NFL Week 8 Gambling – Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles
The Atlanta Falcons (4-2 SU & ATS) have been a pleasant surprise indeed for their fans. On Sunday they will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles (3-3 SU, 4-2 ATS0 in an NFL contest that is scheduled to kick off at 1 PM ET at Lincoln Financial Field (natural turf) in Philadelphia.
BetUS NFL Betting Odds: PHILADELPHIA -9, Total 45
Sunday, October 26
NOTABLE STAT: Falcons are surrendering 232 passing yards per game
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: Eagles are 7-1-1 ATS in the last nine meetings
(For more useful stats and trends, visit our special Matchup Tool)
In the BetUS NFL football betting odds, the Eagles are listed as a nine-point favorite, with a posted total of 45 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* ATL has covered six of its last eight games
* ATL has won five of its last seven games SU
* ATL has lost 17 of its last 25 games SU
* ATL has played ten of its last 13 games OVER the total
* ATL has covered two of its last six road games
* ATL has lost five of its last six road games SU
* ATL has played four of its last six road games OVER the total
* ATL has played 12 of its last 16 road games UNDER the total
Also…
* PHIL is 7-1-1 ATS in the last nine meetings
* PHIL has won five of the last six meetings SU
* The last five meetings have gone UNDER the total
* PHIL has won six of the last seven meetings SU as the home team
Listen – for taking over what was perceived as a hopeless situation and giving definite signs that it has turned around – even with a rookie quarterback at the helm – Mike Smith has to have an inside track on the coach of the year award, even if things don’t get better for the Falcons. He inherited a sinking ship, and it’s floating.
Michael Turner may have slowed down just a bit, with 231 yards in his last three games. Don’t get us wrong – that’s not bad. But it’s not what a genuine workhorse has to provide to keep Atlanta in the win column. Maybe that comes this week against the Eagles, who have allowed just 3.5 yards a carry. But maybe it doesn’t. If not, it will have to be up to Matt Ryan, the rookie quarterback who threw for 301 yards last week, and has tossed only one interception in the last four games.
Maybe it’s good for Atlanta that Brian Westbrook isn’t really up to full speed. Westbrook has broken ribs and thinks he may be able to play here, but that isn’t 100% sure, and he wouldn’t necessarily be close to 100% when the bell rings (although players have surprised us in the past).
And please put me down as one of those people who is not, nor has been, enamored with, Donovan McNabb. The Eagle signal-caller (64%, 8 TD’s, 3 TD’s) is praised widely for any of his good games, enough so that the public has gotten an inflated perspective on him. That’s okay, That’s good for us. We get value. Take the Falcons, the nine-point underdog in the BetUS NFL football betting odds.
