Jalen Hurts and the undefeated Eagles head to Houston to take on the Texans in Week 9 on .
Philadelphia has won its first seven games and has been favored in game this season. Despite being asked to lay points in each game, the Eagles have rewarded bettors with a solid 5-2 (71.4%) against the spread (ATS) mark.
Hurts, who leads all NFL signal-callers with six rushing touchdowns, is on pace to challenge Cam Newton’s NFL single-season record of 14 rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in 2011.
The dual-threat quarterback has accounted for 16 total touchdowns and has been outstanding with ball security, tossing the second-fewest interceptions (two). Hurts is tied for the second-best MVP odds (+400) at SI Sportsbook.
Philadelphia is 5-0 straight-up (SU) and ATS all-time versus Houston, while also owning a lucrative 6-1 ATS mark over its last seven games.
Bet on Eagles-Texans at SI Sportsbook
Eagles Straight-Up Record: 7-0
Eagles Against The Spread Record: 5-2
Texans Straight-Up Record: 1-5-1
Texans Against The Spread Record: 3-3-1
The line has ticked up since its opening of Philadelphia as a 13-point road favorite over Houston at SI Sportsbook to a line now displaying the Eagles with a 13.5-point demand. The game total, which opened at 43, has risen to 45.
The trio of Hurts, Miles Sanders and A.J. Brown has been sensational this season. Hurts and Sanders, who have teamed up to combine for 11 of the team’s 14 rushing touchdowns, should find plenty of success against a Houston defense that is surrendering the most rushing yards (186 yards per game) to opponents.
Meanwhile, Brown’s production has prevented opposing defenses from loading up the box. The star wideout is tied for fourth in the NFL in receiving touchdowns (five), while averaging 94.1 yards per game in his first season on Broad Street.
The Texan enter Thursday’s game with a 1-5-1 record and will be hard pressed to pull the upset in Week 9. Houston owns the fourth-worst scoring offense (16.6 points per game) and draws a difficult task against an aggressive Eagles defense.
The ‘Birds possess arguably the NFL’s best cornerback tandem in James Bradberry and Darius Slay. They have combined for five interceptions and anchor a secondary that is surrendering the fourth-fewest passing yards (183.4) per game.
Respected money in Vegas believes that Houston’s porous run defense will allow the Eagles to move the ball with ease on the ground, while opening up throwing lanes down the field. The decisive edge on both sides of the ball will lead to a cover of the near two-touchdown spread with relative ease.
BET: EAGLES -13.5 (-118)
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2022 SI Betting Thursday Night Football: 2-5-1 ATS & Props 14-13 +3.03 U
2021 SI Betting Monday Night Football: 9-8 ATS & Props 16-12 +5.75 U
2021 SI Betting Playoffs: 8-7-1 ATS & Prop Wagers +4.00 U
2021 SI Betting NFL Overall: 53-44-1 ATS & Props +14.22 U
2020 SI Betting NFL: 72-58-1 ATS (55%)
