Eagles open as slight home underdogs to the Seahawks in the first-round

Eagles 1.5-point home underdogs to the Seahawks in the Wild Card round

The playoffs started three weeks ago for the Philadelphia Eagles, and the games will continue after the Eagles clinched the NFC East title with a 34-17 win over the New York Giants at Met Life Stadium.

The Birds will get a rematch with the Seattle Seahawks their Week 12 opponents, who slid out of Lincoln Financial Field with a 17-9 victory. In that game, Carson Wentz had a handful of turnovers and the Eagles were considered too banged up to make a playoff run

Things have changed and thanks to a division title, the Eagles will host Seattle in the Wild Card round, even though the Seahawks have a better record.

With injuries and struggles with depth, oddsmakers like the Birds.

According to  to odds from BetMGMthe Eagles are early 1.5-point home favorites over the Seahawks.

The Seahawks will travel to Philly next Sunday to take on the Eagles at 4:40 p.m. EST.

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