Cleveland's first two preseason games have gone UNDER and the Baker Mayfield hysteria has calmed down a bit after he was 7-of-13 for 75 yards and no touchdowns in his team's 19-17 loss to the Bills. Tyrod Taylor, who still is expected to be the starter when the regular season begins, went 4-of-7 for 22 yards and third-stringer, Drew Stanton, did not complete a pass in four attempts. The Browns were 3-of-12 in third down efficiency although the running game was a bright spot, gaining 164 yards on 5.1 yards per carry. Philadelphia looks to shore up its defense after losing 37-20 to the Patriots and third-year coach Doug Pederson was 6-2 UNDER in preseason coming into this year. Carson Wentz still is questionable for the first week of the regular season and Nick Foles is nursing an injured shoulder although he is expected to make an appearance in Thursday's game. Most of the Eagles' starters on offense won't play, including running backs Jay Ajayi, Corey Clement and Darren Sproles and wide receivers Alshon Jeffery and Nelson Agholor. The Browns will likely keep running the ball a lot which will use plenty of the clock. Play the UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on August 23, 2018 at 12:56PM ET.
NFL
Philadelphia at Cleveland
August 23, 2018
8:00 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 42.5 -105 (risk 1.5 to return 2.93)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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