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The Philadelphia Eagles take on the New Orleans Saints in an NFC battle on Sunday at the Mercedes Benz Superdome.
The Eagles lost to Dallas Cowboys 27-20 last Sunday, their third straight home defeat, and fell to 4-5 on the season. On the other hand, the Saints improved to 8-1 on the season with a 51-14 win in Cincinnati last week. New Orleans had the football for nearly 40 minutes and they were simply dominant on both sides of the field.
Eagles Need A Win
After their defense faltered against the Cowboys last Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles enter this game needing a win. After suffering their third straight home loss, the Eagles fell to 4-5 and trail the Washington Redskins by two games in the NFC East team standings. With games flying by, the Eagles need to shape up now to get to the playoffs.
Zach Ertz caught a season-high 145 yards against Dallas. Ertz has at least 100 receiving yards in four out of his last six games played. The 6-5 tight end has a total of 789 receiving yards for the Eagles this season.
Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints 11/18/18
Moneyline Odds: Eagles +330, Saints -400
Odds from Betonline.ag as of 11/15/18
Saints Are Rolling
After a one sided 51-14 blowout of the Bengals, the New Orleans Saints remain the hottest team in the league with 8 straight victories. New Orleans has scored at least 40 points in five of their nine games played this season and are averaging a total of 413 yards of offense per game. The Saints also lead the NFL in scoring at 36.7 points per game.
Alvin Kamara two touchdowns and rushed for 56 yards last week, bringing his season total to 546 yards on the year. Kamara has 5 rushing touchdowns in his last three games. Wide receiver Michael Thomas has 950 receiving yards on the season. Thomas has caught 25 passes in their last 3 games.
Who Wins?
The Eagles are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games played and 8-3 SU in their last 11 games played on the road. The Saints are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games played and 11-1 SU in their last 12 games at home. Head to head, the Saints are 5-2 SU in their last seven games against the Eagles.
However daunting as those may sound, if there is a team that can break those trends, it’s this New Orleans team that seems to keep on getting better offensively as the season has continued to progress. Likewise, their defense has stepped up too, yielding 20 or fewer points in five of their eight straight wins.
The Saints are averaging 36.7 points per game on the season. They have increased that to 38.6 over their last five games and to 42 points per game in the last three weeks. With Philadelphia’s defense hurting and their offense struggling, this game could turn ugly for the Eagles.
We’re picking the New Orleans Saints to beat the Philadelphia Eagles on 11/18/18.
Other Bets To Make
Philadelphia is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games played and 2-2 ATS in their four road games this season. The Saints are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games played and 2-2 ATS in four home games this season. Head to head, the Eagles are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games against the Saints and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games on the road against the Saints.
Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints 11/18/18
Spread Odds: Eagles +9 (-115), Saints -9 (-105)
Odds from Betonline.ag as of 11/15/18
The Saints’ efficiency in offense in very impressive and Drew Brees has been tearing apart opposing defenses with the precision of a surgeon. With the Eagles’ secondary hurt and still on the mend, it may be difficult for the visiting team to keep this game close. Since their bye week, the Saints have been winning by an average winning margin of 13.5 points per game. They seem to get better by the week too. I think the Saints win this game by double digits.
Prediction: Saints -9
The total has gone over in 6 out of the last 7 games played by the Eagles. The over is also 8-4 in the last dozen games played by the Saints. The total has also gone over in 4 out of the last 5 games played by New Orleans. Head to head, the over is 6-2 in the last 8 games between Philadelphia and New Orleans. The total has also gone over in 6 out of the last 9 games between these two teams when playing in New Orleans.
Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints 11/18/18
Over/Under Odds: Over 56 -112, Under 56 -108
Odds from Betonline.ag as of 11/15/18
The total has gone over in the Eagles’ last five games with an average combined score of 57.0 Drew Brees is having an incredible season and the Eagles’ rank 23rd in the league against the pass heading to Week 1. The Saints are averaging 42 points per game in the last three weeks. With almost everything pointing to it, I’m going to go with the overwhelming over.
Prediction: Over 56
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