Predictions, Picks, and Odds for the Green Bay Packers vs Philadelphia Eagles Game on Friday, September 6th

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) tosses the ball before playing the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports

• The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles kick off their NFL season in Brazil on Friday, Sep. 6
• How will Jordan Love fare in his second year as a starter, and how will Jalen Hurts bounce back from an abysmal end to last season?
• Read below for our Packers vs Eagles odds, predictions, and best bets for Week 1

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It could very well be a preview of the NFC Championship Game when the Green Bay Packers clash with the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1 of the NFL season.

There’s plenty of intrigue surrounding this one, as it kicks off at 8:15pm ET from Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil — the first NFL regular-season game ever to be played in South America.

This matchup will feature two of the league’s premier pivots in Jordan Love and Jalen Hurts, but there’s so many other pieces that could factor into the decision in this first-ever Week 1 Friday Night game.

Green Bay Packers vs Philadelphia Eagles Odds

On this neutral field, the Eagles are tabbed as 2.5-point favorites, with a total that’s dropped below the 50-point mark.

Odds as of September 5 at FanDuel. Be sure to check for the best FanDuel promos when betting Packers vs Eagles, and for the rest of the NFL season.

Just a few years removed from the Super Bowl, Philadelphia is a Top 6 pick in the Super Bowl odds at +1400. Not far from them in the nine spot are the Pack, sitting at +1800.

Eagles Seek Bounceback After Flameout

It was a tale of two Philly’s last season. First, you had an Eagles’ squad that came out gangbusters at 10-1, looking every bit like a return rep in the Super Bowl.

Then came the second and more sad act: 1-5 in the final six weeks culminating in a blow out loss to Tampa Bay in the Wild Card round.

There’s still plenty of good here, starting with Jalen Hurts at QB and an offense that still ranked seventh in scoring. Hurts will need to cut down on turnovers — his 20 last year were fourth-most — and pick up his passing yards and TD pass numbers, which sagged outside the Top 10.

Saquon Barkley is the shiny new running back to help keep the offense flowing, but there’s weapons galore, including the WR tandem of Devonta Smith and AJ Brown, who each went over 1,000 yards receiving.

The addition of Kellen Moore as OC might just be the break that Hurts and head coach Nick Sirianni need, as the passing attack slumped to 17th.

On the other end, Vic Fangio was brought in as the new defensive coordinator, and his job is to revive a defense that bled out to the tune of 25.2 points allowed per game, a Bottom-3 mark in the NFL.

Love Takes Off in Year One

It was about as good a first year post-Aaron Rodgers that Jordan Love could have had. It’s why expectations are so high in Year 2, including a preseason Top-5 ranking in the NFL MVP odds.

After starting 3-6, Love turned it on in the second half of the year, leading the Pack to a 9-8 record and into the playoffs, putting a scare in the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional playoffs.

He threw for over 4,000 yards and had the second-most TD passes in the league with 32, as the Packers were just outside the Top 10 in scoring at 22.5 points per game. More importantly, he was the connective tissue that turned some of Green Bay’s young talent into legit playmakers, like pass catchers Jayden Reed and Romeo Doubs.

They still made changes, swapping out Aaron Jones for Josh Jacobs, who is looking to rediscover his form of two seasons ago, when he topped the NFL in both rushing and scrimmage yards.

Green Bay is an upstart on the defensive side too, 10th in scoring defense a year ago, and inside the Top 10 in passing yards allowed. However, they’ll need to fix a run defense that was eaten up for over 128 yards per game, which ranked 28th.

Green Bay Packers vs Philadelphia Eagles Prediction

Both of these teams look loaded on offense. For the Eagles, there’s nowhere to go but up after the end-of-season slide.

If they did exorcise whatever bad vibes they had, this is a team that could very well put up points like it did on that 10-1 rip, when they were posting 28.1 points per game, and scored 25 or more points seven times.

I think Matt LaFleur won’t be hesitant to let his young pivot rip right from the opening whistle. His play sheet should have plenty of deep and intermediate shots to test Philly, who allowed the second most pass yards per game a season ago.

It all adds up to plenty of fireworks on a Friday night.

GB vs PHI pick: Over 49.5 (-110)

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