Matchup analysis
Our model projects Eagles 22, Cardinals 21 at State Farm Stadium in Week 13. That is a genuine toss-up: Eagles win about 52% of the time by our estimate, with a projected margin of 0.6 points and 43.4 combined points. Tags: coin flip.
The Eagles are 2-5, scoring 18.1 and allowing 25 points per game (-6.9 per game). The Cardinals are 2-5, scoring 20.3 and allowing 29.7 points per game (-9.4 per game).
The most lopsided unit battle: Eagles' below-average offense (27th of 32, worth about 20.6 points against an average defense) against Cardinals' struggling defense (32nd). Eagles' middle-of-the-pack defense (13th) should limit Cardinals' below-average offense (24th of 32, worth about 21.8 points against an average defense).
The NFL is noisy: even a well-rated projection misses the final margin by about 10 points on average. Based on how real results have scattered around our numbers, the final margin should land somewhere between Eagles by 18 and Cardinals by 16 about 80% of the time.
The Cardinals get about 2.6 points for playing at home. The Eagles are still favoured on the road, so the ratings gap is bigger than the value of playing at home. The game is on Fox.
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