Eagles vs. Commanders: Thursday Night Showdown Analysis

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00:00Mhm. It's like I genuinely think the commanders could easily beat the Eagles

00:07tonight, but uh, you know, the Eagles have played very good football over the

00:11past month or 3.5 point favorites. I guess from a spread perspective, if I'm

00:15saying that, that means I'm taking the commanders. But when you think about it,

00:19even, you know, the Bears game that they shouldn't have won, it was a hail

00:22Mary, the game that they lost against Pittsburgh last week. You could make

00:26the case. Who knows? They get the ball back, kick a field goal, they win. So

00:29boy, I think this one is a complete toss up for me. Yeah, I think you're right

00:34about both teams could win. And because that line is 3.5, that would give the

00:39edge to to sort of backing the commanders there to keep it within a

00:42field goal at the very least. And that's the way I look at it, too. But

00:46you're right. When you look at the Eagles, the Eagles are quietly one of

00:50the best teams in the NFL. And for whatever reason, it doesn't seem like

00:54they get that credit. Maybe it's because of how they ended last year.

00:57Maybe it's because of Nick Sirianni's head scratching decisions throughout

01:01this year where they've almost lost some games where it felt like they

01:05should have won by more, whatever it is. This team is stacked. They have a

01:08fantastic defense. We know what they can do on offense. They have the most

01:12unstoppable certain short fourth and short play in the NFL, even though it

01:16hasn't been quite as good this year as last year. It's still very good. And

01:19then you have Saquon Barkley on top of all this to add what they had last

01:24year. This team is really good, and and I don't think they get quite enough

01:29credit. But at the same time, like you said, the commanders are a fantastic

01:32team to define a lot of the odds. Whatever you know, the Cliff Kingsbury

01:37offense that people say will get figured out or that got figured out in

01:40Arizona hasn't gotten figured out yet. And Jane Daniels is still doing what

01:44he does. So I do think the Eagles are certainly the safer money line pick

01:49being at home and on a short week, you know, having a veteran quarterback

01:53who's more used to that. But at the same time, I think the commanders can

01:56certainly keep this one within a field goal, and I definitely think they can

02:00win too if they just get a couple breaks. Yeah, what's interesting is

02:04that if they do win tonight, they'll be favored to win the division. And right

02:08now they're plus 1 95 to win the division on the money line there. So if

02:12you think they're gonna win, I think that I would take that bet tonight at

02:16plus 1 95. If again, you think they're going to win because again, that puts

02:20them in the tiebreaker scenario. This is the last big plus money spot to win

02:24the division that you would get with Washington, and we won't even get into

02:27Dallas, and we won't even get into the Giants.