NFL Week 9 predictions, best bets: Picks against the spread for every game

Welcome to Season 33, Episode 9 of NFL picks on The Post’s NFL Bettor’s Guide channel.We’ll call this one “So Even, It’s Odd.”Though 121 games and 24 Best Bets, your fearless forecaster is dead even — 59-59-3 overall and 12-12.It’s reminiscent of Seinfeld, Season 5, Episode 22: “The Opposite.” That’s the one where instead of his normal tuna on toast, George orders chicken salad on rye (untoasted), with a side of potato salad and a cup of tea and winds up getting a job with the Yankees.

Earlier on, Jerry discovers, after breaking even in a poker game, that everything in his life evens out — one friend is up, one is down … Elaine throws his $20 bill out the window, he immediately finds another one in his pocket.That’s what this NFL season’s been like, with some sure wins turning into losses in the last minute and a similar helping of late luck.Bill Parcells once said, “You are what your record says you are,” to which I reply: “Good for the Tuna.”Anyway, onward we go in our quest to get above sea level.Though this spread might look small considering the plight of the Eagles, it’s actually quite a large move for the Giants.

The last time we saw them, they were 10.5-point underdogs at Houston against a team that was 2-4 at the time.The oddsmakers clearly were not swayed by the Giants’ last-play wins over the Titans and Cardinals, nor their miracle tie against the Commanders.

This is only the third time Big Blue has been favored, the largest number yet, and the first time on the road.Still, there are two factors pushing a Giants play here.One is the state of the Eagles.

They have lost six in a row, four of those by at least 11 points.Saquon Barkley and DeVonta Smith are both hurt and missed Wednesday’s practice.

They’re starting Joe Milton at quarterback (though he might be an upgrade from what we’ve seen from Tanner McKee).The other angle is that the Giants come in off a bye.In Baltimore, John Harbaugh was 15-3 straig...