Ministry of Pain
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Prime Thursday**Eagles (7-0) at Texans (1-5-1)** (+14) (45.5) (1 Viewer)
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Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I hope the Texans make this competitive because Philly should win by 3 TDs...however it's the NFL and any game any day any week can go opposite of what we think
No 32 vs No 1
No 32 vs No 1
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3 hour lunch
Footballguy
Hard to take a 14 point road favorite, but Houston doesn’t have the firepower to hang. Terrible offense and terrible rush defense. Gotta think Philly sort of sleepwalks to a sloppy Thursday win. 28-10
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Eagles -13.5 & the under are both attractive bets. Especially the Under.
Texans WR room is a mess. Eagles D is a nightmare for opposing teams. Texans D isn’t great.
The only thing that kills the under are unexpected Eagles DTDs. But that’s probably what I’ll go with.
Texans WR room is a mess. Eagles D is a nightmare for opposing teams. Texans D isn’t great.
The only thing that kills the under are unexpected Eagles DTDs. But that’s probably what I’ll go with.
fatness
Footballguy
Ever watch Bambi Meets Godzilla?
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
That was moving, felt like one of those shorts that wins an Oscar
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
As I have mentioned previously in these Inter-Conference match ups with gigantic point spreads and the 2 teams never see each other, you typically take the points.
Green Bay vs Buffalo last week, Packers actually covered even losing the game 27-17, incredible as it is.
We will continue to press this betting rule from yesteryear and see if it proves true in the modern newfangled data driven NFL we have created.
Philadelphia is -14 and I really don't want to bet against them, it doesn't work out well I gotta tell you but I want to try and test fire this rocket. Now Philly will tell you that they did this very scenario last week vs the Steelers and I would just simply say, let's see if they can buck the trend 2 weeks in a row. Another feather in their cap, blast a team on a short week on top of traveling and being the road favorite. Piece of cake as they say
Green Bay vs Buffalo last week, Packers actually covered even losing the game 27-17, incredible as it is.
We will continue to press this betting rule from yesteryear and see if it proves true in the modern newfangled data driven NFL we have created.
Philadelphia is -14 and I really don't want to bet against them, it doesn't work out well I gotta tell you but I want to try and test fire this rocket. Now Philly will tell you that they did this very scenario last week vs the Steelers and I would just simply say, let's see if they can buck the trend 2 weeks in a row. Another feather in their cap, blast a team on a short week on top of traveling and being the road favorite. Piece of cake as they say
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Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
A classic.
I first saw it at an animation festival in San Francisco on the big screen.
On paper this looks like a route. I want to think Houston will "circle the wagons" and give us a good game,but with the way they've played recently,injuries and whole Cooks situation,I'm not sure if this team has any motivation other than looking forward to a "mini-bye" after this game. Could they sneak in a garbage time touchdown and cover? Sure. But I ain't feeling it...
Eagles- 37
Texans- 10
Eagles- 37
Texans- 10
FairWarning
Footballguy
I expect a good game from Houston tonight, it’s their only night on national tv. Not much motivation for the Iggles to cover this.
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Not a huge fan of teasers on big spreads, but I wanted action tonight. Line was -13.5 when I saw it, O/U 45.5
Did a 7 point teaser (-125) on the Eagles -6.5 and under 52.5
ghostguy123
Footballguy
What's the over/under in the number of horrible penalties called against the Eagles to try and keep this one close?
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
I'm hoping for a low score, going up against Hurts hurts.
ChiefD
Footballguy
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
I like that wager a lot.
It's hard to cover 13-14 while still keeping it under, but the teaser is perfect here, and the parlay negates it a bit. GL.
TripleThreat
Footballguy
My only action is under 17.5 for longest rush by Miles Sanders.
SeniorVBDStudent
Footballguy
They say when the line crosses from -13.5 across the 14 point threshhold, the odds of the underdog winning straightup skyrocket.
Hmmm.....
Hmmm.....
Going to slid a WDIS type of question here, please forgive me.
I'm not usually a two team D carry guy but find myself with a lot of Philly/NE Team D's on the same team so of course find myself wondering which one to start.
My real question is if Cooks/Collins should be considered a negative or a positive to Eagles D for fantasy purposes? Obviously it makes scoring more difficult but I'm more interested in sacks and turnovers. We often see these Thursday night game plans lean conservative with a normal set of WR's and my concern is the Texans are going to just turtle up, run it death and run clock and just try and keep it respectable and move on to week 10. Meaning to say they might be like Falcons from a few weeks ago where they are getting clobered and just sticking to the run and trying to get out of the game. Am I wrong to think this way?
