The New Orleans Saints (10-2) visit the Philadelphia Eagles (3-8-1) Sunday of Week 14 for a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. Below, we preview the Saints-Eagles betting odds and lines and make our NFL picks and predictions.
Saints at Eagles: Betting odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Saints -325 (bet $325 to win $100) | Eagles +255 (bet $100 to win $255)
- Against the spread/ATS: Saints -7 (-110) | Eagles +7 (-110)
- Over/Under: 43.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Saints at Eagles: Game notes
- The Saints, the only NFC team to clinch a playoff berth so far, enter on a 9-game win streak, including back-to-back road victories. QB Taysom Hill, who will be making a fourth consecutive start in place of the injured Drew Brees, threw the first 2 touchdown passes of his four-year career in last week’s 21-16 victory at the Atlanta Falcons.
- Hill has completed 54 of 76 pass attempts (71.05%) for 543 yards with 2 TDs and 1 interception, while rushing for 176 yards and 4 TDs in his three starts under center.
- Rookie QB Jalen Hurts will make his first start for the Eagles, who have lost 4 in a row. The second-round pick out of Oklahoma replaced the ineffective Carson Wentz in the third quarter of last week’s 30-16 loss at the Green Bay Packers. Though it wasn’t enough, Hurts sparked a Philly rally with a 73-yard scoring drive and finished 5-for-12 for 109 passing yards with 1 TD and 1 pick. He also had 29 rushing yards on 5 carries.
- With four weeks remaining, the Saints have a 1-game lead over the Packers for the NFC’s top seed, and lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-5) by 3 games in the NFC South.
- Despite the 3-8-1 record, the Eagles are only 1.5 games back of the New York Giants (5-7) and Washington Football Team (5-7) for first place in the feeble NFC East.
- The Saints and Eagles last met in the Divisional Round two seasons ago with New Orleans claiming a 20-14 home victory as an 8.5-point underdog. Saints WR Michael Thomas had 171 receiving yards and 1 TD on 12 receptions.
- The Saints have won 7 of their last 9 against the Eagles since 2006 but covered the spread in just 5 of those contests.
Betting stats:
- ATS: Saints 7-5 | Eagles 4-8
- O/U: Saints 7-5 | Eagles 4-8
Saints at Eagles: Key injuries
Saints
- RB Latavius Murray (knee) questionable
- OT Ryan Ramczyk (elbow) questionable
- CB Patrick Robinson (hamstring) questionable
- WR Michael Thomas (ankle) questionable
Eagles
- DE Derek Barnett (pelvis) questionable
- S Rudy Ford (hamstring) questionable
- OT Jason Peters (toe) questionable
- CB Darius Slay (knee) questionable
Saints at Eagles: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Saints 27, Eagles 16
Money line (?)
PASS. The Saints (-325) will win their 10th in a row, but it’s not worth risking more than three times your projected return.
Against the spread (?)
NEW ORLEANS -7 (-110) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1.5 times your usual wager. The Saints defense allows just 288.8 yards per game to rank 2nd in the NFL, 76.1 rushing YPG (2nd), 212.8 passing YPG (4th) and 20.1 points per game (5th). That’s a tough task for Hurst to face in his first professional start.
Over/Under (?)
The UNDER 43.5 (-110) is worth a small play – half your usual wager. The Saints defense has allowed just 1 touchdown in their last 15 quarters – a Falcons TD last week with 7:43 to go. Look for the Saints to wreak havoc on the rookie QB.
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Also see:
- Report: Brees ‘more realistic’ to return Week 15 (Saints Wire)
- FS McLeod named Philly’s nominee for Walter Payton Award (Eagles Wire)
| Johnny’s 2020 NFL record / Strongest plays | 19-16-1 / 7-7-1 |
| 2019 NFL record / Strongest plays | 17-10-1 / 7-4 |
| 2020 overall record (all sports) | 157-120-3 |
| Strongest plays (all sports) | 77-47-1 |
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