Already facing questions about how of a team they are, the Buffalo Bills are about to run into a trio of games that could make or break their season. And it begins Sunday against the team with the NFL’s best record, the Philadelphia Eagles.
Let’s take a look at this all-important non-conference matchup.
Bills vs. Eagles Betting Lines, Start Time, and More
All odds from DraftKings Sportsbook.
- Spread: Eagles -3
- Moneyline: Bills (+136), Eagles (-162)
- Over/Under: 48.5
- Game time: 4:25Â p.m. ET
- Location: Lincoln Financial Field
- Channel: CBS
Bills vs. Eagles Prediction
This is a matchup between one team that has been battle-tested and passed each time — the Eagles — against a team that is about to be tested like never before this season — the Bills.
In the last month, Philadelphia has defeated the Dolphins, the Cowboys, and the Chiefs, and in the process, they’ve established themselves as the team to beat in the NFL.
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For the Bills, since their Week 4 eye-opening win over the Dolphins, they have beaten the Giants, Buccaneers, and Jets, hardly a Murderer’s Row of opponents in this league.
But Buffalo will be tested from this weekend to the end of the season. Its next three games are against the Eagles in Philly, the Chiefs at Kansas City in two weeks — following a Week 13 bye — and the Cowboys in Buffalo.
And if the Bills can somehow survive that stretch, their season finale will be in Miami against a Dolphins team that probably will be out for revenge.
As is usually the case in this league, quarterbacks headline this matchup. The Bills’ Josh Allen has had about an up-and-down season as one player could have so far. On the one hand, Allen is completing nearly 70 percent of his throws (69.6%) and has 29 passing/rushing touchdowns, 22 of which have come through the air, one off the league lead.
But there are mistakes — 15 combined interceptions and lost fumbles, to be exact. Allen’s 12 interceptions are also one shy of the most in the league. The Eagles defense doesn’t force a lot of turnovers — 13 on the season — but they did have two takeaways in last week’s win over the Chiefs.
On the other sideline, Jalen Hurts continues to dominate this league. Over the last two seasons, the Eagles are a ridiculously impressive 23-3 in games that Hurts starts. And although his passing numbers were hardly off the charts last week — season-low 150 passing yards, no TD passes for the first time all season — Hurts still managed a pair of rushing touchdowns.
After going through a stretch of six straight games with at least 125 receiving yards, wide receiver A.J. Brown has just eight receptions for 84 receiving yards over his last two games, so it’s fair to expect him to bounce back with a big effort Sunday.
The Bills enter this important matchup down one starter at cornerback, as Dane Jackson will miss this game due to a concussion. For the Eagles, starting tight end Dallas Goedert (forearm) will miss his second straight game, and starting defensive tackle Milton Williams (concussion) is also out.
But three key Eagles, wide receivers A.J. Brown and Julio Jones, along with running back De’Andre Swift, were taking off the injury report and should each be good to go Sunday.
The Eagles are 5-1-1 vs. the spread this season against non-divisional opponents, including a 3-1 ATS record vs. AFC opponents. Buffalo, on the other hand, is just 2-5 this season against the spread vs. non-divisional opponents and 1-3 ATS as a road team.
The Eagles are rolling, while the Bills are reeling. So why is this number only 3?
I don’t care. Good luck convincing me not to take the league’s best team at home and give just a field goal.
Best Bet: Eagles -3 (-110 at DraftKings Sportsbook)
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