BetMGM podcast dissects the Eagles-Cowboys betting line
Devan Kaney, BetQL analyst and Sports Radio WIP co-host joined the BetMGM Tonight podcast with Nick Ashooh and Trysta Krick to talk about the state of Jalen Hurts’ sprained shoulder and the Philadelphia Eagles’ 13-1 season.
The Eagles face off against their division rival Dallas Cowboys on their turf on Christmas Eve. Much is up in the air following Hurts’ injury. If the Eagles can take care of business this weekend against the division rival, they can clinch a bye week and the NFC East title.
Right now (and it very much can change), the Dallas Cowboys are (-4.5) favorites. Kaney joined the nightly podcast to talk about this betting spread with who will start as the quarterback.
“We all saw Jalen Hurts take that hit the other day and he was slow to get up. I think [the betting line] could potentially move if Gardner Minshew is confirmed especially given, and I hate saying this, Dallas is coming off that horrendous overtime loss. They’re going to be hungry for a win. They’re playing back at home. It’s gonna be tough and I could see the line moving way more in Dallas’ favor.”
Kaney talked about how she sees it being a close game regardless of a win or loss for the Birds and sees Minshew helping the Eagles cover.
“There is a bit of a, I don’t want to say quarterback controversy, but a question surrounding the quarterback situation in Philadelphia,” Kaney said “It is Dallas though, and here in Philadelphia, they’re a division rival. We hate Dallas, we hate the Cowboys. Right now, the consensus is that Gardner Minshew is going to play,”
Just because Jalen Hurts and the Eagles got it done earlier in the season versus the Cowboys does not mean all hope is lost on Christmas Eve.
“I don’t think it’s an automatic loss for the Eagles…I don’t think it’ll be as easy as it would with Jalen Hurts but I don’t count it as an automatic loss for the Eagles.” Kaney said.
Gardner Minshew has been with the team for two seasons, so it makes sense that he is more than comfortable with the scheme. Throw in the fact that Dallas Goedert comes back from injury, this will help Minshew a lot.
“The Eagles offense is still the Eagles offense and you [Ashooh] mentioned Jalen Hurts running and that’s great. I think in a way he was doing it too much and that’s why so many Philadelphia Eagles fans were upset with him being injured because at that point in the season,” Kaney said. “We still have Miles Sanders fully healthy. Dallas Goedert will be back officially this weekend. He can still get the ball to A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith. The options are pretty much endless in terms of this Eagles offense.”
Minshew plays with a lot of heart, as we saw last season in a post-game video with his dad getting emotional and excited over the win when Hurts went down with an injury. Minshew attended his former mentor’s funeral, Mike Leach, on Monday. Kaney and the crew think this could spark a drive for Minshew to get the win in honor of Leach.
“He plays with so much emotion which is kind of interesting because it’s opposite of Jalen Hurts who’s just locked in and focused,” Kaney said.
No one is confirmed as of right now, but no matter what happens, the Eagles-Cowboys betting lines are bound to move a lot more ahead of the holiday matchup.
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