Philadelphia Eagles-Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Best bets, odds, prediction
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- After an underwhelming end to the regular season, the Philadelphia Eagles will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night in the NFL wild card playoffs.
The Birds are banged up and will be without All-Pro wideout A.J. Brown after he suffered a knee injury in the regular season against the New York Giants.
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Here are some of my favorite bets for Monday night.
Eagles (-2.5, -120) vs. Bucs (+2.5, +130)
Over/under: 42.5
Odds: FanDuel Sportsbook
Jan. 15 at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN
Mike Evans TD
Eagles fans won't like this one, but the matchup is perfect on Monday night for Evans and fellow wideout Chris Godwin to have big games.
Evans and Bucs first-year starting quarterback Baker Mayfield clicked right away, which led to another 1,000-yard season for the veteran wideout. Evans had 79 catches for 1,255 yards and 13 touchdowns in the regular season.
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The Eagles are getting cornerback Darius Slay back in the secondary, but they've been putrid against receivers this season under defensive coordinator Sean Desai and senior defensive assistant Matt Patricia. The Birds have given up the second-most receiving touchdowns to wideouts this year, which is why I like Evans at +100 to score.
Odds: FanDuel
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Dallas Goedert over receiving yards
Without Brown, Goedert should be more involved in the Eagles' passing offense alongside wideout DeVonta Smith.
In Week 3 when the Eagles faced the Bucs, Goedert hauled in five catches for 41 yards on seven targets while Brown had a monster game.
During the regular season, the Bucs allowed the second-most receiving yards and third-most receptions to tight ends, which sets up Goedert to have a big outing.
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Plus, the Bucs will be blitzing the Eagles a lot, which could lead to some screens and quick passes to Goedert to beat the pressure, which is why I like his receiving yards over at 52.5.
Odds: FanDuel
Same Game Parlay +514
- Evans TD
- Goedert over 52.5 receiving
- Hurts 40 rushing yards
Odds: FanDuel
Prediction
Bucs 27, Eagles 24
