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Green Bay Packers vs Philadelphia Eagles: The NFL is back
The Philadelphia Eagles are hosting the Green Bay Packers in the season opener at Lincoln Financial Field on Friday.
Will Jordan Love take over the league?
The Green Bay Packers are coming off a winning season as they finished with a 9-8 record after a porr starting losing five of the first seven games and expect to do way better this year. The Packers stunned the Dallas Stars in the Wild Card game but failed just short in the Division game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Packers were pretty solid in the preseason beating the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens and losing to the Denver Broncos.
Are the Eagles for real this season?
The Philadelphia Eagles had an excellent start last season winning 11 of the first 12 games but then lost all but one for the rest of the regular season. They were blown away in the wild card against the Tampa Bay Bucaneers. They started the preseason pretty well, beating the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots in tight games before scoring only three points in the loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Betting Trends
The Eagles are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games overall, 6-0 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the NFC North division, and 6-0 SU in their last 6 games played in September. They are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 0-5 ATS in their 5 games against teams from the NFC and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games as favorites. Philadelphia has played under the total point line in 11 of their last 15 games against the Packers, 5 of their last 6 home games against them and 4 of their last 6 games overall. The Packers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games overall, 6-3 SU in their last 9 games against the Eagles and 13-5 SU in their last 18 games played in September. They are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall, 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games against the Eagles, 12-6 ATS in their last 18 games against teams from the NFC and 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against teams from the NFC East. Green Bay has played over the total point line in 6 of their last 7 games on the road and 7 of their last 9 games overall.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams are going into the new season with high hopes and a lot of pressure to perform well. The Eagles won 40-33 at home in their last matchup two years ago and are a two-point favorite going into this one. It will be amazing to see Jordan Love and Jalen Hurts go against each other as they are among the elite quarterbacks in the league. This game can easily go either way, and with both QB’s being ready to deliver, we go with over 49 total points.
