One of the top NFL matchups on the Week 1 schedule will feature the Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Green Bay Packers on Friday and, for the first time ever, the game will take place in South America. The 2024 NFL in Brazil game will look to expand upon a growing audience for American football in the country and Brazilians will be treated with two playoff teams from a season ago. Philadelphia won the most recent head-to-head matchup, but Green Bay has covered the spread in six of its last 10 meetings with the Eagles.
Kickoff from Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paolo is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. The Eagles are 2.5-point favorites in the latest Eagles vs. Packers odds, while the over/under for total points is 49. Before locking in any Eagles vs. Packers picks, make sure to check out the Week 1 NFL predictions and NFL in Brazil betting advice from the SportsLine Projection 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 1 of the 2024 NFL season on an incredible 181-129 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 35-21 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of 2022.
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 simulated Eagles vs. Packers 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted NFL picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several NFL odds and NFL betting lines on the spread, money line, and over-under for Packers vs. Eagles:
- Eagles vs. Packers spread: Eagles -2.5
- Eagles vs. Packers over/under: 49 points
- Eagles vs. Packers money line: Philadelphia -150, Green Bay +126
- PHI: Eagles have won their last six matchups against NFC North opponents
- GB: The over has hit in seven of the last nine Packers games
- Eagles vs. Packers picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why the Eagles can cover
Philadelphia started the 2023 season 10-1 and appeared to have the inside track on home-field advantage in the NFC for a second consecutive season. However, the Eagles lost five of six, were caught by the Cowboys in the NFC East and then were trounced by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during NFL Wild Card Weekend.
However, the Eagles recalibrated their roster this offseason, signing Saquon Barkley and trading for Jahan Dotson to bolster the offense and making several moves to improve the secondary. They spent first and second-round picks, respectively, on Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean at cornerback, signed C.J. Gardner-Johnson to slide in at strong safety, and get Darius Slay back from injury. See who to back at SportsLine.
Why the Packers can cover
After a Week 10 loss to the Steelers that left the Packers at 3-6, there were some serious questions around Green Bay about whether or not the organization had made the right decision in transitioning from Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love at quarterback. However, Love erupted in the second half of the season, completing 70.3% of his passes for 2,150 yards and 20 touchdowns with only one interception over the final eight games.
That performance earned him a four-year, $220 million contract extension this offseason and with Christian Watson finally healthy again, Love has a deep wide receivers’ room to work with. Watson, Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks have all shown the ability to produce when called upon and Luke Musgrave and Tucker Kraft also give Love a pair of capable tight ends to work with. That group of pass-catchers will look to challenge a Philadelphia defense that ranked 31st against the pass in 2023. See who to back at SportsLine.
How to make Eagles vs. Packers picks
SportsLine’s model is leaning Over the total, projecting the teams to combine for 55 points. The model also says one side of the spread cashes in more than 50% of simulations. Head to SportsLine to see its NFL picks.
So who wins Packers vs. Eagles in the NFL in Brazil Game 2024, and which side of the spread cashes over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Eagles vs. Packers spread to back, all from the model that has returned well over $7,000 on top-rated NFL picks, and find out.
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Author: CBS Sports Staff
September 3, 2024 | 10:35 am
