Philadelphia lost 31-14 against the Steelers, but Doug Pederson is still 6-3 straight-up and ATS in his preseason career and he won and covered all four games in 2017. Nate Sudfeld will get the bulk of playing time again as Carson Wentz still is recovering from surgery and Nick Foles is suffering from neck spasms. Sudfeld did throw two interceptions in Week 1, but he completed 10-of-14 for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Joe Callahan was 8-of-18 for 91 yards and no interceptions and Shelton Gibson and Dallas Goedert each caught a TD pass for a team that was missing four of its top five receivers. Pederson has a deep and talented defense. New England lost all four preseason games against the spread last year although the Patriots did manage a 30-28 win over Detroit as a 3.5-point favorite. The Pats came back from a 17-0 deficit to beat Washington 26-17 with Brian Hoyer completing 16-of-23 for 144 yards with no touchdowns. Tom Brady might see some action, but he has been frustrated in practice due to dropped passes, incompletions and miscommunication with his receivers. Play the Eagles.
This pick was released to clients on August 15, 2018 at 2:38PM ET.
NFL
Philadelphia at New England
August 16, 2018
7:30 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Philadelphia +3.5 (-105) (risk 1.5 to return 2.93)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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