NFL Predictions
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Commanders
Over/Under: 47.5
Odds: Eagles –6.5, Commanders +6.5
Time: 1:00 PM ET
NFL Predictions
We enter into Week 3 of the 2022 NFL season with the Philadelphia Eagles squaring off with the Washington Commanders. The Eagles just picked up a huge win over the Minnesota Vikings in dominating fashion in prime time. Meanwhile, the Commanders crumbled under the pressure to a Detroit Lions team that is catching everybody off guard.
The Eagles are currently undefeated on the season with a 2-0 record to back it up. From what we’ve seen on the year, it’s been an excellent showing. Jalen Hurts is coming off of a game in which he threw for 333 yards, a touchdown and an interception while only missing on five passes. They pretty much got whatever they wanted against the Minnesota Vikings last week, beating them 24-7. Philadelphia has also averaged 470.5 yards per game and 31 points per game through the first two weeks of the 2022 regular season. Their defense didn’t look good in the season opener but Darius Slay just grabbed two interceptions while shadowing Justin Jefferson last week in a lockdown performance.
As for the Commanders, they’ve been an interesting team to follow. Carson Wentz has shown flashes of potentially being a wonderful addition to this team, and then other times he looks like he just doesn’t belong. They were just stomped throughout the entire first half of their last game against the Detroit Lions, and their rally in the second half wasn’t enough. The problem that I keep seeing is the lack of a run game. For example, Antonio Gibson took 14 carries and mustered only 28 yards and a touchdown. You can’t expect to win games by ignoring the run game and leaving it all up for Carson Wentz to make something happen.
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Given how the first two games have gone for each of these teams so far in 2022, I believe this is going to be a higher scoring game. These are division rivals that are familiar with one another, and usually end up scoring a good chunk of points against one another every time they face off. With Hurts and the Eagles averaging over 30 points per game and the Commanders allowing roughly 30 points per game, points will be aplenty. When it comes down to selecting a winner for this matchup, I have to roll with Philadelphia for NFL Picks. I have the utmost confidence in this Eagles offense from what I’ve seen so far, and the Commanders are just far too inconsistent with Wentz to know what they are going to do week in and week out.
The total for the contest is set at 47.5 at the moment. I have faith that this is going to be a game where each team gets onto the board early and often. However, division games are usually always difficult to predict every time they meet one another. In the end though, the over should be the one to cash out.
Final Pick: Eagles –6.5
Over/Under Choice: Over 47.5
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