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PACKERS VS EAGLES
We'll, were cruising right along here with our Monday Night selections. We had a nice 3* winner on the Saints last week. Making the current record 2-0 on regular 3* plays. We did drop a 2* play this year bringing the official Monday Night tally to 2-1 overall on "official" releases. See the ratings guide on the key release page for rating details.
Remember, our main goal is to profit by years end on official releases. So don't get discouraged when we only have 1* opinions or 2* small plays on this page. You can't play every game and expect to win.
Tonight's game is one such game. We really don't want to get involved with it. It's an ugly game. We were pretty high on the Eagles going into the year. We felt they would really gel without Terrell Owens as we thought he was a major part of their off year a season ago. While we have plenty of football left to play, to this point, we aren't impressed with the Eagles. They aren't playing like a playoff team for sure. Playoff teams don't collapse at home (against the Giants who were then blown out by Seattle the following week) and Playoff teams don't give up 24 points to the San Francisco 49ers (who were blown out 41-0 in KC Sunday). To this point the Eagles are looking like an 8 win team.
All of that has to give the Packers some hope. The Pack hasn't exactly looked like world beaters. However, they have been in two of the three games they have played, albeit against the Lions and Saints, and we really can't get on them for their loss to the Bears who are a potential Super Bowl winner.
Until the Eagles step up to the plate and impress, we have to continue to rate them as average at best. So in that case, we have a game tonight between an average team and a below average team. We can't lay -11.5 points with an average team.
The total on the game may be worth a look at over 49 as the Eagles have the number one rated offense and neither team has been able to stop anyone this year. The Eagles secondary is beat up as well. Of the 6 games these two teams have played this year, 4 out of the 6 have gone over 49 points. On paper it certainly has the makings if a high scoring affair but things are never that easy in the NFL.
Here are some trends for tonight's game:
Eagles are 7-0 against the NFC North
Packers are 2-12 ats vs the NFC East
Eagles are 11-2 ats vs the Packers
Packers 7-1 ats as a dog on Monday Nights
7 of the last 11 in this series have gone under the total
The average points scored last 11 games between these two is 42
Average score last 3 games between these two 33-16 Philly.
So what's this all mean? It means we're going to pop a couple of cold ones, sit back and watch the game tonight with no financial stake in the outcome. We're just not interested in getting involved in this one at any level. We will however offer a 1* gun to our heads opinion on the side and total. Drum roll please..............
1* Packers/Eagles UNDER 49
1* Packers +11.5
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