Eagles open as slight home underdogs to the Seahawks in the first-round

The playoffs started three weeks ago for the Philadelphia Eagles, and the games will continue after the Eagles clinched the NFC East title with a 34-17 win over the New York Giants at Met Life Stadium.

The Birds will get a rematch with the Seattle Seahawks their Week 12 opponents, who slid out of Lincoln Financial Field with a 17-9 victory. In that game, Carson Wentz had a handful of turnovers and the Eagles were considered too banged up to make a playoff run

Things have changed and thanks to a division title, the Eagles will host Seattle in the Wild Card round, even though the Seahawks have a better record.

With injuries and struggles with depth, oddsmakers like the Birds.

According to  to odds from BetMGMthe Eagles are early 1.5-point home favorites over the Seahawks.

The Seahawks will travel to Philly next Sunday to take on the Eagles at 4:40 p.m. EST.

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