Eagles vs. Texans Best Same Game Parlay Picks for Thursday Night Football (Philly Has Smash Spot in Houston)
By Ben Heisler
The Philadelphia Eagles put their undefeated record on the line in Houston tonight, but that implies that the Texans have a chance of knocking them off.
Oddsmakers don't see it happening, with the Eagles entering Week 9's Thursday Night Football matchup in primetime as a two-touchdown favorite on the road.
The BetSided team has already put out our our favorite bets for tonight's action, including plays on the spread, prop bets, anytime touchdown picks and more. So let's tie several together into one big bet with a large potential payday with a same game parlay!
Ahead of churning out what the kids call a "SGP" for this evening, let's take a look at where the latest odds line up for this evening's matchup:
Eagles vs. Texans Odds, Spread and Total for Thursday Night Football Week 9
After searching out my favorite available prop bets, I found several I liked the value on at BetRivers Sportsbook that I compiled together into a 4-pick same game parlay for tonight's action. Many of these same betting options are available at multiple other sportsbooks as well.
Here's my favorite same game parlay for Thursday Night Football:
SAME GAME PARLAY ODDS: +950
Best Thursday Night Football Same Game Parlay for Eagles vs. Texans
Jalen Hurts UNDER 44.5 Rushing Yards
My favorite prop bet of the night kicks off our same game parlay, as the Eagles will look to protect their MVP candidate under center as much as possible.
Hurts is always a threat with his legs, but this is the type of game where they don't really need to use him that way. They're 14-point favorites on the road, and can easily run the ball with Miles Sanders, Kenneth Gainwell and Boston Scott with plenty of success.
Houston has allowed 1,114 rushing yards to running backs through seven games this year. The second-worst team in the NFL is the Green Bay Packers allowing 957 through eight games. That's a difference of 157 rushing yards with one less game!
Perhaps going against the grain against a bad rush defense could backfire, but there's no need for Hurts to risk anything here.
Miles Sanders Anytime TD Scorer
Sanders ranks 12th in the NFL amongst rushing volume inside the 20-yard line in the red zone, and comes in seventh in the league for rushes inside the 10. While Jalen Hurts leads the Eagles with six rushing scores, Sanders has just one less touchdown on the ground, while averaging more than 80 rushing yards per game with five more attempts per game than Hurts.
As mentioned earlier, I expect the Eagles to try and keep Hurts in the pocket and protected as much as possible on the short week, so in red zone opportunities vs. a terrible run defense, Sanders should break daylight at least one time, maybe even more.
Davis Mills to Throw an Interception
Mills has six picks on the season, including all of them coming in his last five games. This week, he gets an Eagles secondary that already has collected 10 on the season, tied for second-best in the NFL with the New England Patriots.
This game script as a 14-point dog indicates Mills will be throwing often to try and catch up, especially given how lethal the Eagles are offensively in the first half (1st in 1H PPG). The odds on their own aren't great, but they make plenty of sense as another leg in a same gamer tonight.
Rex Burkhead OVER 17.5 Receiving Yards
I wrote up Burkhead as an anytime touchdown play at +600 odds tonight at FanDuel, and was disappointed in myself for not getting him at OVER 15.5 immediately when the news came out that Cooks would be out for Houston.
Regardless, with several other books already moving anywhere between 18.5 - 20.5, I still think the value is fair for Burkhead at this number. He's seen more than five passing targets in three of his last five games.
With the Texans as two-touchdown underdogs, I'm expecting Houston to abandon the running game once they get down big, and using Burkhead as a receiver in the flat to move downfield more efficiently when they get down big.
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