Cleveland Browns vs Philadelphia Eagles Prediction, 8/17/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Cleveland Browns vs Philadelphia Eagles

Date: Thursday, August 17, 2023

Location: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NFL NET

Odds/Point Spread: Eagles (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 37

Lincoln Financial Field is where the Philadelphia Eagles (16-3 last year) will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Browns (7-10 last season) on Thursday. Cleveland opens this matchup as 3-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The over/under is 37.

The Cleveland Browns ended the year holding a 7-10 mark. In their last game, the Browns took the field against the Steelers and took a loss by a final of 28-14. Deshaun Watson went 19/29 with 230 yds passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 84 and finished the game with 2 picks. Amari Cooper held an average of 25.5 yards per reception by accumulating 51 yards on 2 receptions. Nick Chubb led the offense in rushing for the Browns with 12 attempts for 77 yards (6.4 yards per carry). For the game, they had 58 plays which converted into 307 yards. The Cleveland Browns ended up running the ball 22 times and tallied 134 yds, which came out to an average of 6.1 yards per carry. On the ground, the Browns conceded 148 yds on 37 attempts, which calculates to 4.0 yds per rush surrendered. Cleveland allowed 13 pass completions on 29 attempts for 189 yds, and a completion percentage of 44.8%.

Concerning putting the ball in the endzone, the Cleveland Browns had an average of 21.2 PPG. Offensively they averaged 146.5 yards in the run game, which had them sitting 6th in the league. The Browns tallied 5,934 total yards for last year. Cleveland earned 182 1st downs as a team, and they were called for 102 infractions for 865 yds. They turned the football over 21 times (12 picks and 9 fumbles lost). Cleveland amassed 19 touchdowns through the air and 19 rushing touchdowns.

The Browns were sitting in 20th in the league when it comes to team defense, conceding 22.4 PPG. They allowed an average of 4.7 yards per attempt on the ground and 135.0 rushing yards per game for the previous season. For the year, they conceded 2,295 yards via the running game in 17 outings. Regarding passing yardage, the Browns conceded 3,336 yards which had them ranked 5th in the NFL. During their 17 games played, they yielded 196.2 yards per outing through the air in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 60.7%. They allowed 331.2 yards per contest ranking them 14th in the league. They conceded 20 touchdowns through the air as well as 22 rushing touchdowns.

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The Eagles wrapped up their year holding a 16-3 record. In their last contest, the Eagles went home defeated by a final of 38-35 when they played the Chiefs. Kenneth Gainwell ran the football 7 times for 21 yds, finishing the game with 3.0 yards per attempt for Philadelphia. A.J. Brown was one of the featured targets for the Eagles, catching 6 balls for 96 yds (16.0 yards per reception). Jalen Hurts (1 touchdown) ended the game with 304 yards on 27/38 through the air while his QB rate was 103.4. He didn't toss any picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 8.0 yards. Philadelphia allowed 26 rushing attempts for 158 yds (6.1 yards per rush). The Eagles secondary gave up a completion rate of 77.8%, surrendering 182 yds on 21 out of 27 passing. The Eagles ended up finishing with 417 yds while running 72 plays (5.8 yds per play). Philadelphia ended up running for 3.6 yards per carry, finishing with 115 yards on 32 carries.

In relation to the points being put on the board, the Eagles were ranked 3rd in football by scoring 28.1 points per outing. Over the course of last year, the Eagles earned 4,105 yards through the air as well as an average of 241.5 throwing yards per outing, putting them at 9th in football. They averaged 147.6 run yards per game and rushed for 2,509 yards in total. The Philadelphia Eagles maintained an average of 389.1 yards per outing which was good for 3rd in the NFL. The Philadelphia offense totaled 682 penalty yds on 90 violations, which had them ranked 19th in the NFL in terms of making mistakes. They threw 9 picks while losing 10 fumbles and they obtained 195 1st downs.

They gave up 22 touchdowns through the air in addition to 179.8 yards per game, which had them ranked 1st in the NFL. Philadelphia allowed a total of 2,068 rushing yards (121.6 yards per game) as well as 15 touchdowns rushing over the course of last year. Their defense totaled 27 turnovers (10 fumbles and 17 interceptions) in the previous season. The Eagles defense participated in 1,072 plays, which had them ranked 12th in the league. Over the course of the season, they conceded 344 total points. The Eagles gave up 20.2 PPG, which had them sitting 8th of all teams in the league.

Who will win tonight's Browns/Eagles NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Browns +3

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