Eagles open as road favorites over Commanders in Week 8
The Philadelphia Eagles open as favorites for the eighth straight week. This time, the Birds are favored by 6.5-points on the road over the Washington Commanders in Week 8, according to DraftKings Sportsbook odds. The over/under is set at 45. The last time these two teams met was not too long ago when the Eagles […]
The Philadelphia Eagles open as favorites for the eighth straight week.
This time, the Birds are favored by 6.5-points on the road over the Washington Commanders in Week 8, according to DraftKings Sportsbook odds.
The over/under is set at 45.
The last time these two teams met was not too long ago when the Eagles came up with a 34-31 overtime win in Week 4.
Washington will enter this second matchup looking to rebound from a 14-7 loss to the New York Giants.
Meanwhile, the Eagles will look to build on their 31-17 win over the Miami Dolphins, however, that could be difficult if Jalen Hurts isn't 100% healthy.
Hurts, who was seen running with an obvious limp on Sunday night, admitted after the fact that he had played through a knee injury.
He said he felt "fine" and that he "hoped" the injury wouldn't affect him moving forward, though he was very vague with his responses.
Even with the injury, Hurts was able to toss for 279 yards with two touchdowns and one interception, along with 21 rushing yards on 11 attempts and another touchdown.
He told reporters that he had to slip on a knee brace in the second half.
We won't really know more until the Eagles' official injury report is released on Wednesday afternoon.
If Hurts ends up not being available against the Commanders, then the Eagles would turn to backup QB Marcus Mariota, and then you can expect these Week 8 betting odds to take a nosedive.
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