Eagles vs. Commanders Betting Preview December 22

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21 December, 2024

The Eagles come into Washington as a -3.5 road favorite. This line has moved between the 3 and 4 at some books.

Line Analysis

Sagarin has the Eagles at 5.71 (-5.5 to -6).

Comparables

Washington State -3.5 Fresno State (Washington State 4.67 Underlay) - Road favorite covers.

News and Notes

The Eagles are riding a franchise-best 10-game winning streak into their game at Washington.
Philadelphia is already playoff-bound and can clinch the NFC East title and one of the conference’s top two seeds with a victory.
Jalen Hurts with 14 rushing touchdowns are one away from tying the record for the most by a QB in a season.
Shaquon Barkley leads the league with 1,688 yards rushing and 1,964 from scrimmage.

Eagles Player to Watch

WRs A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith made a combined 19 catches for 219 yards and two touchdowns against Pittsburgh after plenty of off-field drama about who QB Jalen Hurts was throwing the ball to and how often. One will be defended by four-time Pro Bowl CB Marshon Lattimore, who was targeted zero times in coverage on 31 passing attempts in his Commanders debut at New Orleans. The other will face Benjamin St-Juste or rookie Mike Sainristil, which is no easy task, either.

Commanders Player to Watch

QB Jayden Daniels has completed nearly 82% of his passes over the past two games, up from 61% in his previous five coming back from a rib injury. The rookie was also sacked eight times by the Saints, and he took some responsibility for that. Daniels is a threat to run, too, and was Washington’s leading rusher against the Saints with 66 yards on 11 carries.

Key Matchup

Commanders RB Brian Robinson Jr. vs. Eagles rushing defense. Philadelphia limited Pittsburgh’s Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren to a total of 26 yards on 10 carries, and Robinson is coming off averaging just 3.1 yards a carry at New Orleans. Robinson getting going opens up the offense for Daniels to mix and match, and the Eagles can force opponents to be one-dimensional by shutting down the run almost entirely.

By Mary Montgomery

A former track and field star and diver, Mary is a senior sports writer for the Gambling911.com website whose work spans well over a decade. She is the go-to person for our evening sports reports in the US. Mary works out of our Miami Beach headquarters.