October 25, 2026 - 2:06 pm

Happy Sports Equinox! Monday, Oct. 26, is the Sports Equinox, meaning all four major North American professional sports leagues are in action. In the NFL, “Monday Night Football” fulfills that requirement with a matchup between the Cowboys and Eagles.

With Jalen Hurts out, Dallas enters as a sizable road favorite in the City of Brotherly Love. Several VSiN experts have opinions on the game, including Dave Tuley, Matt Youmans and Steve Makinen.

Dave Tuley

The Monday night game has lost a lot of luster because of the Jalen Hurts blood-clot saga, but both teams are 2-4 and still hopeful of catching the Giants (4-2-1) in the NFC East. The advance line last week was Eagles minus-1 before the updates on Hurts’ condition, and the favorite has obviously flipped now that he is out for the season.

I understand the move, but I’m still not sure it’s fully warranted with the Cowboys coming off back-to-back losses to the Buccaneers and Packers.…