Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins Betting Odds, Analysis, NFL Pick

The Washington Redskins will be playing their second straight game against an NFC East opponent Sunday when they host the Philadelphia Eagles as home underdogs. The Redskins are coming off a 32-21 loss to the New York Giants as three-point road underdogs in the Week 2 Thursday night matchup and have now dropped 11 of their past 13 straight up against divisional foes.

Point spread: The Eagles opened as three-point favorites; the total was 47.5 early in the week, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report)

NFL pick, via Odds Shark computer: 25.3-18.7 Redskins

Why the Eagles can cover the spread

The Eagles avoided going 0-3 with an impressive 24-17 road victory against the New York Jets last Sunday as three-point underdogs and find themselves back in the role of favorites at Washington. While quarterback Sam Bradford still did not look great in his third game with the team, he was able to lean on a productive running game, which saw Ryan Mathews step up in place of the injured DeMarco Murray (hamstring).

Philadelphia head coach Chip Kelly was criticized for shaking up the team following an 0-2 start, but there was a method to his madness when he signed both Murray and Mathews as free agents in the offseason to complement Darren Sproles. The three of them combined give the Eagles a scary rushing attack and make Bradford’s job easier.

Why the Redskins can cover the spread

The Redskins had some extra time off to think about their worst defensive performance of the young season against the Giants and should be able to make the corrections necessary to hang with Philly. They will really only need to focus on stopping the run because Bradford is still not much of a threat to throw the ball downfield right now.

Washington also has the benefit of knowing it can beat the Eagles after earning a 27-24 home victory as a seven-point underdog in Week 16 last year. The Redskins covered the first meeting as well as four-point road dogs in a 37-34 Week 3 loss, with quarterback Kirk Cousins throwing for a career-high 427 yards and three touchdowns.

Smart pick

Cousins obviously enjoyed some success against Philadelphia’s defense last year even though he was on the bench when Washington got the win in the second meeting. Robert Griffin III returned to action for that game but did not do anything special to help spoil the playoff hopes of the Eagles.

While Jay Gruden has not done much to impress in his first two years as head coach of the Redskins, either, he has found ways to cover twice against Philadelphia. Look for Washington to make it three in a row with a victory.

Betting trends

The Eagles are 2-5 SU and ATS in their last seven games.

The Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last five games on the road in October.

The Redskins are 2-9 SU and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games.

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