The unbeaten Philadelphia Eagles are heavy favorites to move to 8-0 on Thursday Night Football. Philadelphia will face the 1-5-1 Houston Texans, and the oddsmakers aren’t giving Houston much of a chance. The Texans opened as 13.5-point underdogs by the NFL betting odds as their only victory this year came against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
After having Week 7 off, the Philadelphia Eagles will play their second game in five days on Thursday Night Football. They will travel to NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas to face the Houston Texans on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 8:15 p.m. ET on Prime Video.
NFL Week 9 Betting Odds
Philadelphia Eagles -13
Houston Texans +13
Total 44
Money Line: Eagles -750, Texans +534
Odds Analysis
There has yet to be any real movement on this game. Philadelphia is a 13.5-point underdog, and the total is still 43. Houston has yet to beat Philadelphia, holding an 0-5 all-time record against the Eagles. Four of those losses were by 10 points or more.
Philadelphia Eagles
After cruising to a 35-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Battle of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Eagles are now two games up in the loss column on their NFC East counterparts. Philadelphia has been the most complete team in the NFC to this point, ranking in the top five in the NFL in total offense, scoring offense, total defense, and scoring defense.
Jalen Hurts continues to do a great job running this offense. Hurts is completing 67% of his passes for 8.5 YPA with 10 touchdowns and two interceptions. He is also the second-leading rusher on the team behind Miles Sanders, and Hurts has found the end zone six times. Meanwhile, the addition of A.J. Brown has made Hurts very lethal in the passing game. Brown has 39 receptions for 659 yards and five touchdowns, and that has helped make DeVonta Smith and tight end Dallas Goedert more effective.
This defense is one of the best in the NFL, and it got even better last week when the Eagles dealt a fourth-round pick to Chicago for Robert Quinn. He is expected to start ahead of Josh Sweat and help a defensive line that has had a little bit of trouble against power run games. The secondary is arguably the best in the league, allowing just 4.9 YPA. James Bradberry and Darius Slay are elite cornerbacks, and C.J. Gardner-Johnson is an excellent safety. This unit has stayed healthy too, avoiding the injury issues that really hurt the Eagles’ defensive backs in the recent past.
Houston Texans
At this point, Houston is the favorite to claim the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. The Texans have only won one game, and they have been largely uncompetitive. They rank 25th in total offense and 31st in total defense, and they just surrendered 200 yards to Derrick Henry for the fourth time in their history. That doesn’t bode well for this defense ahead of a showdown with Philadelphia.
Houston made the decision to give Davis Mills a chance to prove he could be a starting quarterback at this level in the offseason. Mills hasn’t played poorly, ensuring that he has a long career as a back-up, but he hasn’t been good either. He is completing 63.1% of his passes for 1,502 yards (6.4 YPA) with eight touchdowns and six interceptions. Rookie running back Dameon Pierce has been impressive though, running for 539 yards (4.5 YPC) and three touchdowns.
There isn’t a lot of talent on this defense. The Texans are allowing a league-high 164.7 YPG on the ground ahead of this game, but they could be without Maliek Collins, Demone Harris, and Jonathan Greenard along the defensive line. They only have 15 sacks and seven interceptions on the year.
Eagles at Texans Free Pick
Don’t overthink it here. Philadelphia is a huge favorite and shouldn’t have any trouble winning this game. However, Houston may be worth a play if the number gets to 14 just because Philly has a habit of putting it in cruise control in the second half.
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