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Look of the Day for Monday 9/16: Jump on Saquon bandwagon
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley. Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Look of the Day for Monday 9/16: Jump on Saquon bandwagon

It's a brand new week in our Look of the Day series, and we get to start it off with a play on the "Monday Night Football" matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Atlanta Falcons. Let's start the week off with a winner by targeting our favorite prop bet for "MNF."

Look of the Day: Saquon Barkley over 18.5 rushing attempts (-114 FanDuel)

The Eagles are taking on the Falcons in an intriguing Monday Night Football matchup, and we're looking for Barkley to have another busy night on the ground.

In his first start with the Eagles, Barkley rushed 24 times for 109 yards and two touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers. Philadelphia gave Barkley $37.7 million in the offseason, and it didn't do that for him to split carries in this backfield. We saw that in Week 1, as the Eagles gave 24 carries to Barkley and only one to backup Kenneth Gainwell. The former New York Giant played 80 percent of the team's offensive snaps in the game and handled 26 of the 45 total touches for players not named Jalen Hurts. 

The Eagles will likely stick to a run-first game plan in this matchup because A.J. Brown will not be suiting up. Brown was ruled out due to a hamstring injury, and Philadelphia is incredibly thin at the wide receiver position behind him. None of the wideouts aside from DeVonta Smith have much of a connection with Hurts yet, so Philadelphia is going to feed Barkley in the running game to kickstart the offense. 


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Jack Dougherty

Jack Dougherty has been writing professionally since 2015, contributing to publications such as GoPSUSports. com, Centre Daily Times, Associated Press, and Sportscasting. com

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