The Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers will lock horns tomorrow night in the first game of the 2024 NFL season. If you’re looking to bet on the week 1 matchup, we’ve come up with 5 props you should consider adding to your slips.
5 must-bet Eagles props for week 1
Saquon Barkley anytime TD -110
The Eagles’ backfield is now headlined by the ever-impressive Saquon Barkley. As if Philadelphia’s offense wasn’t dangerous enough, they’re now headed up by one of the best running backs in the league. While predicting his rushing yards/carries in such a dynamic offense could be tricky, I feel like he’s going to be a menace near the goal-line and give Philly some real options outside of the ‘Tush Push’.
You can bet on Barkley to register 80+ rushing yards at +195, but after averaging nearly a touchdown every other game last season, I feel like Nick Sirianni will want his new cornerstone running back to find the endzone in his first game.
Bryce Huff to register at least one sack +150
We don’t yet know what Bryce Huff’s usage will look like, but even in a rotational role, there’s a lot of upside here. The former Jet is coming off of an explosive year where he registered 10 sacks for New York. With a much stronger supporting cast alongside him, there’s no reason he can’t burst out of the gates in Brazil, and getting this kind of price is too good to pass up.
Any team to score 30+ points – No -110
A natural site game on opening week, and a site the players are reluctant to travel to at that. Say what you will about the way this game has been spoken about by the players, but in a week where we can typically expect a bit of rust, there are even more reasons to be wary of betting the over.
On top of the neutral site, the Eagles refused to play their starters during the preseason and are embedding two new schemes due to coaching changes. If there is ever a week where sloppy play is expected, it’s this one, so I’ll happily bet the under knowing that this could be a tighter affair.
Jalen Hurts 2+ passing touchdowns +115
In what many considered a down year last season, Jalen Hurts had 6 games of 2+ touchdowns. That number stood at 8 in 2022. By a law of average, there’s around a 50% chance of this bet landing, and the odds don’t reflect that. There is some upside on this prop given how much star-power the Philadelphia offense has and the likelihood of a Jalen Hurts resurgence now that he won’t be confined to a stumbling scheme.
Jalen Hurts under 32.5 passing attempts -110
While his touchdown pass prop is enticing, I like the under on his pass attempts. The Eagles didn’t spend all that money on Saquon Barkley for nothing, and Hurts recorded fewer than 33 pass attempts NINE times last season without the superstar rusher by his side. As a result, i like the idea of sprinkling some on this under while the Eagles get back to doing what they do best – running the rock.
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