10* NFC NON-DIV TOTAL OF YEAR - 21-11 PRIME-TIME!
(NFL) Philadelphia vs. Seattle,
Total: 47.50 | -106.00 Over
Result: Loss
This is a 10* NFC NON-DIVISIONAL TOY on the OVER Eagles/Hawks.

I live in the Pacific Northwest. At this time last year it was well below freezing with many feet of snow piled high on the side of the road.

This year El Nino (or is it El Nina?!) has come around again and it's quite warm for this time of the season. Monday will be a calm night. No rain, no wind and decently warm.

It's perfect football weather and I think that'll help these hungry teams in eclipsing this posted total sooner, rather than later.

When I bet on "overs" in the NFL, I like betting on motivated teams. Teams that can't afford to sit back and wait for the other one to make the first mistake, but instead will have to attack from the get go and keep the foot on the gas until the final whistle.

And that'll be the case here for these two teams in my estimation.

Philadelphia is 10-3, but two of its three losses have come in the last two games.

After falling 42-19 at home to the 49ers, last week the Eagles fell 33-13 at Dallas (note though Philly has in fact seen the total go "over" the number in three of its last four off a SU/ATS divisional road loss as an underdog.)

The Seahawks are now just 6-7 after four straight losses. Seattle's great start is firmly in the rear-view mirror, but it's clearly "now or never" for the struggling Seahawks.

As I said, I like betting on motivated teams when betting OVERS in the NFL and it goes without saying that each of these teams will be risking life and limb in trying to secure a victory here.

But these defenses should be able to set up their offenses as well.

While they've each played to some lower-scoring games of late, the overall situation that each finds itself coming into this one, combined with the numbers/trends, all point to this Monday Night game eclipsing the posted number sooner, rather than later.

The play is indeed on the OVER.

Good luck, NP