Thursday Evening Soccer kicks off Week 6 of the NFL season with an NFC East showdown that includes the Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants. Philly is favored by 7.5 factors tonight with the overall at 40.5, down three factors from the unique providing of 43.5.
Each groups are coming off a loss, however let’s be actual – the Eagles are the one workforce right here with any true aspirations to succeed in the Tremendous Bowl. The Giants misplaced star WR Malik Nabers (knee) for the season, and now they’re left with a rookie QB/RB combo anchoring an offense that faces the defending champs (coming off a loss) with three full days to organize.
Philly has wins in seven of its final tries in opposition to its division “rival,” and the one misnomer in that span was a Week 17 loss two seasons in the past, the place key gamers rested in preparation for the playoffs.
Hey, might the Giants win this recreation? Certain, and I might hit a 20-leg SGP, however the odds are extremely unlikely. The Eagles could have some very favorable benefits tonight, so let’s check out how that performs into one of the best bets from this Thursday Evening Soccer matchup.
2-Leg SGP: Eagles ML + Saquon Barkley Anytime TD (-105)
I simply talked about the Eagles’ run of dominance in opposition to the Giants within the open, so I’m placing that to good use straight away on the moneyline with the Birds.
As for Barkley, he’s dealing with the workforce that mainly informed him he was too costly to play for them. I imply, it’s true, however having Barkley on the Giants is like driving a Ferrari Convertible in Alaska – you’re not getting its greatest use in that setting.
However, Barkley ran wild in opposition to the G-Males in his solely matchup final season, going for 178 on the bottom with a landing. You’d be a believer within the legal guidelines of revenge in taking this 2-legger tonight; each single individual within the Eagles’ group needs Barkley to seek out paydirt tonight at MetLife Stadium.
DeVonta Smith: Over 49.5 Receiving Yards (-112)
For a workforce that normally isn’t within the lead, the Giants are getting completely torched by means of the air this season. New York is permitting probably the most receptions (14.8), second-most receiving yards (185), and third-most targets (22.6) per recreation to opposing WRs.
Smith simply had an eight-catch, 114-yard efficiency in opposition to a tricky Broncos’ protection on Sunday, so I anticipate Hurts to look his approach just a few additional occasions on this short-week affair. The Eagles’ passing assault is struggling, and Smith’s latest type might function a safety blanket.
If you happen to take out the sport in opposition to Tampa in Week 4 – a recreation Philly was main huge early – you’ll see that Smith’s targets have elevated steadily every week. It looks like he’s turning into Hurts’ favourite goal, and that is nearly as good a matchup as he’ll get all season.
Wan’Dale Robinson: Over 45.5 Receiving Yards
If there may be any optimism for the Giants tonight, it’s that we’ll possible see loads of passing performs from their offense. The Eagles are heavy favorites, so Jaxson Dart & Co. will probably be doing their greatest to maintain tempo.
Robinson turned in two huge performances in opposition to Philly final season, hauling in 16 catches on 20 targets for 66 yards. Yeah, that yardage is actually low, however we now have seen WR1 spots put up some huge numbers in opposition to the Birds this season – CeeDee Lamb (7-110-0), Puka Nacua (11-112-0), Emeka Egbuka (4-101-1), and Courtland Sutton (8-99-0). Robinson is unarguably the worst of this group, however we’re simply asking him to succeed in half of what the blokes earlier than him did.
