Lumen Field will showcase a high-profile NFC matchup on Monday Night Football. The Philadelphia Eagles will visit the Seattle Seahawks in the final game of a jam-packed Week 15 NFL schedule. Philadelphia is 10-3 overall and in a three-way tie for the best record in the NFC, though the Eagles are aiming to stop a two-game losing skid. Seattle is 6-7 overall and 4-2 at home, but the Seahawks are on a four-game losing streak as well. Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (groin) and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (illness) are both questionable.
Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. ET in Seattle. The Eagles are three-point favorites, while the over/under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 45 in the latest Seahawks vs. Eagles odds. Before making any Eagles vs. Seahawks picks of your own, you need to see the NFL predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s advanced computer model.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 15 of the 2023 NFL season on an incredible 176-129 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 30-21 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of last season.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick’em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
Now, the model has set its sights on Eagles vs. Seahawks and just locked in its picks and Monday Night Football predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Seahawks vs. Eagles:
- Seahawks vs. Eagles spread: Eagles -3
- Seahawks vs. Eagles over/under: 45 points
- Seahawks vs. Eagles money line: Eagles -161, Seahawks +136
- PHI: Eagles are 4-2-1 against the spread in road games
- SEA: Seahawks are 2-3-1 against the spread in home games
- Seahawks vs. Eagles picks: See picks at SportsLine
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Why the Eagles can cover
Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts (questionable, illness) is in the top three of the NFL with 31 total touchdowns this season. Through the air, Hurts is in the top 10 in completions (286), passing yards (3,192), passer rating (93.5), yards per pass attempt (7.4), and QBR (60.3) this season. He is also in the top eight with 3,462 total yards and is a dynamic rushing option. Hurts has 460 rushing yards in 2023 and already has 12 rushing touchdowns. That is just two away from tying the NFL record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback.
The Eagles are converting 71.4% of fourth down chances this season and are in the top three in first downs (290) and third down efficiency (47.7%). The Eagles maintain strong red zone numbers, turning 60.4% of chances into touchdowns, and are in the top six in points per game (26.3), points per drive (2.39), and scoring percentage (points on 43.8% of possessions). See which team to pick here.
Why the Seahawks can cover
The Seahawks have won seven straight games against the Eagles, holding Philadelphia to fewer than 20 points in each of those seven contests. Philadelphia is averaging only 12.6 points per game in those seven matchups, with fewer than 300 total yards per game against Seattle. Seattle has 51 total points in the last two games and is scoring points on more than 36% of offensive possessions this season.
Seattle’s passing game is prolific, averaging 6.3 net yards per pass attempt and generating more than 3,000 passing yards this season. The Seahawks are also strong in ball security, committing only 16 turnovers and ranking in the top five with only four lost fumbles in 2023. Seattle has a strong perimeter option with Pro Bowl wide receiver DK Metcalf, who ranks No. 2 in the league with 16.9 yards per reception. He also has five receiving touchdowns in the last four weeks, most in the NFL over that span. See which team to pick here.
How to make Seahawks vs. Eagles picks on MNF
SportsLine’s model is leaning over the point total, calling for 46 combined points. The model also says one side of the spread cashes in more than 50% of simulations. You can only see the model’s MNF picks at SportsLine.
So who wins Eagles vs. Seahawks on Monday Night Football, and which side of the spread cashes over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Eagles vs. Seahawks spread you need to jump on, all from the model on a 176-129 roll on NFL picks, and find out.
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Author: CBS Sports Staff
December 18, 2023 | 10:55 am
