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Carrie Stroup here with your Redskins vs. Eagles Week 14 betting odds. Philadelphia -3.0, Total: 47.5
WASHINGTON REDSKINS (7-7) at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (6-8)
The Redskins will be looking to clinch the NFC East title when they face the Eagles in Philadelphia on Saturday.
It has been a wild season for the Redskins, but a win 35-25 victory over the Bills in Week 15 has the team in position to make the postseason. If Washington beats Philadelphia on Saturday night then the team will clinch the division.
The Eagles really hurt themselves with a 40-17 loss at home against the Cardinals on Sunday night. Philadelphia would need to win out to make the postseason at this point. These teams met earlier in the season in Washington and the Redskins won that game 23-20 as a three-point home underdog. Yet, the Eagles have won two straight games against the Redskins in Philadelphia and will be hoping to spoil Washington’s party on Saturday.
Philadelphia is 10-2 ATS after a game with a turnover margin of -4 or worse since 1992. The Eagles will also be up against a Redskins team that is 6-15 ATS as a road underdog over the past three seasons.
Philadelphia will have to overcome some significant injuries this week, as TE Zach Ertz (Concussion) and CB Byron Maxwell (Shoulder) are questionable for Saturday’s game. QB Sam Bradford (Shoulder) is likely to play, but he is banged up and won’t be at 100%.
If the Redskins are going to beat the Eagles and win the division on Saturday then Kirk Cousins is going to need to play one heck of a game. The quarterback has been a different person when playing at home versus on the road. Cousins has thrown for 2,170 yards with 16 touchdowns and just two interceptions at home this season, but he has thrown for just 1,455 yards with six touchdowns and a miserable nine interceptions on the road. He will need to avoid mistakes on Saturday and ride the momentum he has going for him at the moment.
Defensively, this Redskins team is really playing well recently. Washington has allowed 21 or less points in three of the past four games. If the team can dig deep and hold the Eagles to a similar number then the Redskins should have a good chance of clinching their spot in the playoffs.
Philadelphia has been lousy defensively this season, allowing 25.9 PPG (27th in NFL). If this team is going to stay alive in the postseason race then it will need to make things difficult on Kirk Cousins. He is prone to throwing interceptions on the road, so the Eagles will need to send some pressure to make him uncomfortable in the pocket on Saturday.
Philadelphia will need Sam Bradford to play a good game on Saturday. He put up good numbers against Washington earlier in the season, throwing for 270 yards with three touchdowns and no picks. The stats didn’t translate into a win though and he must keep his defense off the field by putting together some long drives in this game.
The Eagles will also need to get things going on the ground in this one. DeMarco Murray has rushed for just 37 yards on 13 carries over the past two weeks and Ryan Mathews has rushed for only 86 yards on 24 carries in that time. The Eagles need to show more of a commitment to the rushing attack in Week 16.
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
