May 21, 2026
The roster is taking shape. The schedule will be released soon. Expectations are slowly getting set.
Two years removed from a championship, and one removed from an embarrassing early playoff exit, the Eagles carry with them a wide range of outcomes for the upcoming 2026 season. But it's not as wide as you might think.
Under head coach Nick Sirianni, the Eagles have never missed the postseason — so that's more or less a foregone conclusion. In fact, betting against them making the playoffs doesn't appear to have much upside. Here is a full list of sportsbook promos and sign-up offers worth a closer look. According to DraftKings, the Eagles missing the playoffs prices in at +155, with them making them at -190.
During Sirianni's tenure, total win over/unders have been pretty evenly spit, with the Eagles beating expectations three times and falling short twice:
Vegas is predicting giving the Eagles a lower win total than they had last year for a few reasons. One is, the coaching big offensive changes — mainly their new offensive coordinator, Sean Mannion, and the expected departure of A.J. Brown. The offense should look different.
Another factor dropping Philly from 11.5 to 10.5 is their rapidly aging offensive line. While they still boast a talented young defense, and have gotten younger with their skill position guys after drafting wide receiver Makai Lemon and tight end Eli Stowers, All Pro offensive tackle Lane Johnson will be 36 and the rest of his linemates are aging quickly into their late 20s. Last year they were plagued by injuries. It might happen again.
But the biggest influence here has to be their schedule, which based on over/under predictions for the other 31 NFL teams, is the seventh hardest slate of games in the NFL. On the docket in 2026 are seven playoff teams from last season (three on the road: the Bears, Jaguars and 49ers) and four at home (the Seahawks, Panthers, Texans and Rams). Notice that the two best teams in the NFL last season are on the schedule in Seattle and L.A. The NFC East is expected to be better across the board, with many picking the Giants as a dark horse to make the postseason, and the Cowboys and Commanders expected to play like their usual competitive selves again as well. And many of their non-playoff foes, like the Colts and Steelers, are good teams too. There are only two easy ones on the schedule: the Cardinals and Titans.
It's worth noting that they're favored to win the NFC East by a relatively slim margin over the Cowboys, with a fairly sizable gap between those to squads and the Giants and Commanders.
All of this makes 11 wins feel like less of a sure thing that it has in recent seasons.
Even still, if you shop around sports betting markets, the Eagles have more respect when it comes to their postseason bonafides.
Assuming they do make it to the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season, they could do some damage. DraftKings expects the Eagles have the third best chance of making it back to the Super Bowl in the NFC with +750 odds, tied with the Packers and behind just the Seahawks and Rams.
And what about winning it all? Odds at +1500 is both juicy and tied for the fifth best in the NFL, behind the two aforementioned NFC West juggernauts as well as the Bills and Ravens. The Bills and Ravens who've never made any sort of impressive playoff run in years.
The Eagles are getting some respect, but also some good value depending on how you feel about their chances.
Vegas isn't always right — but it more often than not is. Seeing the whole picture, and how sportsbooks react to the public's betting habits can teach a lot about what to expect from a football team in the NFL.
Once in a while, you get an underdog like the 2025 AFC Champion Patriots, with an easy schedule and a youthful and hungry roster. But more often than not, tried and true blue bloods like the Eagles perform pretty close to expectations.
