Friday, May 18th, 2012
Sunday’s early game between the Philadelphia Eagles (1-4) and the Washington Redskins (3-1) could go a long way toward deciding the NFC East winner.
The Redskins are currently leading the division and it seems that the Eagles are almost in a must-win spot if they hope to contend for top honors in the division.
Although Philadelphia has had plenty of issues this season, much of the blame has to fall upon mistake-prone quarterback Michael Vick (1336 yards, 62.1%, 8 TD, 7 INT).
The Eagles put up nearly 450 total yards a game with a nice mix of the run and the pass, but those turnovers have them scoring just 25.0 points per game.
Philadelphia’s run defense is allowing 140.2 yards on 5.0 per carry is another reason for the poor season.
In contrast, Washington is scoring 20.8 points a game despite averaging nearly 100 total yards less than the Eagles.
The Redskins have a nice balance of run and pass, but Washington quarterback Rex Grossman (989 yards, 58.0%, 6 TD, 5 INT) has also made some mistakes that have hampered his team on offense.
The Washington defense is allowing just 15.8 yards per game while giving up fewer than 300 total yards on average, and that has been the difference between these squads at this point in the season.
The odds here show that the road-team Eagles are favored by 1 in this 1:00 PM ET clash, while the total sits at 47.5.
Those betting in Las Vegas can find the Redskins +1.5 at the Hilton, as well as the Eagles at an even money line at the MGM Mirage.
Total bettors that are looking at the over can find a 47 at Leroy’s, while just about everyone else is at 47.5.
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