Falcons vs. Eagles picks, predictions, props, odds, best bets for 'Monday Night Football'

'Monday Night Football' Odds

Monday, Sept. 16

8:15 p.m. ET

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• Falcons-Eagles Spread: Falcons +5.5 (-108) | Eagles -5.5 (-112)
• Falcons-Eagles Over/Under: 46 (-108 / -112)
• Falcons-Eagles Moneyline: Falcons +200 | Eagles -245

John LanFranca's Falcons-Eagles Pick Against the Spread

Monday, Sept. 16

8:15 p.m. ET

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Eagles -5.5 (-110, BetMGM)

By John LanFranca

Surprisingly, the Falcons are a public underdog at the time of writing, even after Kirk Cousins' abysmal performance in Week 1.

For an Atlanta offense that was adamant about establishing the run with Bijan Robinson in the early going, it didn't — rather, it couldn't — call a single play-action pass because of Cousins' limited mobility. This offense is playing with one hand tied behind its back.

The Eagles offense is the real reason I am backing them in this spot. Philadelphia will continue to feature Saquon Barkley's rushing ability out of the shotgun — no other featured back had a higher success rate running out of the formation league-wide in Week 1.

Furthermore, Jalen Hurts has covered the spread at a 62.5% clip at home as the Eagles' starting quarterback. In the 14 home games Hurts has been a favorite of six or more points, Philly is 10-4 (71.4%) against the spread (ATS). Inside the conference, that number rises even higher to 7-2 ATS (77.8%) when favored by six or more.

Pick: Eagles -5.5 (-110)

Billy Ward's 'Monday Night Football' Over/Under Pick

Monday, Sept. 16

8:15 p.m. ET

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Over 46 (-110, Bet365)

By Billy Ward

The new-look Falcons offense looked an awful lot like the Arthur Smith-era Atlanta teams, scoring just 10 points in a slow-paced 18-10 loss against the Steelers in Week 1.

However, if we've learned anything so far in Week 2, it's to not overreact to what happened in Week 1. The Falcons have plenty of weapons with Kyle Pitts, Bijan Robinson and Drake London, and we were optimistic about their offensive outlook coming into the season.

My view is that the scoring environment in this game is heavily dependent on the Falcons' ability to keep pace. The Eagles will likely get there even without AJ Brown, as they aren't exactly short on offensive threats either.

Pick: Over 46 (-110)

Brandon Anderson's Kirk Cousins Prop Bet

Monday, Sept. 16

8:15 p.m. ET

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Kirk Cousins Over 0.5 Interceptions (-170, DraftKings)

By Brandon Anderson

As a Vikings fan, I can't tell you how relieved I am to not have to root for Kirk Cousins in Monday night games anymore.

Do you really need the numbers? Cousins is 3-10 both ATS and SU on Monday night in his career, and some of those losses have been ugly — including one against these Eagles not long ago.

Philadelphia is coming home with some extra rest after looking pretty impressive in its opener. Kellen Moore's schemes helped the offense take a big step forward, and Vic Fangio's defense confused Jordan Love and baited him into a number of dangerous throws.

Cousins looked terrible in Week 1. He can't move in the pocket and doesn't look like he can push off his back foot with that Achilles injury, and that led to several balls being put in harm's way.

Cousins has 14 interceptions in his 13 Monday night games, with at least one pick in 9-of-13 (69%), including each of the last six. That makes this worth playing at any number short of -200.

Ah heck, let's live a little. Cousins is +240 to throw multiple interceptions at bet365 (implied 29%). The way he looked in Week 1 throwing the ball up for grabs, that's just too juicy to pass on.

Pick: Kirk Cousins Over 0.5 Interceptions (-170)

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