NFL Week 4 odds have Eagles as road favorites over the Buccaneers

After beating the New Orleans Saints as 2.5-point street underdogs in Week 3, the Philadelphia Eagles are again to being favored in Week 4.

The Birds are 2.5-point street favorites in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, based on FanDuel.

The Bucs are 2-1 after shedding to the beforehand winless Denver Broncos as 6.5-point dwelling favorites. And never solely did the Bucs lose … however they weren’t even actually that aggressive. Tampa gave up 17 unanswered factors earlier than the ultimate rating completed at 26 to 7 (and the Broncos kneeled the sport out whereas in subject aim vary).

Previous to their Week 3 loss, the Bucs beat the Washington Commanders by three possessions and narrowly edged out the Detroit Lions at Ford Area. So, it’s laborious to say they need to be taken evenly.

Actually, an unimaginable factor to recommend after watching the Bucs blow out the Eagles when these two groups final met within the Wild Card spherical final season. We’ll see simply how far Jalen Hurts and the offense have come in opposition to Todd Bowles’ penchant for sending zero blitzes on the Eagles’ quarterback. We’ll additionally see if the Eagles are in a position to construct off a superb defensive displaying in New Orleans.

The Eagles very effectively may be short-handed getting into this recreation. It’s unclear if A.J. Brown is able to return. DeVonta Smith, Lane Johnson, Mekhi Becton, Darius Slay, and Britain Covey all acquired banged up in opposition to the Saints. The Eagles’ damage studies determine to be particularly value monitoring this week.

With out figuring out the place these key gamers stand, it’s tough to gauge the Eagles’ outlook for this upcoming recreation. However after watching their resilience in Week 3, I don’t know, possibly they’ve acquired one thing cooking. They could possibly be motivated to show in effort earlier than with the ability to relaxation throughout their Week 5 bye.

What say you?