Eagles vs Saints Prediction & NFL Odds For Week 3
The Eagles and Saints will face off on Sunday, September 22nd at 1:00 ET on FOX. The Saints are the favorite with a money line of -147, and the Eagles’ money line sits at +123. The game, being played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, has the Saints favored by -2.5 points, with the over/under line at 49.5 points.
Prediction at a Glance for Saints vs Eagles
- We have the Saints winning this one by a score of 26 to 20
- Not only do we have the Saints winning straight-up, we have them covering the spread at -2.5
- We see this game finishing below the line of 49.5 points
Betting Odds & Lines for this Game
- Spread: Eagles +2.5 | Saints -2.5
- Total: 49.5
- MoneyLine: Eagles +123 | Saints -147
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Eagles vs. Saints Prediction: MoneyLine
The Eagles’ offense recorded 22 first downs and 186 rushing yards on 37 attempts in their 22-21 loss to the Falcons. Jalen Hurts completed 76% of his passes for 183 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. He also ran for 85 yards and a touchdown. Philadelphia’s offense averaged 6 yards per passing attempt.
DeVonta Smith led the team with 76 yards receiving and caught one touchdown. Saquon Barkley rushed for 95 yards to lead the Eagles, averaging 4.3 yards per attempt. Philadelphia’s offense also converted on 46.2% of their third-down attempts.
The Saints’ offense put up 44 points in their 44-19 win over the Cowboys, with Alvin Kamara rushing for 115 yards on 20 attempts and scoring three touchdowns. New Orleans had 24 first downs and 190 rushing yards on 39 attempts. Derek Carr threw for 243 yards on 11 completions, with a completion percentage of 68%.
Rashid Shaheed caught four passes for a team-leading 96 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown reception. The Saints’ offense was efficient on third down, converting 62.5% of their chances, and they were sacked just once in the game.
- Free MoneyLine Prediction Saints -147 (Bet Now)
Eagles vs. Saints Prediction: Total
In their 22-21 loss to the Falcons, the Eagles’ defense allowed Atlanta to convert on 69% of their passes for 233 yards. Philadelphia struggled to stop the run, giving up 152 yards on just 28 attempts, with Atlanta averaging 5.4 yards per attempt on the ground. The Eagles’ defense managed just one sack and allowed Atlanta to convert 37% of their third downs.
Philadelphia’s defense also allowed two passing touchdowns in the game. The Eagles did have some success defending the pass, as Atlanta finished with a 22.2% third-down conversion rate.
In the secondary, the Saints came away with two interceptions and held the Cowboys to a 46.2% third-down conversion rate in their 44-19 win. Despite allowing 285 passing yards, New Orleans limited Dallas to 68 rushing yards on 21 attempts. The Saints’ defense also recorded three sacks and came away with two interceptions.
New Orleans’ defense gave up 353 total yards to the Cowboys, with one touchdown through the air. Dallas finished with a 66.7% completion percentage against the Saints. New Orleans’ defense was also effective in generating pressure, as they won both the tackles for loss and quarterback hit differentials.
- Free MoneyLine Prediction UNDER 49.5 (Bet Now)
Eagles vs. Saints Prediction: Spread
The Eagles are now 1-1 after a tough 22-21 loss to the Falcons. Philadelphia was favored by -5.5 at home but lost straight-up and against the spread. The Eagles took a 7-6 lead at halftime, but the Falcons outscored them in the 3rd quarter. Jalen Hurts’ 1-yard touchdown run with 6:51 remaining put the Eagles back in front, and Philadelphia added a Jake Elliott field goal with 1:42 left, but the Falcons pulled off a late comeback, scoring a touchdown with 38 seconds left to pull off the upset.
The Eagles missed a chance to win this one in regulation when Jake Elliott missed a 47-yard field goal as time expired in the 4th quarter. The Falcons tied the game at 21 with 1:20 remaining in the 4th on a Kirk Cousins touchdown pass to Darnell Mooney and took the lead for good with another Cousins touchdown pass to Drake London.“`
- Through their last three regular season contests, Philadelphia has a record of 1-2. In these matchups, they ended with an ATS record of 1-2 and an over-under mark of 1-2.
- Through their last five road games, Philadelphia has an ATS record of just 1-4. However, their overall record was 1-4 while averaging 14 points per game.
Improving to 2-0, the Saints blew out the Cowboys 44-19, even though they were +6.5 point underdogs on the road. The game went over the total line of 47, with a combined score of 63. New Orleans dominated from the start, leading 14-3 after the 1st quarter and 35-16 at halftime.
Alvin Kamara had a big game for the Saints, rushing for three touchdowns. Derek Carr also had a good game, throwing two touchdowns, one to Chris Olave and another to Rashid Shaheed. The Saints capped off their big win with a late field goal in the 4th quarter.
- New Orleans will look to keep things rolling as they have put together a mark of 3-0 over their past three games. In addition, their ATS record over this stretch is 3-0 while posting a 2-1 over-under mark.
- Through their last five home contests, the Saints offense has averaged 24 points per game while allowing an average of 22. New Orleans posted an overall record of 2-3 while going 2-3 ATS.
- Free Spread Prediction Saints -2.5 (Bet Now)
Eagles vs. Saints Pick: Saints -2.5
The point spread lines have the Eagles as slight favorites, with the line sitting at +2.5 in favor of Philadelphia. However, we are going with the Saints to not only cover but win this one by a score of 24-19. With the Eagles’ point spread lines, we have the Saints covering as home favorites.
For an over/under pick, we are leaning towards taking the under, with our projections pointing to a combined score of 43 points, well below the O/U line of 49.5 points.