The Friday night clash between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers in Brazil has seen plenty of odds movement.
The spread opened at 2.5 and it remains there at most sportsbooks with some books offering a 2-point spread.
The line has moved between 1.5 and 3 at Fanatics Sportsbook. But it seems very apparent it will settle at 2 or 2.5 by kickoff.
“There was very lopsided action on Eagles -1.5 and Packers +3 when the spread reached those points,” said Max Meyer, senior editor at Fanatics Sportsbook. “While it’s been good two-way action at 2.5, we’ve seen more Packers money today come in at that number. There are also a lot of bettors passing up the points to take Green Bay moneyline — that’s drawn the most handle of any wager in this game.”
This is the most bet game at ESPN BET and BetMGM in both handle and total tickets.
Philadelphia is the popular bet at ESPN BET with 62% of the bets and 55.8% of the handle on the Eagles spread. The Eagles moneyline is getting 76.5% of the bets and 66.6% of the handle.
The Eagles -2 is the most bet team for Week 1 in both tickets and handle at BetMGM. 72% of the bets and 77% of the handle is on Philadelphia -2.
The public and a significant amount of money is on the Eagles for Friday night's matchup. But if the line were to move to Eagles -3, it is clear that plenty of sharps would be enticed to take the Packers plus a field goal.
