By Mike Mutnansky of Sharp Hunter
UPDATE: Since this article was published the market has started to move and more Sharp money is starting to flow toward the Falcons +5.5. Keep an eye on this game's real time Sharp Score by visiting Sharp Hunter.
Monday Night Football allows us to see the Eagles in primetime for a second straight week.
Let's hope the footing will be better in this one after Philadelphia beat Green Bay on that slippery field in Brazil last Friday. As of Sunday afternoon, the Eagles were sitting as 6-point home favorites over the Falcons with a total of 46.5.
We're seeing a lot of bets at Sharp Hunter on the Eagles side at -6.
A couple of reasons to think that's the right side of the game:
- The Falcons came out of Week 1 with the 24th-ranked DVOA offense. Many smarter people than me pointed out that Kirk Cousins did not look 100% healthy as he recovers from a major Achilles injury. Now he has to go on the road and face a loaded Philadelphia defensive line.
- Then there are the Kirk Cousins Monday Night Football Trends. The veteran QB is 3-10 SU and ATS on Monday Night Football. His teams have scored 20-plus points in only four of those games. Overall, he's 16-25 in primetime games. Yikes. And, oh yeah, the Achilles thing.
There's too much going against Atlanta for me to play the dog. I cannot bet into those Cousins trends. If anything, I'd be with the sharps and lay the 6 with Philadelphia.
My guess is this game will be a HUGE final piece of thousands of 6-point teaser plays to end Week 2. Good luck to all the sportsbooks … I think they'll need Atlanta BIG.
