Philadelphia Eagles: NFC Championship Against the Spread Breakdown
By: Craig Trapp
The Las Vegas books have made Philadelphia Eagles a four point favorite to beat the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC championship game. They also are 7/4 to win the Superbowl which is 2nd favorite behind the Steelers. Today Craig will break down the Eagles chances of winning and against the spread trends. Lets take a deeper look at recent trends for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Eagles are 5-0 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
Eagles are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 playoff road games.
Eagles are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games on grass.
Eagles are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 playoff games.
Eagles are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
Eagles are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. NFC.
Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. win.
Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite.
Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
Pretty compelling arguments above that Philly is a very good trend play. Lets now give the handicapping breakdown of the Eagles and see how that looks!
Offensively the Eagles have not really been playing well. The key always to this offense is getting Westbrook involved. The running game though has really struggled in both playoff games. Luckily Westbrook out of the backfield is just as dangerous as a receiver. The Eagles must continue to feed him the ball even if it fails early in this game. McNabb is a much better play action passer and needs Westbrook to establish the threat of the run.
Defensively is where the Eagles have been winning games this season. Defensive coordinator Jim Johnson and his blitzing defense completely shut down Minnesota and New York in there first two playoff games. Also in there earlier match up Arizona was completely confused with the multiple blitz packages. This weekend they must make Arizona one dimensional by taking away Fitzgerald and the other receivers. Not sure Arizona will have the patience to march down the field by running the ball.