Eagles vs. Commanders, Vikings vs. Seahawks predictions: NFL Week 16 picks, odds

Post sports gambling editor/producer and digital sports editor Matt Ehalt is in his first season in the NFL Bettor’s Guide. This NFC East contest is one of the biggest games Washington has hosted this decade, so we should expect a raucous crowd in Virginia.Though the Eagles won, 26-18, the first matchup on “Thursday Night Football,” it was just a two-point game entering the final five minutes. Expect Washington to learn from that game and find ways to get Terry McLaurin into space after stubbornly leaving him exposed to one side and targeting him just twice in the first matchup.

Add in A.J.Brown getting dinged up at the end of the Eagles’ Week 15 win over the Steelers, and we like Washington’s chances to keep this within a field goal.

Philadelphia carries an impressive 10-game winning streak into this matchup and this seems to be the only remaining spot for a possible slip-up before the playoffs. Normally, we’d smash the Seahawks in this spot.Getting three points at home with a solid team seems like a given.

But the Seahawks gave us reason to pause after the home debacle against the Packers.Geno Smith left the game early with an injury, and the defense did little to stop Green Bay. Minnesota, meanwhile, somehow keeps finding ways to win.

The Vikings have a balanced attack, and Seattle doesn’t have anyone who can slow down Justin Jefferson.We also particularly like Minnesota’s ferocious defense facing a horrendous Seattle offensive line that struggles to block.

With the injuries and the mismatch when the Seahawks have the ball, back the Vikings in the Pacific Northwest. LAST WEEK: 1-1.Dolphins (L), Buccaneers (W). SEASON: 11-19.Matt Ehalt has been picking against the spread since his childhood days when he entered his father’s newspaper pool and even took the top prize on more than one occasion.

He specializes in NFL wagers and is quite successful with NCAA brackets....