The Arizona Cardinals head to the East Coast to take on the Philadelphia Eagles in NFL action today. The Eagles are in a three-way tie for the best record in the NFC and will look to nab first place and that coveted first-round bye.

Meanwhile, the Cards have the second-worst record in the league and are likely in tanking for Caleb Williams mode. 

NFL odds have the Eagles installed as 12-point home favorites with the Over/Under at 48.5 for this Week 17 clash.

Here are my best free NFL picks and predictions for the Cardinals vs. Eagles on Sunday, December 31.

Cardinals vs Eagles odds

Cardinals vs Eagles predictions

The Philadelphia Eagles are coming off a 33-25 victory against the New Yor…

Another NFL season brings in plenty of new sports bettors looking to get down action on their favorite teams for the first time. Those bettors will comb the NFL odds, cruise the injury reports, and dig into the analytics before making NFL picks, but they’ll often forget to look up. 

Watching the weather is vital to getting the best of the bookmakers on Sundays, and you can be damn sure the “bad guys” know the forecast.

In order to level that playing field, I dissect the potential weather for every outdoor game on the board and highlight how the wind, rain, and more could impact the NFL Week 2 odds.

Here’s the NFL Week 2 weather report.

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