Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins |
Philadelphia has lost four consecutive games and will be looking to stop the slide before dropping five straight for the first time since 1998. The Eagles are still confident in the amount of talent that’s on the roster to turn things around.
“The thing that myself, our coaches, and the players, we’re going to work our tail off to get it right,” commented Eagles head coach Andy Reid. “That’s that we’re going to do.”
This weekend’s opponent might provide the perfect jumping off point, as the Eagles came away with a 59-28 win as 3.5-point road favorites on this field a year ago, gaining 592 yards of total offense.
Bettors will find that the Eagles are 0-2 ATS as a road favorite of three points or less this year, but came into the season covering five of six in that situation.
Washington is definitely in search of revenge from the last time these two teams met, likely leaning heavily on running back Ryan Torain to do so. He is averaging 7.1 yards per carry this season, rushing for 135 yards on 19 carries in Week 4.
The Redskins sit atop the NFC East standings, but nobody is celebrating, facing an opponent this week that has gone to the playoffs in nine of the last 12 years. This will be the 152nd regular-season series meeting, with the franchise holding a 78-68-5 lead.
It’s also important to note that Washington quarterback Rex Grossman has never faced the Eagles, coming into this contest as the 26th-ranked passer in the league with a 78.7 rating.
Bettors will find that the Redskins are 2-0 ATS as an underdog this season and 15-9 ATS in their last 24 opportunities when getting points.
