So the issue here was an auditing service I used (ahrefs) and having them audit my site every Wednesday. I also had PageSpeed Insights enabled in their settings which according to the ahrefs folks makes requests from the EU. Since my site is 100% geared towards the US this was odd to see. I have turned off the PageSpeed Insights from ahrefs and moved their auditing to monthly instead of weekly.
I have seen a decrease in the spikes but will continue to monitor.
