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Sports Interaction Staff
November 1, 2017

Broncos vs. Eagles Point Spread: NFL Week 9 Odds, Prediction

The best team in the NFC got even better ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline. The Philadelphia Eagles will look to show off new acquisition Jay Ajayi on Sunday afternoon as they host the reeling Denver Broncos at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles are riding a six-game winning streak and are coming off a 33-10 rout of the San Francisco 49ers, while the Broncos are still looking for their first road victory of the season.

Denver Broncos vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Point spread: Eagles -8
Date: Sunday, November 5, 1 p.m. ET
Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa.

Point Spread and Betting Analysis

Philadelphia is giving away more than a touchdown to a Denver team that has dropped three in a row to fall 2 ½ games back of the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West race. These teams are headed in the opposite direction, with the Broncos having failed to cover in five consecutive road games and the Eagles having gone 5-0 ATS in their last five home contests. But Denver has covered in each of the previous four head-to-head meetings.

An overwhelming majority of Sports Interaction bettors are going with the favourites in this one, with 94 percent of the action on the Eagles. Bettors are also salivating over the total of 43.5, hitting the over at an 87-percent clip. The Broncos have gone above the total in eight of their last 10 games following a straight-up loss, while the Eagles have played to the over in 23 of their last 30 games versus teams with losing records.

Denver Broncos

The Broncos are sticking with quarterback Trevor Siemian, at least for now. Siemian continued his dreadful 2017 showing last week against the Chiefs, throwing for just 198 yards with three interceptions in the 29-19 defeat. Denver has scored just 29 points over its last three games, and has turned the ball over 17 times through seven games – second-most in the NFL. Ten of those turnovers have come via Siemian interceptions.

Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles shored up their running game with the acquisition of Ajayi from Miami. Ajayi became just the third player in NFL history with three 200-yard rushing efforts in a single season last year, but struggled behind the Dolphins’ suspect offensive line this season, averaging just 3.4 yards per carry. The Eagles have had no trouble following up on big scoring performances, going 5-1 ATS in their last six games after scoring 30+ points in their previous outing.