Friday, May 18th, 2012
The New York Jets (8-5) and the Philadelphia Eagles (5-8) are both still in the NFC Playoff picture, and their 4:15 PM ET game on Sunday should be hard fought throughout.
New York is behind the New England Patriots in the AFC East standings, but they’d get the wild card and be a 6-seed if the postseason were to start today.
Philadelphia has been a huge disappointment this year but the Eagles are still alive thanks to how poorly the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys have played recently.
The Eagles will need some luck to win the division, but they are still not statistically eliminated.
New York is only 2-4 on the road and has been a poor traveling team, but they might still have an edge against an Eagles squad that has a horrid 1-5 record when playing in Philadelphia this year.
Despite the poor home record, the Eagles are actually considered 2.5-point favorites for Sunday’s 4:15 PM ET meeting as they try to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Philadelphia has been bet up throughout the week despite bet-tracking websites showing that point spread wagers are just about even.
The total of 44 has been bet down from an opener of 45, and you can find a total of 44.5 much more readily in Las Vegas than you can online.
The Jets and the Eagles last met up in 2007 when Philadelphia won 16-9 on the road as 4-point favorites.
New York has won 3 straight games this season heading into Sunday’s clash, while the Eagles have dropped 4 of their last 6 but did pull a 26-10 road upset over the Miami Dolphins as 3-point underdogs last weekend.
These teams have combined to go over the total in 16 of their 26 games this year.
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