Our New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles prediction takes a look at the Week 18 matchup that features two playoff-bound teams. Let’s dive into the current NFL betting odds, key storylines to watch, and make a prediction for the game. Note that all odds are from DraftKings Sportsbook as of Monday, Jan. 2.
Giants vs. Eagles Odds
- Spread
Eagles -14 - Moneyline
Eagles -975, Giants +675 - Over/Under
42.5 points
Giants vs. Eagles Prediction
The Giants have done what no one thought was possible from this team at the beginning of the year: they’ve made the playoffs. Brian Daboll has done a masterful job this season of putting his players in the best situations to succeed, and they’ve delivered time and time again.
The offense, in particular, has been teach tape for how coaching can impact a team’s outlook any given week. The receiving corps was already not one of the strongest units going into the year, but the Giants have dealt with some massive injuries to key players, and yet, they continue to execute game in and game out.
Daniel Jones has been solid this year, and Daboll has done a phenomenal job of using Jones’ strengths to the team’s advantage. New York is now locked into a playoff spot and set to make the postseason for the first time since 2016 with a first-year head coach.
Looking ahead to Week 18, however, New York may choose to rest their starters ahead of the postseason, as they are locked into the No. 6 seed. In a “meaningless” game, it doesn’t make sense to risk injury to one of your star players, and thus, we could see Daboll choose to give his team some rest.
Given the massive spread, it seems likely that this is going to be the path Daboll chooses for his football team against Philadelphia in Week 18.
As for the Eagles, they’ve now lost two straight games but still sit with an impressive 13-3 record on the season. The offense has struggled without Jalen Hurts at quarterback, and they’re desperately looking forward to having their star QB back as they work to lock up the No. 1 seed in the NFC and a first-round bye.
All expectations at the time of writing are for Hurts to make it back for this matchup against the Giants. He may not be needed for the entire game, though, as the Giants are likely to sit their starters for the majority of this game.
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It would be beneficial for Hurts to be out there though and get some playing time before potentially sitting another week. If the Eagles do lock up the No. 1 seed and Hurts doesn’t play in this game, he won’t have played football for over a month. That’s a risky bet to make going into a meaningful playoff game.
We should see a motivated Eagles team out there looking to lock up that coveted first-round bye.
Giants vs. Eagles Score Prediction
Eagles 24, Giants 14