Saints vs Eagles Free NFL Picks: In what could be considered the NFL game of the week New Orleans will travel to the Northeast to face Philadelphia. The Saints vs Eagles game kicks off at 1 PM ET. Both of these teams came storming out of the gate with blowout wins but the Eagles came away nicked up with star QB Donovan McNabb going down with a rib injury.
After waiving receiver Hank Baskett to make room for Michael Vick, the Eagles scrambled this week to sign former quarterback Jeff Garcia. With McNabb out, the expert NFL Handicappers at VegasSharps.com watched the Free NFL Picks betting action pour in on the Saints who started as +3 underdogs but the NFL odds makers at Bodog.com have the New Orleans Saints -1 chalk against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Philadelphia Eagles Offense vs. New Orleans Saints Defense: With Donovan McNabb out with a rib injury the offense will be led by QB Kevin Kolb in his first career start. The 32-year old Kolb has starter ability and has been viewed as McNabb’s heir apparent for years and now he gets his chance to show what he’s got. Kolb’s wideouts hold a small advantage over the Saints DB’s but the Saints defense should be able to create pressure with their exotic blitz packages. The Eagles will use RB’s Brian Westbrook and rookie LeSean McCoy more in this game to take pressure of Kolb. The Saints run-defense has gotten better but Westbrook and McCoy are big-play backs that will hold the edge.
The Free NFL Picks experts at Bodog.com have the Saints vs Eagles Total set at 46 points.
New Orleans Saints Offense vs. Philadelphia Eagles Defense: This should be a titanic match-up between the NFL’s best offense and one of the best defenses in the NFL. Drew Brees is playing better than any QB in the NFL right now and he has 6 viable options in the passing game to do damage with. The Eagles have a great pass-rush out of the 34 defense and they will need to try to test inexperienced LT Jermon Bushrod. The Eagles have a top-5 secondary that matches up equally with the Saints wideouts. On the ground the Eagles should hold a slight advantage with their no-name group of tacklers over grinding Saints RB Mike Bell.
Intangibles: The Eagles have one of the best coaching staffs in the NFL. Saints starting TE Jeremy Shockey and CB Tracy Porter could miss this game. Eagles starting WR and KR DeSean Jackson is listed as probable with a groin injury.
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