Eagles-Vikings Thursday Night: NFL betting odds, picks, tips - ESPN

Week 2 offers quite the «Thursday Night Football» matchup with Minnesota Vikings heading on the road to face the Philadelphia Eagles (-6, 49) at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles are coming off a narrow 25-20 road victory over New England in Week 1, while the Vikings are looking to avoid the dreaded 0-2 start following a 20-17 season-opening home loss to Tampa Bay.

What can we expect from a betting standpoint for Thursday night's game?

Betting analysts Tyler Fulghum, Erin Dolan, Eric Moody,Seth Walder andAnita Marks are here to provide their thoughts.

Note: Lines from Caesars Sportsbook unless otherwise indicated.

Moody: It carries significant weight. When you look at the numbers it is very difficult for 0-2 teams to make the playoffs. The Vikings' game against the Buccaneers last week was a huge disappointment. The Vikings have a very good quarterback in Kirk Cousins, and one of the best wide receiver duos in Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison, but lost at home to Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers. We'll see Minnesota's desperation on Thursday night as they try to avoid an 0-2 start. Against a Philadelphia defense that has five new starters and a new defensive coordinator, I do believe the Vikings will cover the spread. Last season, the Eagles were 3-4 against the spread when they were favored by six points or more.

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Fulghum: It definitely carries some weight. If Minnesota had taken care of business against Tampa Bay as almost a TD favorite, I'm not sure we'd have to lay a full 6 points with