Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers - 10/10/21 NFL Picks and Prediction
The Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers meet Sunday in week 5 NFL action at Bank of America Stadium. The Philadelphia Eagles need a win here to snap a three-game losing streak. The Carolina Panthers look for a third home win to build on their 3-1 record.
The Philadelphia Eagles have lost seven of their last eight road games. Jalen Hurts is completing 66.2 percent of his passes for 1,167 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions. DeVonta Smith and Quez Watkins have combined for 456 receiving yards and one touchdown, while Dallas Goedert has 13 receptions. The Philadelphia Eagles ground game is averaging 122.8 yards per contest, and Hurts leads the way with 226 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, Philadelphia is allowing 26.5 points and 354.3 yards per game. Alex Singleton leads the Philadelphia Eagles with 38 tackles, Javon Hargrave has five sacks and Eric Wilson has one interception.
The Carolina Panthers have split their last six home games. Sam Darnold is completing 67.8 percent of his passes for 1,189 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. DJ Moore and Christian McCaffrey have combined for 561 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Robby Anderson has 10 receptions. The Carolina Panthers ground game is averaging 107.5 yards per contest, and McCaffrey leads the way with 201 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, Carolina is allowing 16.5 points and 251.5 yards per game. Shaq Thompson leads the Carolina Panthers with 25 tackles, Haason Reddick has 4.5 sacks and Jaycee Horn has one interception.
The Eagles are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Panthers are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 home games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 7-3 in Eagles last 10 games overall. The under is 6-1 in Panthers last 7 games overall. The over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
The Philadelphia Eagles defense has been killed these last two weeks, and their run defense is now ranked 32nd in the league. The Carolina Panthers held around the Cowboys last week which is a moral victory in itself, and they're one of the better defenses in the league, ranked third in both scoring defense and total defense. It's a lot easier to trust the Panthers in this spot and were not being asked to lay anything crazy. Give me the Panthers and the small chalk.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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