Eagles-Dolphins odds have shifted in Miami’s favor

Regardless of shedding to the New York Jets, the Philadelphia Eagles are nonetheless favored to beat the Miami Dolphins at Lincoln Monetary Discipline in Week 7.

Effectively, kind of.

The Birds opened as 2.5-point residence favorites, in accordance with DraftKings Sportsbook. However a sport between two evenly-matched groups would have the Eagles favored by the usual three factors. And the road has really shifted right down to Philly solely being favored by two.

If this sport was occurring on a impartial subject, the Dolphins can be favored by one level. If it was occurring in Miami, they’d be four-point favorites.

There’s each motive to imagine this Dolphins workforce will problem the Eagles throughout this week’s version of Sunday Night time Soccer.

Mike McDaniel is overseeing an offense that almost broke the NFL file for factors scored in a single-game earlier this season. The Dolphins are averaging 37.2 factors per sport and 498.7 yards per sport.

Not solely are these league-leading numbers … they rank first by a large margin. The San Francisco 49ers are second in factors per sport with 30.7. The distinction between first and second there’s in regards to the distinction between second and tenth. The Eagles are second in yards per sport with 395. The distinction between first and second there’s in regards to the distinction between second and twenty fifth. Insane.

These are troubling numbers even when the Eagles have been wholesome … which they don’t seem to be! And particularly within the secondary. On paper, this looks as if a extremely dangerous matchup.

Then once more, the Eagles’ defensive position is able to producing strain to assist cowl up considerations on the again finish. The issue is that Tua Tagovailoa is superb at making fast selections to get the ball out quick; he has the quickest common time-to-throw at 2.32 seconds. (Jalen Hurts, in the meantime, has the NFL’s second slowest launch time solely forward of infamous ball-holder Justin Fields.) Accordingly, the Dolphins are tied for permitting the fewest sacks this 12 months.

So, yeah, the Dolphins are a extremely good workforce. However they don’t seem to be unbeatable. They simply suffered a 28-point street loss to the Buffalo Bills just a few weeks in the past. The identical Payments workforce that almost misplaced to the New York Giants at residence.

There’s no denying that the Eagles are in a troublesome spot proper now with their harm scenario. However to counsel that they’re hopeless simply because they misplaced to the Jets is over-reactionary. This Eagles workforce is flawed however they’re good they usually’ve been robust to beat for a protracted stretch of time now. They’re not happening with no combat, particularly at residence for the Kelly Inexperienced debut sport.

The extra folks suppose the Dolphins are going to win this one, the extra confidence I’ve within the Eagles bouncing again after an uncharacteristic loss.

What say you?