The Philadelphia Eagles were able to win their opening game of the season against the Detroit Lions despite making life difficult for themselves at times. They weren’t the only NFC East team to win on Sunday, but they may have been the one to have made the most noise in the betting markets.
Going into the season, the Dallas Cowboys were favored to win the NFC East. But since the conclusion of the NFL Draft, the Eagles have consistently chomped down on that lead. They went from +250 in May to +115 in September. Their win against the Detroit Lions was enough to push them to the top of the pecking order.
Eagles now favorites to win NFC East
Team | Odds to win NFC East |
Philadelphia Eagles | -150 |
Washington Commanders | +450 |
New York Giants | +475 |
Dallas Cowboys | +550 |
Of course, this was largely helped by the fact that Cowboys QB, Dak Prescott, broke his thumb and will be out for up to 8 weeks. Cooper Rush will lead the Cowboys in the meantime, but that means that they face Philadelphia at least once without their franchise quarterback.
Considering that Dallas now has a depleted receiving corps and a backup quarterback, the Eagles should be licking their lips when it comes to the idea of sweeping the team for the first time in what feels like forever. Doing so would give them all the leverage in the world to secure the divisional crown.
As for the Giants, they scraped past the Tennessee Titans but the win was anything but convincing.
The Washington Commanders suffered the full Carson Wentz experience all in one game but found a way past Doug Pederson’s Jaguars…just.
The Eagles weren’t exactly perfect on Sunday, but their performance was by far the best in the division, and now their main rival is without its franchise quarterback for half the season.
If there is ever a time to bet on the Eagles to win the NFC East, it’s now.
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