For the first time in history, the NFL will head to South America for a regular-season contest when the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Green Bay Packers in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Both squads were playoff teams last season and have aspirations of winning their divisions and making deep runs in the NFC. They'll open their seasons with a Week 1 matchup on Friday, September 6 in front of nearly 50,000 fans for the first-ever NFL in Brazil game.
Kickoff from Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paolo is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. The Eagles are 2.5-point favorites in the latest Eagles vs. Packers odds, while the over/under for total points is 49.5. The Eagles are -131 money-line favorites, while the Packers are +111 underdogs. Before making any Packers vs. Eagles picks, you NEED to check out the NFL predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.
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The model knows Philadelphia will be looking for a bounce-back season. The Eagles started 10-1, but lost five of their last six during the regular season and were blown out, 32-9, by the Buccaneers in the first round of the NFL playoffs, failing to cover the spread in all seven games. Philadelphia added Saquon Barkley to help inject life into an offense that stagnated late. The Eagles also made a significant investment in the secondary, spending a first-round pick on Quinyon Mitchell and a second-round pick on Cooper DeJean.
The model also knows that the Packers seemed to find their stride in the second half last season. Jordan Love had a metamorphosis over the final eight games of the season, completing 70.3% of his passes for 2,150 yards and 20 touchdowns with only one interception. Green Bay won six of those finals eight regular-season matchups and was 4-1 against the spread over the final five games, including the postseason.
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