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These 2 teams had 8 common opponents this year. The Chefs went 8-0 with a +67 point differential, the Eaglets went 6-2 with a +31 point differential. Not a huge tell but still telling. 

Honestly with all of the Eagles money pouring in I won't be surprised. I'm playing mostly props but other than the Eagles scoring 1st, I'm not buying many Philly shares. I love Pacheco over 4.5 rushing yards for the 1Q and over 28.5 total yards for the game. He's being very overlooked. 

@undermysac

 Please understand that Waldron has some non descript title that makes him a nothing. Coen will call the plays and Udinski (fine Polish name) is his OC assistant. Coen felt bad for Shane because they worked together in LA under McVay and gave him a gig.

He has a private dock for that thing at Pier EB near the stadium in Jax. It's named Kismet. That's an Arabic word meaning "destiny." The moronic owner finally realized he's not part of the NFL owners good old boy club so he went ahead and thought outside the box this year firing the old guard guys and hiring a bunch of new fresh faces. Good for him.

Joe Thuney is in his 9th NFL season, a starter in every one since his rookie year. He has made the playoffs 8 times and this will be his 6th Super Bowl winning 4 of his previous 5 with the Patriots and Chiefs. When we're talking about all time Super Bowl greats, put respect on this man's name. 

Congrats to anyone who had the nuts to take Barkley props over. The book made it uncomfortable to do so and that should be a sign to go forward. Shame on me because I thought about it. 

Philly is still the better team but Quinn will still outcoach Sirianni and that could make things interesting.

Eagles -6 

Game Under 47.5

1Q Under 9.5

Hurts U 195.5 pass yds.

Gainwell anytime TD

Shrimps -20. I still won't take the Brownies. 

Johnny Odae, take care brother. Stick with the rehab program.

Very little doubt that the Jaguars +5 is the best bet of the week. Jax could finish 4-2 in the division while finishing 6-11 with the win. It will happen. 

@undermysac

 Agree that the Vikings/Lions are just must see TV and not smartly bettable.

Wishing everyone in this eternally informative ,funny, and happy thread a very Merry Christmas. 

Notre Dame -7, tomorrow Clemson +12.5/ML. NFL tomorrow it's Steelers TT under 19.5. 

There are islands in the Caribbean where you can land a boat and fish and camp on a beach and not run into a single person. 

The Chargers defense are only the 6th unit since 1990 to not allow more than 20 points thru the first 8 games. In a cruel twist of fate, none of the other 5 teams made it to the Super Bowl and 2 of them didn't even make the playoffs. But defense wins championships, right?

In more important news Trevor Lawrence is likely done for the season. Incredible that the Jaguars are already at the "clean house" stage after back to back winning seasons. There is a rift between GM Baalke and HC Pederson and another one between TL16 and Pederson. Just like in Philly, Dougie is done in spite of his prior success. 

@Biscuiteater1

 Eagles self imploding to the Jaguars benefit right now. Nick Sirianni is an idiot. But I think we all know that.

Bears are not even close to being there yet. In their defense, the Cardinals are much better than advertised. 

Jaguars offense with 32 total yards on 17 plays in the 1st half. 

Jaguars defense allows a 20 yard TD run on a 3rd and 17. Simple off tackle run to set up a field goal until no one decides to account for the runner.

This is quality football, folks. 

After that ending Sac will be on a 3rd bottle. 

I think Jamies Winston threw for more passing yards today than Deshaun Watson had all year.

He's his usual self. Talent is undeniable. Situational awareness is something else. But that Jags defense, man. They fired a guy to hire this piece of shit (Nielsen) from the Falcons. When he played man defense vs. the Bills despite Allen's glaring splits (pro man, con zone) I suspected he doesn't study film. Now I know he doesn't. 

@undermysac

 Jags are so fluid. So much better play over the last 4 games. But still only 2-2 over that span against 2 challenged opponents. Brian Thomas and Tank Bigsby yes please, Walker Little at LT rather than Cam Robinson, yes please. The defense is slow and has been criminally used as a man to man set up for most of the year, but that changed last week. I just don't know man. I'm on Jax because I see changes for the better but it could all blow up in a hurry. Let's hope.