Los Angeles Chargers (4-3) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (3-5)
November 7, 2021 4:05 pm EDT
The Line: Philadelphia Eagles +2.5 / Los Angeles Chargers -2.5; Over/Under: +50
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The Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Chargers do battle Sunday in week 9 NFL action at Lincoln Financial Field. The Los Angeles Chargers look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Philadelphia Eagles need a win after losing five of their last seven games.
The Los Angeles Chargers have won two of their last three road games. Justin Herbert is completing 63.7 percent of his passes for 1,994 yards, 16 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Mike Williams and Keenan Allen have combined for 1,013 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns, while Austin Ekeler has 33 receptions. The Los Angeles Chargers ground game is averaging 104.4 yards per contest, and Ekeler leads the way with 420 yards and 5 touchdowns. Defensively, Los Angeles is allowing 25.3 points and 362.6 yards per game. Derwin James Jr. leads the Los Angeles Chargers with 63 tackles, Joey Bosa has 3.5 sacks and Asante Samuel Jr. has two interceptions.
The Philadelphia Eagles have lost all three home games this season. Jalen Hurts is completing 61.3 percent of his passes for 1,819 yards, 10 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. DeVonta Smith and Quez Watkins have combined for 787 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Dallas Goedert has 24 receptions. The Philadelphia Eagles ground game is averaging 131.6 yards per contest, and Hurts leads the way with 432 yards and 5 touchdowns. Defensively, Philadelphia is allowing 23.9 points and 344.1 yards per game. Alex Singleton leads the Philadelphia Eagles with 77 tackles, Javon Hargrave has 6 sacks and Darius Slay has 2 interceptions.
The Chargers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The Eagles are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games in November. The under is 5-2 in Chargers last 7 games overall. The under is 35-17 in Eagles last 52 home games. The over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
The Los Angeles Chargers are the better team on paper, but they’re coming off back-to-back subpar performances and now have to travel to the east coast. The Philadelphia Eagles are coming off their best showing of the season, and it feels like they’re due for a breakout performance at home. The Eagles can’t lose every game at home. The Chargers offense is out of sync a bit and their defense can’t stop the run. The Eagles rushing offense is sixth in the league. I’ll take a stab with the free points.
