The Seattle Seahawks (11-5) and Philadelphia Eagles (9-7) will wrap up Wild Card Weekend Sunday at 4:40 p.m. ET at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. We analyze the Seahawks-Eagles odds and sports betting lines, while providing NFL betting tips and advice on this matchup.
Seahawks at Eagles: Wild Card Round preview, betting trends and notes
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- The Seahawks-Eagles is the only rematch from the regular season of the four wild-card games. Seattle won in Philadelphia by a 17-9 score in Week 12.
- The Seahawks are going to enter this one awfully angry after blowing a chance at the NFC West Division crown and a first-round bye on their home field against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 17.
- Seattle’s offense ranked eighth in total yards (374.4), while ranking 14th in passing yards (236.9) and fourth with 137.5 rushing yards per game. They also scored 25.3 points per game to rank ninth in the NFL.
- Defensively, the Seahawks struggled mightily all season, ranking 26th in total yards (381.6), 27th in passing yards (263.9) and 22nd in rushing yards (117.7) allowed while yielding 24.9 PPG to rank 22nd.
- Philadelphia posted 360.8 total yards per game to rank 14th, and they were 11th in both passing yards (239.6) and rushing yards (121.2) per game while ranking 12th with 24.1 PPG.
- The Eagles were 10th in the NFL with just 331.7 total yards allowed, and they were 19th in passing yards (241.6) allowed and third against the run (90.1). They allowed 22.1 PPG, ranking a rather middling 15th.
Seahawks at Eagles: Key injuries
Seahawks
- TE Luke Willson (hip) day-to-day
- LB Mychal Kendricks (knee) out
- WR Malik Turner (concussion) questionable
Eagles
- WR Nelson Agholor (knee) questionable
- TE Zach Ertz (ribs) questionable
- OT Lane Johnson (ankle) questionable
- RB Miles Sanders (ankle) questionable
Seahawks at Eagles: Odds, betting lines and prediction
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Seahawks 23, Eagles 19
Moneyline (?)
The SEAHAWKS (-133) are mild favorites on the road. While they have some injury issues in the backfield, as they were forced to turn to RBs Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin out of desperation, their injury problems pale in comparison to those of the host Eagles (+110).
Against the Spread (?)
The SEAHAWKS (-1.5, -115) are cheaper against the spread if you’re feeling them to win outright. Seattle is just 2-5 ATS in their past seven playoff games, but they’re 5-1 ATS in the past six in the Wild Card Round.
The Eagles (+1.5, -106) are 5-0 ATS in their past five playoff games, but just 5-12 ATS in the past 17 as a home underdog.
Over/Under (?)
The UNDER 45.5 (-115) is the way to go here. We had a total of 26 points when these teams met about six weeks ago. There will be a little more production in this one, especially since the Seahawks figure to have their offense a little pass intensive. Still, the Under is 5-2 in the past seven for the Seahawks as a playoff favorite, and 8-2 in the past 10 as a road favorite. The Under is also 8-1-1 in the past 10 playoff home games, and 5-1 in the past six in the Wild Card Round.
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