Washington Commanders vs Philadelphia Eagles Prediction, 1/26/2025 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds NFC Championship

Game: Washington Commanders vs Philadelphia Eagles

Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025

Location: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA

TV: FOX

Odds-Point Spread: Eagles (-5.5)

Total-Over-Under: 48

Lincoln Financial Field is where the Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) will try to beat the Washington Commanders (12-5) on Sunday in the NFC Championship game. Washington opens this game as 5.5-point underdogs. The betting total is set at 48.

The Washington Commanders head into this game 12-5 for this season. In their last contest, the Commanders played against the Detroit Lions and walked away with a win by a score of 45-31. Jayden Daniels went 22-31 with 299 yds through the air and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rate of 122.9 and walked away from the game without throwing an interception. Brian Robinson Jr. was the rushing leader for the Commanders with 15 totes for 77 yds (5.1 yds per attempt). Dyami Brown averaged 16.3 yards per catch by earning 98 yds on 6 catches. The Washington Commanders ended up running the ball 42 times and totaled 182 yards, which came out to an average of 4.3 yds per attempt. When all was said and done, they had 73 plays which gave them 481 yards. Washington surrendered 25 completions on 43 attempts for 320 yds, and a completion rate of 58.1%. In the running game, the Commanders conceded 201 yds on 23 attempts, which is an average of 8.7 yds per run surrendered.

When talking about scoring, the Washington Commanders are sitting at 28.5 points per contest. As a unit they maintain an average of 154.1 yards in the run game ranking them 3rd in the NFL. The Commanders currently have 6,284 total yards over the course of this season. Washington has 192 1st downs as a unit, and they have been hurt by 111 penalties for 960 yds. They have turned the football over 16 times (9 interceptions and 7 fumbles). When it comes to scoring touchdowns, Washington has earned 29 touchdowns via the pass and 25 rushing touchdowns.

When it comes to yards through the air, the Commanders have given up 3,221 yards which puts them in 3rd in football. They have given up 189.5 yards per outing via the pass in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 61.9%. They have yielded 25 touchdowns by air as well as 18 touchdowns on the ground. Overall, they have relinquished 326.9 yards per game which has them sitting 13th in the NFL. The opposition is running for an average of 4.8 yards per run and 137.5 rushing yards per game this year. The Commanders rank 18th in the National Football League in terms of the opposition scoring, conceding 23.0 PPG. During the season, they have conceded 2,337 yards via the ground game in 17 games.

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The Eagles head into this game 14-3 this season. When they last took the field, the Eagles took home the win by a final score of 28-22 against the Los Angeles Rams. Jalen Hurts walked away from the contest with 128 yards on 15-20 passing while his quarterback rating was 91.2. He didn't throw any picks and his avg yards per attempt was 6.4 yards. Dallas Goedert was featured in the passing game for the Eagles, grabbing 4 balls for 56 yds (14.0 yds per catch). Saquon Barkley ran the ball 26 times for 205 yards, finishing the contest with 7.9 yds per carry for Philadelphia. The Eagles finished the game with 350 yds on 54 plays (6.5 yds per play). Philadelphia ran for 8.4 yards per attempt, finishing the game with 285 yds on 34 attempts. Philadelphia conceded 21 rush attempts for 111 yds (5.3 yds per rush). The Eagles pass defense gave up a completion rate of 59.1%, relinquishing 291 yds on 26 for 44 passing.

In relation to this team's ability to score points, the Eagles are ranking 7th out of all teams in the league by tallying 27.2 PPG. For the year so far, the Eagles have a total of 3,194 yards through the air along with holding an average of 187.9 passing yards per outing, which has them ranked 29th in football. They maintain an average of 179.3 yards per game via the ground game and have run for 3,048 yards for the season. The Philadelphia Eagles are averaging 367.2 yards-contest which has them sitting 8th in football. The Philadelphia offense has racked up 793 penalty yds on 103 violations, which is 22nd in the league in terms of helping out the other team.

The Eagles are giving up 17.8 points per game, which has them in 2nd in the league. They have conceded 22 touchdowns via the pass and 174.2 yards-game, which has them in 1st in football. Philadelphia has surrendered a total of 1,771 yards rushing (104.2 yards per game) and 9 touchdowns by way of the ground game for the season. The Eagles defense taken the field for 999 plays, which ranks them 1st in the NFL. Their defense has tallied 26 turnovers (13 fumbles and 13 interceptions) for the season.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Commanders +5.5

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