Sunday, November 20, 2016

CenturyLink Field

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The Philadelphia Eagles travel to CenturyLink Field to play the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, November 20, 2016. The opening line for this game has Seattle as 4.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 45.5. The Eagles are 5-4-0 against the spread and their over/under record is 5-4-0. The Seahawks have an over/under record of 5-4-0 and they are 5-4-0 against the spread.

Carson Wentz finished with 231 yards through the air for Philadelphia last week. He completed 25 passes out of 36 attempts for a 69% completion percentage. The Eagles were led in rushing by Ryan Mathews, who finished with 108 yards on 19 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 6 yards per carry. Jordan Matthews was the team leader in receiving with a total of 73 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 12 yards per reception. As a team in that game Philadelphia got a total of 25 first downs. Of those first downs, 12 came on the ground while 12 came through the air. They ran 76 total plays for 428 yards for the game. The Eagles ran for 207 yards on 38 attempts.

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Russell Wilson finished with 348 yards passing for Seattle last week. He went 25 for 37, resulting in a 68% completion percentage. The Seahawks were led on the ground by C.J. Prosise, who finished with 66 yards on 17 carries. He ended the game with an average of 4 yards per rush. C.J. Prosise led the team in receiving with 87 yards and 7 catches. He finished the game with an average of 12 yards per reception. Seattle had 23 first downs total. 3 came from running the ball and 18 came from a pass. They ran 66 total plays for 420 yards for the contest. The Seahawks ran for 96 yards on 26 carries as a team.

Philadelphia scores 25 points per game on offense this season, which ranks 10th in the NFL. In the passing department, they average 22 passes on 35 attempts for a 63% completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 225 yards per game through the air as well, which ranks them 25th in the league. The Eagles run for an average of 119 yards per game on 28 attempts for an average of 4.3 yards per carry. That ranks them 8th in the league. They also run 65 plays per contest and average 5.3 yards per play for an average of 344 yards per game, ranking their offense 17th overall this season. The Eagles average 20 first downs per game which ranks them 17th in the NFL. They accumulate 68.6 penalty yards per game via 8.3 penalties, which ranks 3rd in the league.

Philadelphia allows 222 passing yards per game, ranking 7th, and they allow 18 points per contest on defense, which ranks 4th. They give up 20 completions on 34 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 59%. The Eagles allow 101 rushing yards per game on 23 carries for an average of 4.4 yards per carry, which ranks their rush defense 13th in the NFL. Philadelphia allows 323 total yards per game including 5.4 yards per play, which ranks their overall defense 6th in terms of yards per game. They get flagged for 6.7 penalties for 53.6 yards per game, ranking them 12th among NFL teams.

Seattle averages 21 points per game this season on offense, which ranks them 21st in the league. In the passing department, they complete 23 passes per game on 35 attempts for a 66% completion percentage. They throw for 264 yards through the air per game, ranking them 11th. The Seahawks run for an average of 78 yards per game on 24 attempts for an average of 3.3 yards per carry this season, which ranks them 30th on the ground. They also run 61 plays per game and average 5.6 yards per play for a total of 342 yards per game, ranking them 20th in the league on offense. The Seahawks get an average of 19 first downs per game, which ranks 24th. They average 70.6 penalty yards per game via 8.1 penalties, ranking them 5th in the NFL.

Seattle allows an average of 242 passing yards per game, which ranks 10th in the league. Their defense overall allows 18 points per contest, which has them ranked 2nd. They give up 23 completions on 36 attempts for a completion percentage of 64% per game. The Seahawks allow 97 rushing yards per contest on 28 carries for a 3.5 average per rush, ranking their overall rush defense 10th in the NFL. Seattle allows 338 total yards per game for an average of 5.1 yards per play, which ranks 9th in the league. They force 6.4 penalties for 56.7 yards in each contest, ranking 4th.

Philadelphia Betting Trends

Philadelphia is 5-4-0 against the over/under this season

Philadelphia has an ATS record of 5-4-0 this season

Seattle Betting Trends

Seattle is 5-4-0 against the over/under this season

Seattle has an ATS record of 5-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Philadelphia

11/15/16 LB Mychal Kendricks Foot "?" Sunday vs. Seattle
11/15/16 CB Nolan Carroll Concussion injured last game, "?" Sunday vs. Seattle
11/13/16 LB Kamu Grugier-Hill Hamstring "?" Sunday vs. Seattle
11/13/16 G Allen Barbre Hamstring "?" Sunday vs. Seattle
11/03/16 WR Josh Huff Legal problems has been released
10/24/16 CB Ron Brooks Knee IR
10/11/16 OT Lane Johnson Suspension expected to miss 10 games
09/02/16 DE Alex McCalister Calf IR
09/02/16 LB Joe Walker Knee IR

Seattle

11/14/16 RB Thomas Rawls Leg "?" Sunday vs. Philadelphia
11/13/16 TE Luke Willson Knee "?" Sunday vs. Philadelphia
11/13/16 T Bradley Sowell Knee "?" Sunday vs. Philadelphia
10/30/16 DE Michael Bennett Knee expected to miss 2-3 weeks
10/18/16 DT Garrison Smith Undisclosed IR
09/08/16 G Germain Ifedi Ankle out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Seattle -4.5

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