Eagles vs. Raiders prediction: Don’t count out Philadelphia

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No squad successful the NFL arguably faced much adversity during Week 6 than the Las Vegas Raiders. After a mediocre effort astatine location successful a 20-9 decision to the Chicago Bears, Jon Gruden was retired arsenic the Raiders caput manager and fundamentally the organization’s main decision-maker. Nevertheless, the Raiders rallied down interim manager Rich Bisaccia and won, 34-24, astatine Denver arsenic a 3.5-point underdog. The Silver and Black benefited from 4 turnovers, including 3 Teddy Bridgewater interceptions, but were besides precise crisp successful the passing crippled and were capable to get chunk plays against the Denver secondary.

Now comes the hard part. Last week, the Raiders were capable to play the “us against the world” card. This week, they are backmost location and everyone successful municipality is backmost connected the bandwagon.

Philadelphia comes into Las Vegas with a 2-4 record, but has gone 2-1 connected the road. The Eagles are inactive winless astatine home, but playing the 49ers, Chiefs, and Buccaneers (plus a roadworthy crippled against the Cowboys) volition bash that to a young and rebuilding squad with a first-year caput coach.

The Eagles mightiness beryllium a small undervalued successful the marketplace based connected the early-season schedule, and the Raiders are apt overvalued disconnected their triumph past week. The marketplace has reflected that, arsenic the +3.5s person disappeared and the 3s that stay are anemic 3s with vigorish toward the Philadelphia side.

The play: Eagles +3.