Do the Eagles confirm their upswing?
Bounce back against a downward trend is the name of the game on Sunday when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Los Angeles Chargers at home. While Philly is fresh off an impressive blowout win over Detroit, LA has lost its last two games.
The fact that the Chargers are still considered slight favourites by bettors is probably due solely to quarterback Justin Herbert, who is being touted as the next Pat Mahomes.
Apart from that, most of the statistics are in favour of Philadelphia, who score more points offensively and concede fewer defensively. Thus, from our point of view, the duel is one of absolute equality – even with slight advantages for Philly.
For Eagles vs. Chargers, our prediction is a home win for the men from the Rocky City, who could thus move to 3:4 victories. It would also be a final push towards the playoffs, as a loss would probably be the end of the road for Philadelphia in that regard.
Kickoff for Sunday night’s game is at 10:05pm in Philadelphia. The match will be broadcast live on DAZN’s Redzone.
Philadelphia Eagles – Statistics & current form
Is there something in it for the Eagles after all? Surprisingly, with a 3-5 record this year, they still have a shot at the playoffs in the NFC at this point. This is partly because one more team will make it to the Wild Card round, but also because some teams are weakening.
In the NFC, for example, the Panthers are currently 4-4 and still in the postseason. That should actually be catchable for the Egales, especially since they have a doable schedule towards the end of their season.
Eagles need consistency
But for that to happen, the Eagles need to win several games in a row. Until now, a win was always followed by a loss and they have never been able to win two games in a row. That should change against the Chargers.
Just three weeks ago, they were considered the secret favourites, but that has changed dramatically in the meantime. The Eagles are now even ahead of LA defensively and offensively, something that was still considered out of the question after Game Day 6.
Hurts is clicking better and better offensively
While Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was heavily criticized for being too run-heavy after a 1-3 start to the season, he has since improved across the board. In fact, his 89.3 passer rating is only 5.5 points behind Justin Herbert – the master of the passing game.
Still, the QB position remains exactly where Philly could lose the game. However, if Hurts continues to stabilise and lose as few balls as he has recently, we see the Eagles with advantages in this game.
Defensively, they are slowly returning to the form of 2017, which is also due to fewer injuries. Thus, a bet on the Eagles is more promising than on the Chargers. We’re definitely not going with their favourite status.
Key Players:
QB: Jalen Hurts
RB: Boston Scott
WR: DeVonta Smith
TE: Dallas Goedert
K: Jake Elliott
Los Angeles Chargers – stats & current form
The Chargers continue to trend in the wrong direction. After the bitter defeat against Baltimore, the next setback followed at home against the Patriots. However, this did not come as a surprise, as can be read in our last coverage of this game.
Back then, our tip against the Chargers was a good decision and we don’t see them ahead against the Eagles either. That’s because in addition to the flagging offense, the Chargers defence is also not in the form it was in the start of the season.
Chargers defence stumbles badly
In the last three games, their defence has allowed an average of 34.3 points – the second weakest in the NFL over that period. At the same time, compared to other teams (49ers, Browns), they have significantly fewer injured players in this section of the squad.
Against Philadelphia, they must now succeed above all in defending the running game. With 159.6 yards per game, the Chargers give away more here than any other team. It’s a bad coincidence that the Eagles are one of the best rushing teams with 131.6 yards per game.
Matchup doesn’t suit Chargers
This matchup clearly works against LA on Sunday. It’s unlikely that their weak run defense, of all things, will get Jalen Hurts and his running backs stopped. We expect a couple of rushing touchdowns against Los Angeles again in this game.
Thus, Eagles vs Chargers odds are much more lucrative on Philly.
Key Players:
QB: Justin Herbert
RB: Austin Ekeler
WR: Keenan Allen
TE: Jared Cook
K: Tristan Vizcaino
Philadelphia Eagles – Los Angeles Chargers Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
The record of the last six direct duels is even at 3:3. However, since both teams meet quite rarely, it is only worth looking at the last duel, which Philly won 26:24 in Los Angeles.
A similar result could happen on Sunday, as we see the Eagles with slight advantages in this matchup. Their strong running game should pose significant problems for the Chargers.
Besides betting on Philly, betting on a rushing touchdown by Jalen Hurts seems to be an option for Eagles vs Chargers. He even leads the list of quarterbacks in this statistic with five.
Philadelphia Eagles – Los Angeles Chargers Tip
The Eagles lead most stats and yet they have better odds than the Chargers. Of course, this works in our favour for betting purposes, especially since Philly is also playing at home and is currently in better form.
All this speaks in favour of the Eagles, which is why a bet on Philly is our clear recommendation for Philadelphia vs LA. We could even give them a slight handicap of up to -3 to improve the already strong odds.
Both subpar points and bets on a rushing tochdown by Hurts offer additional betting alternatives. He scored two of them in the Eagles’ last home outing against Tampa.
