Philadelphia Eagles: Best Bets for Week 12 against the Seattle Seahawks

Miles Sanders Over 21.5 Receiving Yards (-110)

Yes, more receiving yards.

The Seattle Seahawks give up plenty of receiving yards to go around for everyone to share, especially for the running backs.

Miles Sanders has had such a strange second season for the Philadelphia Eagles. Tons of potential has been shown, but the true expectations haven’t been met yet. We expected him to come in and be a true threat in both the run and pass game. The run game has been great, but the passing game is still a work in progress.

Monday night should be the game Sanders contributes big in the passing game.

At 21.5, Sanders has only cracked that total twice on the season out of seven games, averaging 16.6 receiving yards per game. Good thing for him is who he is facing.

The Seahawks have given up over 21.5 receiving yards to running backs in eight out of ten games on the season. In those ten games, the highest receiving running back has averaged 35.6 receiving yards per game.

If the Philadelphia Eagles want to go on a run to get to the postseason, they will need to get Sanders involved more in the passing game, where he can be more dynamic for this offense. Expect him to surpass this receiving yard total to a defense that is accustomed to letting running backs work in the passing game.