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NFL 2023-24: Eagles at Seahawks Preview & Betting Tips

December 18th 2023, 7:20pm, By: Ben Bridge

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Things have gone wrong quickly for the Eagles, and they need to sort it out quickly before their season is flushed down the toilet. With two straight double-digit losses, the Eagles now head to Seattle, to take on a desperate Seahawks team, who themselves have lost four straight. A get right spot here for one of these NFC teams.

Below, we will dissect the matchup, previewing how we think things will play out, and give out our NFL Best Bet. Make sure you are following Before You Bet, as we will have dedicated NFL betting tips for all primetime NFL games this season, as well as a preview of the main NFL slate on Mondays. All for free!

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NFL Week 15 Preview & Betting Tips

Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks

Lumen Field, Tuesday 19th December, 12:15pm (AEDT)

Last Week

The Seahawks weren’t terrible last week, in a 28-16 road loss to the 49ers. They managed to be somewhat competitive, despite starting quarterback Geno Smith missing the game. Unfortunately, despite their offense being serviceable, their defence was shredded by the 49ers, who managed 527 total yards at 9.9 yards per play. It’s difficult to win with a stat like that, and they will need a defensive bump this week if they’re to beat the Eagles.

Speaking of the Eagles, they were spanked by their NFC East rivals, the Cowboys, who trounced the Eagles 33-13 in Dallas. The Eagles weren’t terrible on offense stat wise, gaining 324 yards at 6.2 yards per play, however lost the turnover battle 3-1. The Cowboys were 3 from 3 in the redzone, and that was enough for the easy victory at home. The Eagles came out of the game with quarterback Jalen Hurts in doubt this week with sickness. Hurts even travelled west without his teammates, to ensure he didn’t infect any of his teammates.

Injury Report

Seattle Seahawks

LaTrell Bumphus / Mike Morris (DE) – OUT

Uchenna Nwosu / Drake Thomas (LB) – OUT

Jerrick Reed II (SAF) – OUT

Phil Haynes (OG) – OUT

Nick Bellore (LB) – Questionable

Jamal Adams (SS) – Questionable

Devon Witherspoon (CB) – Questionable

D’Wayne Eskridge (WR) – Questionable

Geno Smith (QB) – Questionable

Philadelphia Eagles

Shaun Bradley (LB) – OUT

Roderick Johnson (OT) – OUT

Avonte Maddox (CB) – OUT

Justin Evans (SS) – OUT

Zach Cunningham (ILB) – OUT

Darius Slay (CB) – OUT

Jam Jurgens (OG) – OUT

Jalen Hurts (QB) – Questionable

Match Preview

Ok, so the Seahawks have won 7-straight games against the Eagles, with the Eagles’ last win over the Seahawks coming back in early 2008. Almost 16 years since their last victory over the Seahawks, can the Eagles get it done? The most recent matchup was over 3 years ago, in week 12 of the 2020 NFL season. So, is there a hoodoo, or can we dismiss this trend? I’m going to dismiss it for now, but that doesn’t mean the Seahawks can’t win, just that it doesn’t factor into my handicap.

The Eagles were 4-point favourite on the lookahead, before re-opening as 5-point favourites after another Seahawks loss. With no injury concerns, I made this a 4.5-point spread, so it looked early in the week as though I wouldn’t have a play on this game. However, with the news of the Hurts illness slowly filtering through during the week, the Seahawks were bet rather heavily, to where it looked as though the Eagles may close as just 2.5-point favourites. If I knew Hurts was in, this would be an auto-bet at Eagles -3 (I have already bet it), but it is hard with the uncertainty at quarterback.

Looking at the total, it was 47 on the lookahead, before re-opening at the same number. Again, with the uncertainty surrounding Hurts, this total has been bet down to around 45 at the time of writing. Both these defences have been horrible this season, and even with a change in defensive play caller at the Eagles, I can’t see this changing overnight. I expect points to be scored in this one, even if Hurts is to miss out, as the Eagles have the offensive weapons to assist Marcus Mariota. The weather isn’t supposed to be too bad, so I’ll take the discount on the total here in Seattle. It could be worth waiting on this until kick-off, as if Hurts is ruled out, I expect this total to drop even further.

Over 45 total points

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Based in Newcastle, Ben earns a living working for the NSW Government, but his real passion lies in sports and sports betting. Ben has spent years developing sports betting models for various sports and has been using these models for the past few years, creating articles for Before You Bet across NRL, NFL, Formula 1, and fantasy sports contests on Draftstars.

A lifelong Penrith Panthers fan, Ben has finally seen some rewards for his years of loyal support, with the Panthers chasing a fourth straight NRL Premiership in 2024.

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