NFL fans have grown accustomed to Thursday night games during opening week, but this year the league added a rare Friday night game in Brazil between two of the NFC's powerhouses.
There have only been 12 Friday games in NFL history to date, and you have to go back to 1970 to find the last year the league scheduled a game on a Friday in Week 1.
The Packers and Eagles will face off at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, home of the 2014 World Cup, and could be at the forefront of a new trend.
The biggest surprise of this matchup was the total, which started at 48.5 points before climbing to 49.5 points. According to the Action Network, the under was more profitable than the over in Week 1, 164-137-2 for 17.35 units.
Bettors can find a correlation by betting on both quarterbacks' projected values to be lower than their own projected values.
Here are my recommended player prop bets for Friday's Packers vs. Eagles game in Brazil.
Packers vs. Eagles prop bets
Jordan Love under 34.5 pass attempts (-105, DraftKings)
The Packers were one of the NFC's biggest surprises last season, winning their final three games to clinch a wild-card spot.
Love was a major factor in the NBA's second-half surge, throwing for over 4,000 yards and a 32-11 touchdown-to-interception ratio in his first season as a full-time starter, which earned him a four-year, $220 million contract extension during the offseason.
Green Bay also signed free agent running back Josh Jacobs to a four-year, $48 million contract to bolster the Packers' offense, which relies heavily on play-action, making Jacobs a key piece to their future success.
Week 1 will often be about establishing a rhythm, so the Packers will want to use Jacobs early.
Love has attempted 34.5 or fewer passes in his final five games of 2023, including five of his final six games away from Lambeau Field.
Both teams will need to adapt to the conditions in Brazil and will be expected to utilise their running game as a stabilising force.
Jalen Hurts under 1.5 passing touchdowns (-138, FanDuel)
The Eagles also gained another runner in the backfield with the signing of free agent Saquon Barkley, which should improve the team's production in the red zone.
According to TeamRankings, the Eagles were ninth in red zone touchdown percentage (59.7%) and eighth in total touchdowns (2.8 per game) last season.
However, their passing touchdowns dropped to 18th with 1.4 per game. It is essential for teams to play to their strengths, and the Eagles specialize in scoring on the ground.
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Additionally, Hurts has maintained this touchdown prop in each of his last five games against teams with top-10 pass defenses.
Looking back over the past 10 games, this prop line has hit fewer than seven times, giving them a hitting rate of 67% entering the 2023 season.
In a game where both offenses will be trying to shake off some early rust, the Eagles are expected to rely more on the running game when it comes to getting into the end zone.
