2024 NFL Week 3 action report: Books need Eagles to ‘be who we thought they were’

Patrick Everson

FOX Sports Betting Analyst

The public betting masses took a beating in NFL Week 2, but they’re back for more in NFL Week 3 odds, putting a lot of their eggs in one basket.

However, it’s the most unexpected basket compared with, say, two weeks ago. And it’s not just public bettors.

“The public and the sharps are all in on the Saints,” Caesars Sports head of football trading Joey Feazel said.

That would be for Sunday’s big Philadelphia Eagles-New Orleans Saints clash on FOX.

Oddsmakers and sharp bettors serve up their insights on Eagles-Saints and more, as we dive into this week’s NFL betting nuggets.

NFL Rocks On FOX

On Sunday night, after the Saints’ impressive 44-19 win at Dallas, but before the Eagles’ Monday night game vs. Atlanta, Caesars Sports opened Saints vs. Eagles at Philadelphia -2.5 (-115).

On Monday, that line dropped to Eagles -2, then -1, on what Feazel noted was sharp action. That was still before Philly’s home opener against the Falcons. Then on Tuesday morning, after Philadelphia stunningly lost 22-21, the Eagles-Saints line jumped the fence to New Orleans -1.5.

Bettors quickly pushed it out to Saints -2.5, and on Wednesday morning, the line got to New Orleans -3 (even) for Sunday’s 1 p.m. ET kickoff on FOX.

“The Saints are coming off two 40-point performances, where they’ve absolutely dominated their opponents,” Feazel said. “Everybody is gonna be all in on Derek Carr and the Saints. Carr had his Kirk Cousins ‘You like that’ game, and you saw the market react.

“It’s one-sided action, not even close. We’re gonna need the Eagles to be who we thought they were at the beginning of the season.”

NFL Sharp Side professional bettor Randy McKay is involved with a couple of matchups in NFL Week 3 odds. Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (knee) missed last week’s win over Indianapolis and is questionable Sunday at Tennessee.

But McKay likes the Packers, and the…

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Publish date : 2024-09-19 18:03:08

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