The New York Giants (2-5) visit the Philadelphia Eagles (5-2) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Week 8. It’s the second time in three weeks that these NFC East rivals will clash, with the Giants having dominated the Eagles, 34-17, on Thursday Night Football in Week 6.
Opening the week, the Giants were listed as 7-point road underdogs, but that spread has worsened slightly with Philadelphia now at -7.5 as of this writing.
Let’s take a look at who some of the experts and insiders around the league are taking in the Week 8 matchup:
ExpertPickScore (if applicable)Dan Graziano (ESPN)EaglesN/ALindsey Thiry (ESPN)EaglesN/AMatt Bowen (ESPN)EaglesN/APete Prisco (CBS)Eagles30-17John Breech (CBS)Giants23-20Albert Breer (Sports Illustrated)EaglesN/ANate Davis (USA TODAY)Eagles27-17Jarrett Bell (USA TODAY)Eagles24-21Bill Bender (The Sporting News)Eagles31-19Vinnie Iyer (The Sporting News)Eagles27-17
Credit to John Breech (CBS) for being brave enough to pick the Giants in an upset. He was the only one willing to go out on a limb after every single member of the panel got it wrong in Week 6. For others, they feel confident in Philly, with four predicting a two-score Eagles victory.
Other experts and analysts from around the league also trend heavily toward Philadelphia, with 95 percent picking the Eagles to win on Sunday, per NFL Pickwatch.
Fans share a similar view, with just five percent predicting a Giants upset.