Green Bay Packers vs Philadelphia Eagles Prediction, 1/12/2025 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Wild Card

Game: Green Bay Packers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025

Location: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA

TV: FOX

Odds-Point Spread: Eagles (-5.0)

Total-Over-Under: 45.5

The Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) will compete against the Green Bay Packers (11-6) at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday in an NFC Wild Card tilt. Philadelphia opens as 5.0-point favorites. The total comes in at 45.5.

The Green Bay Packers come into this matchup with a record of 11-6 this season. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Packers took on the Chicago Bears and took a loss by a score of 24-22. Emanuel Wilson was the best rusher for the Packers with 14 attempts for 73 yards (5.2 yards per carry). Malik Heath left with an average of 17.7 yards per reception by recording 53 yards on 3 catches. Malik Willis finished 10-13 with 136 yds passing. He had a quarterback rating of 109.8 and finished the game without throwing a pick. Against the rush, the Packers conceded 83 yards on 26 attempts, which is an average of 3.2 yds per run surrendered. Green Bay allowed 21 completions on 30 attempts for a total of 141 yds, and a completion rate of 70.0%. On the day, they ran 58 plays which totaled 367 yds. The Green Bay Packers ran the rock 33 times and accrued 183 yards, which had them averaging 5.5 yds per attempt.

The Packers have racked up 6,303 total yards for the season. Green Bay has earned 171 1st downs offensively, and they have been called for 112 penalties for 836 yards. When it comes to getting in the endzone, Green Bay has earned 28 touchdowns via the pass and 23 touchdowns via the ground. They have surrendered the ball 19 times (11 picks and 8 fumbles lost). As a unit they average 146.8 yards on the ground which is 5th in the National Football League. When talking about putting the ball in the endzone, the Green Bay Packers are averaging 27.1 PPG.

The Packers sit in 6th in the league in terms of the opposition scoring, conceding 19.9 points per game. They are allowing an average of 4.0 yards per rushing attempt and 99.4 rushing yards per contest this year. During the season, they have allowed 1,689 running yards through 17 games. When it comes to yards via the pass, the Packers have surrendered 3,658 yards which ranks them 13th in the NFL. They have conceded 215.2 yards per game via the pass as well as conceding a completion percentage of 67.4%. During this campaign, they are surrendering 314.5 yards per outing which has them ranked 5th in football. They have surrendered 23 touchdowns via the pass as well as 13 touchdowns pounding the rock.

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The Eagles come into this matchup with a record of 14-3 for this season. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Eagles got the victory with a final of 20-13 when they faced the New York Giants. Tanner McKee (2 touchdowns) ended the contest with 269 yards on 27-41 passing while his QB rating was 100.6. He didn't toss any picks and his Y-A was 6.6 yards. Will Shipley carried the ball 10 times for 32 yards, ending the contest with 3.2 yards per carry for Philadelphia. Jahan Dotson was one of the featured targets for the Eagles, catching 7 balls for 94 yards (13.4 yards per catch). Philadelphia rushed the ball for 2.0 yards per carry, finishing with a total of 51 yards on 25 carries. The Eagles finished the contest with 303 yds and they ran 66 plays (4.6 yards per play). The Eagles pass defense conceded a completion percentage of 75.9%, relinquishing 138 yds on 22 for 29 through the air. Philadelphia gave up 25 attempts on the ground for 100 yds (4.0 yds per rush).

Regarding their scoring prowess, the Eagles currently sit 7th out of all teams in the league by scoring 27.2 points per game. During the season to this point, the Eagles currently sit at 3,194 yards via the pass as well as holding an average of 187.9 passing yards per game, giving them a rank of 29th in football. They average 179.3 yards via the ground game and have rushed for 3,048 yards for the season. The Philadelphia Eagles hold an average of 367.2 yards-game which is good for 8th in the NFL. The Philadelphia offense has compiled 793 yds of penalties on 103 violations, which is good for 22nd in the NFL in terms of helping out the other team.

They have surrendered 22 touchdowns via the pass and 174.2 yards per contest, which has them in 1st in the NFL. Philadelphia has conceded a total of 1,771 yards rushing (104.2 yards-game) and 9 touchdowns via the rush for the season. They have compiled 26 takeaways (13 fumbles and 13 picks) for the year. The Eagles defense has been on the field for 999 plays, which ranks them 1st in football. The Eagles are allowing 17.8 points per contest, which has them ranked 2nd in football.

Who will win tonight's Packers-Eagles NFL game against the spread?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Eagles -5.0 and over 45.5 total points

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