Will the Philadelphia Eagles make the 2020 NFL playoffs? Below, we look at the BetMGM betting odds and make our pick. We also predict their exact win total for the upcoming season.
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Will the Philadelphia Eagles make the 2020 NFL playoffs?
Yes: -200 | No: +165
The Eagles outlasted the Dallas Cowboys in 2019, winning the NFC East with a 9-7 mark and securing the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. They were quickly dispatched by the Seattle Seahawks by a 17-9 score at Lincoln Financial Field. Now, the Eagles have to play a first-place schedule for the 2020 regular season.
The Cowboys should be able to leapfrog the Eagles for the divisional crown in 2020. While the New York Giants and Washington Redskins aren’t expected to be much better this season, this will still be a competitive division with tough games seemingly coming each week for Philly. The Eagles were the only NFC East team to make the playoffs last year. Expect the same in 2020 with the division getting just one team into the postseason, however, that representative won’t be from Philadelphia.
The best value bet is NO (+165) where a $10 winning bet returns a profit of $16.50.
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How many games will the Philadelphia Eagles win in 2020? Bands
| BAND | ODDS |
| 0-4 Wins | +8000 |
| 5-8 Wins | +195 |
| 9-12 Wins | -223 |
| 13-16 Wins | +1200 |
The BetMGM book envisions the sweet spot for the Eagles in the 9-12 wins (-223) band, but that’s not going to be the case. The second-place team in the NFC East last season, the Cowboys, finished 8-8. You can expect more of the same in 2020, and that second-place team will be the Eagles. Their schedule isn’t terribly daunting early on, but back-to-back road games at the San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers to kick off October, followed by a home game with the Baltimore Ravens will kick off their slide. They also have three road games in four December outings against playoff-hopeful teams in the Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers, as well as against the rival Cowboys. Not good.
The Eagles are a strong value at 5-8 WINS (+195), as you can nearly double up if they’re a .500 club or slightly worse.
A $10 bet on 5-8 WINS returns a very nice profit of $19.50.
How many games will the Philadelphia Eagles win in 2020? Exact number
It wouldn’t be surprising to see the Eagles rattle off at least three victories inside the division. A split with the Giants is likely, and a sweep of the Redskins is very possible. On paper, the Cowboys are much more talented, and the Eagles might take a goose egg against them, which would be the difference for first place in the competitive NFC East.
The Eagles have a winnable home game against the Cincinnati Bengals in late September, and a road trip vs. the Cleveland Browns in late November could be another victory. Other than that, there aren’t many games you can look to on Philly’s schedule and say it’s an automatic “W.” It’s going to be nip and tuck all season.
Target 8 WINS (+375) as the play on exact victories as you can nearly quadruple your bank roll if the Eagles are mediocre again, and just one game worse than 2019. UNDER 9.5 WINS (-110) should be a slam-dunk play, too.
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