The Philadelphia Eagles are the biggest favorite on the NFL Week 14 betting board.

The difference between the Eagles at -13.5 against the Carolina Panthers and the next closest favorite on the board is a full seven points. No other team is favored by more than a touchdown.

It’s a massive spread, but it’s expected, right?

The Eagles are contending for the No. 1 seed in the NFC, haven’t lost since September, and are playing at home.

Carolina, despite playing better in recent weeks, is still a 3-9 team with a quarterback in Bryce Young who has gone through his share of troubles.


The Eagles are 1-2 against the spread as a 7+ point favorite this season, but they won all three of those games outright. Carolina holds a 1-2 ATS mark as a double-digit underdog, but it’s worth noting the Panthers covered in the last four games as underdogs of 7, 6.5, 10.5 and 6.5.

This is one of those games that should be over by the third quarter, and frankly to some, it won’t matter if the Eagles cover because all that matters to parts of the fan base is the Birds escape this game healthy and don’t have to exert much second-half energy.

On top of all that, the Eagles get DeVonta Smith back, and while he probably will be limited in some capacity, that’s one more offensive weapon that the Eagles have and the Panthers don’t.

While we’re on the topic of offensive weapons, Saquon Barkley has the fifth-highest rushing-yard prop in the history of DraftKings Sportsbook at 111.5.

It’s wild to even suggest betting an over that high in a matchup so lopsided, but there’s actually a case to be made that Barkley runs up his totals in the first half.

Carolina just gave up 152 yards on 25 carries to Tampa Bay’s Bucky Irving and Kansas City posted 160 rushing yards on the Panthers two weeks ago.

Now, the big thing to note is that both those games went down to the final drive. Tampa Bay needed overtime to finish off the Panthers.

We’re all hoping the Eagles don’t reach anything remotely close to that on Sunday, but that’s the only path to bet the over on Barkley’s rushing yards. Certain sportsbooks offer first quarter props. I would actually look into those because we know Barkley will get a ton of touches early.

You can apply similar logic to A.J. Brown’s receiving yard prop of 77.5. He needs to cover a majority of that number in the first two quarters, which is entirely possible.

If you think the Birds are destined for a blowout win, I’d see if Kenneth Gainwell props get listed at New Jersey sports betting apps or Pennsylvania sports betting apps. He could see some extra work on an additional series or two. He’s +400 to score a touchdown across most books. If you want to get even more wild, Will Shipley has the highest odds to score in the Eagles-Panthers game. It would take a 25-30+ point blowout for him to get consistent snaps, but if Carolina’s rush defense is that bad, it’s worth a very small look.