Betting on the Eagles to Beat the Giants in Divisional Round

• Despite a closer-than-expected Week 18-win, betting on the Philadelphia Eagles to cover the spread against the New York Giants is a great bet at Bovada for the Divisional Round.
• Philadelphia has been a good-to-great team based on point differential and against good teams, while New York has struggled mightily against teams that boast good point differentials.

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Eagles host the New York Giants, with Jalen Hurts and company favored by more than a touchdown at Bovada.

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants Odds

Team:	Spread:	Moneyline:	Total:
New York Giants	+7.5 (-110)	+285	O48.0 (-110)
Philadelphia Eagles	-7.5 (-110)	-370	U48.0 (-110)

Betting on the Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles and the Giants faced off twice this season, with Philadelphia winning both matchups.

Philadelphia won the Week 14 matchup in a much more decisive manner than in Week 18:

• Week 14: Giants 22 – Eagles 48
  
• Week 18: Giants 16 – Eagles 22

Despite this relatively close call in what was a meaningless game for the Giants and a top-seed clinching game for the Eagles, Philadelphia is the best bet to win and likely to cover the seven-point spread based on point differential this season:

• Philadelphia had a +133 point differential in the regular season to -6 for the Giants.
• Philadelphia went 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS against teams with a positive point differential this season.
• New York went 2-6 SU and 3-5 ATS against teams with a positive point differential
• The Giants have lost their last five games of the season against positive differential teams.

NFL betting sites are likely putting too much weight on the Week 18 game for the Eagles and the victory by the Giants against the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card Round.

It may be better to focus on the Week 14 game between the two NFC East rivals because that was when both teams had their quarterbacks at full health entering the game (and ultra-important and now healthy Lane Johnson was playing for Philadelphia) and had something to play for.

Given that thought process, a few key statistics from that Week 14 game make the Eagles the best bet at legal sports betting sites:

• Philadelphia ran for 253 yards on just 31 carriers, meaning they averaged 8.2 yards per tote on the ground.
• The Eagle’s defensive line had seven sacks and 12 quarterback hits, while the G-Men had five sacks and quarterback hits.
• Saquon Barkley gained only 28 yards on nine carries, never once running for 10+ yards.

With Philadelphia getting healthy and having shown previous success against New York, taking the Eagles moneyline or against the spread are each excellent bets versus the New York Giants.

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