The Philadelphia Eagles and the New Orleans Saints meet in week 3 NFL action from Caesars Superdome on Sunday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New Orleans Saints vs Philadelphia Eagles Prediction.
Philadelphia Eagles Recap
The Philadelphia Eagles come into this one looking to bounce back from their first loss of the year after falling to 1-1 with a 22-21 loss to the Falcons last time out. After this game, the Eagles will stay on the road and head to Tampa Bay to take on the Buccaneers.
Eagles Trying To Navigate Injury Bug
Jalen Hurts has thrown for 461 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 3 INTs on 67.2% passing while also rushing for 118 yards. Saquon Barkley has 204 rushing yards with 2 touchdowns while DeVonta Smith has a team-high 14 receptions for 160 yards and A.J Brown has 119 receiving yards but is currently dealing with an injury. On defense, Zack Baun has a team-high 24 total tackles including 18 solo tackles and a pair of sacks while Reed Blankenship has 18 total tackles with 13 solo tackles and an interception.
Why the Philadelphia Eagles will win
- The underdogs have won each of the Saints’ last eight Week 3 games.
- The Saints have lost each of their last four Week 3 games as favorites against NFC opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the spread in each of the Saints’ last nine Week 3 games.
- The Saints have failed to cover the spread in eight of their last nine September games as favorites.
New Orleans Saints Recap
The New Orleans Saints come into this one looking to build on their 2-0 start to the year after a 44-19 win over the Cowboys last time out. After this game, the Saints will head onto the road for a divisional tilt with the Atlanta Falcons.
Saints Trying To Keep Up Offensive Pace
Derek Carr has thrown for 443 yards, 5 touchdowns, and an interception on 76.9% passing while Alvin Kamara has rushed for 198 yards and 4 touchdowns on the ground. Rashid Shaheed has a team-high 7 receptions for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead New Orleans’ receiving corps so far this season. On defense, Alontae Taylor leads the Saints with 15 total tackles including 13 solo tackles and 3 sacks while Carl Granderson has 1.5 sacks. As a unit, New Orleans’ defense has combined for 7 sacks and 4 interceptions so far this season.
Why the New Orleans Saints will win
- The Eagles have lost each of their last nine games as underdogs when playing with a rest disadvantage.
- The Saints have won each of their last six Sunday games.
- The Saints have covered the spread in each of their last six Sunday games.
- The Eagles have failed to cover the spread in 10 of their last 11 games as away underdogs when playing with a rest disadvantage.
New Orleans Saints vs Philadelphia Eagles Prediction
I’m on the Saints here. I’ll bite on New Orleans. I haven’t bought into the Saints, and maybe it’s just the Saints coming out of the gate hot, but there’s no denying the results up to this point and the Eagles are just too banged up for me to feel comfortable about backing right now. New Orleans might finally live up to some expectations here, and it’ll be interesting to see if the Saints are a flash in the pan, or if there’s actually something here. I’ll side with New Orleans in this one.