I'm not usually a two team D carry guy but find myself with a lot of Philly/NE Team D's on the same team so of course find myself wondering which one to start.
My real question is if Cooks/Collins should be considered a negative or a positive to Eagles D for fantasy purposes? Obviously it makes scoring more difficult but I'm more interested in sacks and turnovers. We often see these Thursday night game plans lean conservative with a normal set of WR's and my concern is the Texans are going to just turtle up, run it death and run clock and just try and keep it respectable and move on to week 10. Meaning to say they might be like Falcons from a few weeks ago where they are getting clobered and just sticking to the run and trying to get out of the game. Am I wrong to think this way?
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
You can't go wrong
New England has been very consistent and almost always get 10 points in my leagues, that's huge.
Philly #1/#2 overall with Buffalo, 2 of the last 3 weeks they have hit single digits where I am. They have a higher ceiling though than New England
OrganizedChaos
Footballguy
With Collins and Cooks both out for the Texans, how much do people trust Pierce to do anything? Except for that last drive last week (assuming the Titans were playing prevent) it would have been an awful showing. Now, Philly can just load the box and tee off on Pierce. Of course the Texans don't have anyone else so maybe he touches the ball 30 times.
SeniorVBDStudent
Footballguy
Its fun to try to create DFS lineups (hint: all 5 players can't be Eagles unfortunately).
Pierce, Burkhead, Dorsett and a myriad of TEs will each have 2 catches for 9 yards. Maybe the kicker can put up 9 points.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
You should work for a sports book.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
The Eagles should be up 5 TD by halftime and have their JV in by the 4th quarter. But this is the Texans Super Bowl, I won't say it's a total trap game for the Eagles, but I can see a situation where they aren't all that motivated and have some mental lapses playing on the road on a short week against a team they aren't that familiar with. The Texans don't turn the ball over a ton. The Eagles should be able to run the ball effectively, but maybe the Texans can tackle better than they did against Henry. I could see it being a one or two possession game (maybe 16-10?) into the third quarter before the Eagles play a a couple of series like they normally do (to make it 30-10). Houston could get a garbage time score to cover (30-17). I am leery of road teams having to give so many points.
I'll say Eagles 34, Texans 10.
Fantasy wise: I think AJ Brown could be a little bit of a bust, not because of matchup, but because if doesn't score early, he may not get many chances. This is probably a good Mile Sanders week, and I would bet on a big play TD from one of the pass catchers, maybe Brown, but just as likely to not be. I'll go out on a limb and say its Goedert's turn this week.
Fantasy wise: I think AJ Brown could be a little bit of a bust, not because of matchup, but because if doesn't score early, he may not get many chances. This is probably a good Mile Sanders week, and I would bet on a big play TD from one of the pass catchers, maybe Brown, but just as likely to not be. I'll go out on a limb and say its Goedert's turn this week.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
That's rough all the way around
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
I don’t trust him at all. I agree with what you posted. I have to start him though, I don’t have a choice.
Amused to Death
Footballguy
I would love to see Boston Scott get some touches, even if late in the game for mop up duty. I have a really bad week for byes and injuries and have him in my line up.
Don't judge me.
Don't judge me.
Drake Hater
Footballguy
Anyone rolling out Goedert tonight?
ghostguy123
Footballguy
?? I would imagine almost every team that owns him is using him every week
rockaction
Footballguy
Have to. Not overly fond of his usage recently, but he's still one of the better TEs on the landscape right now.
rockaction
Footballguy
I have way too many guys going or possibly going in this game tonight.
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Really? He had one down game. One.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Probably won't help but with Jordan Davis out Houston should just run it up the middle all night. At least it will keep the clock running.
rockaction
Footballguy
He's only had over six targets once all year. He's averaging about six for the year. That' s TE10.
It's actually TE11.
So, no, not so compelling.
Grigs Allmoon
Footballguy
I put a few bucks on Hou+14 and the under.
The under has won me some money this year on TNF. Tonight I'm just thinking it could be a grind of a game, I guess. (That, and garbage time scores can always save a big underdog.)
Snotbubbles
Footballguy
Hoping the latter.
ProstheticRGK
Footballguy
I like these 2 plays the most, if I were betting. I think the Eagles can cover, but I would bet heavy on the under.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Funniest post in a while. Kudos.
