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The Detroit Lions will take on the Philadelphia Eagles at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at Ford Field. The Lions are 0-7 overall and 0-3 at home, while Philadelphia is 2-5 overall and 2-2 on the road. The Eagles lost to the Raiders last week, 33-22. The Lions fell to the Rams, 28-19. 

The Lions have won the last three games between the teams. Philadelphia is favored by 3.5 points in the latest Lions vs. Eagles odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 48. Before entering any Eagles vs. Lions picks, you'll want to see the NFL predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up almost $7,700 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception six-plus years ago. The model enters Week 8 of the 2021 NFL schedule on an incredible 126-85 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. 

The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past five years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94 percent of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.

Now, the model has set its sights on Lions vs. Eagles. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NFL betting lines for Eagles vs. Lions:

  • Lions vs. Eagles spread: Eagles -3.5
  • Lions vs. Eagles over-under: 48 points

What you need to know about the Lions

The Lions have lost 11 straight games dating back to December of 2020. Jared Goff's interception in the end zone with five minutes remaining sealed the latest defeat for Detroit. The Lions were held out of the end zone for the final 57 minutes of the game. Detroit was not able to hold onto a 19-17 third quarter lead. 

D'Andre Swift had a season-high 144 scrimmage yards (career-high 96 receiving) and tied his career high with eight receptions and caught his fourth career TD catch last week. He leads all NFL running backs in receptions with 42, and receiving yards with 391. Jamaal Williams (thigh) and Trey Flowers (knee) are questionable for Sunday's game. 

What you need to know about the Eagles

The Eagles were outgained 443 to 358 in their Week 7 loss to the Raiders. Jalen Hurts passed for 236 yards and two TDs with no INTs and rushed for 61 yards in Week 7. But he has a 53.6 completion percentage over his last three games. The Eagles are allowing their opponents to complete 74.4 percent of their passes this season, with the NFL record for a season being 72.7 percent. 

Miles Sanders was placed on injured reserve on Friday with an ankle injury. Kenneth Gainwell had 61 scrimmage yards and his first career TD catch last week. Boston Scott scored his first rushing TD of the season. 

How to make Lions vs. Eagles picks

SportsLine's model is leaning under on the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Eagles vs. Lions? And which side of the spread hits well over 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its NFL picks.