nov 5! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwide Schrude Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Have seen many Texans fans say their game against the Titans the other day was one of the worst they’ve experienced. The only player Houston has that might do something is their rookie RB. That’s a guy I would like on the Eagles squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 13 hours ago, time2rock said: Now due to tonight’s game being postponed, there will be a World Series game on Thursday but will be in Philly. I keep forgetting that the MLB season started late this year because of the lockout so the World Series is mostly in November. Their TV partners are certainly unhappy. Splits the audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerolithe_Lion Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Over their last 17 games against non-divisional opponents, the Houston Texans are 1-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesRocker97 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Eagles will cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaEagles4Life Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 It was at - 9 on Sunday afternoon and I didn't grab it, dummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 On 11/1/2022 at 10:34 AM, DaEagles4Life said: It was at - 9 on Sunday afternoon and I didn't grab it, dummy It's now up to -14 and the total has risen 2 full points to 45. Those numbers are prevailing at almost every book I track. There's a little bit of 45.5 out there if you're looking to go under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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