Play Now Football Pick'em Play Now College Football Pick'em Week 8 Recap Talking the business of sports The Philadelphia Eagles will try to stay perfect on the season when they take on the Houston Texans in a Week 9 NFL matchup on Thursday Night Football.
The Eagles (7-0), who lead the NFC East by 1 1/2 games over the Dallas Cowboys , are coming off a 35-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers .
The Texans (1-5-1), fourth in the AFC South, lost to the Tennessee Titans 17-10 in Week 8 and have lost two in a row and five of six.
Philadelphia is looking to win its division for the third time in six seasons, but first time since 2019.
The Eagles lead the all-time series 5-0, including a 2-0 mark in Houston.
Kickoff from NRG Stadium in Houston is set for 8:15 p.m.
ET.
Philadelphia is a 13-point favorite in the latest Texans vs.
Eagles odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is set at 45.
Before making any Eagles vs.
Texans picks, be sure to check out the NFL predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model .
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up almost ,000 for 0 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception.
The model enters Week 9 of the 2022 NFL season on an incredible 148-107 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
Now, the model has set its sights on Texans vs.
Eagles and just locked in its picks and NFL Week 9 predictions.
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Here are the NFL odds and betting lines for Eagles vs.
Texans: Philadelphia has won five games by eight points or more and has been dominant this season.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts leads the way as a dual-threat.
He has rushed 79 times for 303 yards (3.8 average) and six touchdowns, while also leading the passing attack.
Hurts has completed 142 of 212 passes (67 percent) for 1,799 yards and 10 touchdowns.
He has been intercepted twice and has a rating of 105.1.
Leading the offense on the ground is veteran running back Miles Sanders .
He has carried 114 times for 563 yards (4.9 average) and five touchdowns.
He has four explosive plays of 20 yards or more, including a season-high 35 yards.
He has also converted 29 first downs.
His best game so far was against Jacksonville on Oct. 2, when he carried 27 times for 134 yards (5.0 average) and two touchdowns.
He also caught two passes for 22 yards in that game.
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Despite that, the Eagles are not a lock to cover the Eagles vs.
Texans spread.
That's because six of Houston's seven games have been decided by 10 points or fewer, and five by seven points or fewer.
Quarterback Davis Mills powers the offense and has completed 63.1 percent of his passes on 149 of 236 attempts for 1,502 yards, eight touchdowns and six interceptions.
In the loss at Las Vegas on Oct. 23, Mills completed 28 of 41 passes (68.3 percent) for 302 yards and two touchdowns.
Rookie running back Dameon Pierce has been a weapon as well.
He leads the team in rushing, carrying 121 times for 539 yards (4.5 average) and three touchdowns, with four explosive plays of 20 or more yards, including a 75-yarder.
He has also converted 32 first downs.
Pierce has 20 receptions for 98 yards (4.9 average) and a score.
His best game came against the Los Angeles Chargers on Oct. 2, when he carried 14 times for 131 yards (9.4 average) and one touchdown.
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SportsLine's model is leaning under on the point total.
In fact, it's calling for 42 total points.
It has also generated an against-the-spread pick that cashes in well over 50% of simulations.
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So who wins Eagles vs.
Texans on Thursday Night Football?
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