Eagles vs Bills Betting Trends: The Public is Betting Against the Trends
Are the Bills Popular Now or are Eagles Being Faded?
Philadelphia Favored as Hosts Over Buffalo, But…
The betting lines opened with Philadelphia favored by 3.5 points with a total of 47.5. Now, these lines have moved to three points and up to 48.5 points. Despite what the Bills vs Eagles betting trends indicate, the public is going against it. Buffalo is just 1-6 against the spread (ATS) in its last seven, and totals have been going under in both NFL teams’ games. So what gives?
Bills vs Eagles 
Date, time:
Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
Records: (6-5) vs (9-1)
Streaming: Live Sports Stream
Are the Eagles in a “Trap” Game?
The Eagles are superior to the Bills if you watch, keep an eye on the stats, or look at the NFL betting lines. Philadelphia is 4-0 at home and 6-2-2 ATS compared to Buffalo, being 1-3 as a visitor and 4-7 ATS overall.
The Eagles also have a potent rushing attack, and the Bills’ NFL defense’s rushing rankings are “mid” at best. But Philadelphia could be in a letdown spot here.
There is no logical reason for it. But it is the NFL, and upsets happen quite a bit. Home favorites only cover 50% of the time this NFL season. And Philadelphia has had some hairy games at home. It only beat the Cowboys by five, needed overtime against the Commanders, and failed to cover against Minnesota.
Now, hosting the Bills, the Eagles could have an adrenaline dump after a win over the Chiefs in a Super Bowl LVII rematch. That was also a grueling matchup that saw Jalen Hurts and the offense labor for a comeback win.
If we used a tennis analogy, it’s like a men’s player who loses the next NFL match because they needed a five-hour five-set marathon to win their previous game.
As such, fans are likely shoving the Bills vs. Eagles betting trends and going on a gut that the potentially exhausted Eagles will get picked by the Bills. And why not? Buffalo is struggling, and the Eagles have to face the 49ers in an NFC Championship rematch next week.
That game means more to Philadelphia as it needs to beat San Francisco to grow their lead at the top of the NFC. Seeing all these off-field factors, Philadelphia might get trapped in this non-conference game.
Bills are in Dire Straits
While the Eagles are flying high, the Bills are being dragged through the mud. They fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, are in danger of missing the postseason, and even head coach Sean McDermott is on the hot seat.
On top of that, the Bills have a brutal schedule to finish the year with Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Dallas coming up. That bye week could not come at a better time.
“I think Sean McDermott is in serious danger of being fired,” ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio said on 105.3 The Fan. “He scapegoated Leslie Frazier last year with kind of a weird, belated, soft non-firing firing, and now McDermott’s in charge of the defense.”
The Bills’ defense ranks fifth in scoring and ninth in total yards. It has not allowed any opponent to hit the 30-point mark in the NFL’s latest scores. That’s partly why the total has gone under in eight of their 11 games.
If the team did better stopping the run, Buffalo would not be 2-3 in games it has been outrushed. If this persists, we can chalk this as a relevant Bills vs Eagles betting trend. After all, the Eagles are the NFL’s premier rushing team. They will wear down defenses by constantly running. And the Bills’ beat-up defense, particularly on the secondary, could wilt.
Or maybe this adversity is just what Buffalo needs to get over the hump. The Bills no longer have the luxury of being unchallenged in the division. Every game means more now so this could force Josh Allen and everyone to be even more anal on execution. And that could just help Buffalo pull off the upset.
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