Eagles vs Commanders prediction, odds, spread, line, time: 2023 NFL picks, Week 8 best bets from proven model – CBS Sports
The Philadelphia Eagles look to continue their great start to the 2023 season as they face off with the Washington Commanders on Sunday afternoon. Philadelphia leads the NFC with a 6-1 record and enters off a 31-17 home victory over the Dolphins. Washington lost at the New York Giants, 14-7, last week, and sits at 3-4 heading into this Week 8 matchup. The Eagles won this matchup earlier this season, a thrilling 34-31 overtime win in Week 4. Philadelphia is 4-2-1 against the spread, while Washington is 3-4 ATS in 2023.
Kickoff from FedEx Field is set for 1 p.m. ET. Philadelphia is a 7-point road favorite in the latest Commanders vs. Eagles odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 43. Before making any Eagles vs. Commanders picks, you need to see the NFL predictions and betting advice from the computer simulation model at SportsLine.
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 8 of the 2023 NFL season on an incredible 173-122 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It also is on a 27-14 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. Commanders and just locked in its picks and NFL Week 8 predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Commanders vs. Eagles:
- Commanders vs. Eagles spread: Eagles -7
- Commanders vs. Eagles over/under: 43 points
- Commanders vs. Eagles money line: Eagles -322, Commanders +255
- Commanders vs. Eagles picks: See picks at SportsLine
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Why the Eagles can cover
No team lately has been able to slow down Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown, who has five straight games of 125 yards or more receiving. In Week 2, Brown publicly admonished quarterback Jalen Hurts for not targeting him more often in a Thursday night game against the Vikings. Since then, Philadelphia’s top wide receiver has been unstoppable. In Week 4’s matchup between these two teams, Brown caught nine passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns. Last week, he had 10 receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown against the Dolphins.
While Hurts is currently a top-three betting choice favorite to win league MVP, his play has not been as elite as last year. Through seven games, Philadelphia’s signal caller is completing 67.2% of his passes and has thrown for 1,821 yards with nine touchdowns and eight interceptions. On the ground, Hurts excels including via the “Brotherly Shove,” which has enabled him to score six rushing touchdowns thus far. See which team to pick here.
Why the Commanders can cover
Washington’s decision to go with second-year starting QB Sam Howell has produced mixed results. Howell is completing 65.2% of his passes this season, throwing for 1,749 yards with nine touchdown passes and seven interceptions. He’s also added one score on the ground. But Howell has taken an incredible amount of sacks, 40 through seven games, which is by far the most in the NFL. Despite throwing for 290 yards in the loss on October 1, Howell was sacked five times by the Eagles’ fierce unit.
The Commanders’ top receiver, Terry McLaurin, started the season slow but has found his groove in recent weeks. Last week’s six- catch, 90-yard performance highlighted a stretch where he has surpassed 80 yards receiving in three of his last four games. With 37 catches for 432 yards, McLaurin looks to be on his way to another 1,000 yard season though he’ll need to expand on his total of one receiving touchdown in order for Washington to find continued success through the air. See which team to pick here.
How to make Eagles vs. Commanders picks
The model has simulated Commanders vs. Eagles 10,000 times and the results are in. It is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You can only see the model’s Commanders vs. Eagles pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Eagles vs. Commanders on Sunday, and which side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the Commanders vs. Eagles spread you should be all over Sunday, all from the model on a 173-122 roll on its top-rated NFL picks, and find out.
