Philadelphia Eagles vs New England Patriots Prediction, 8/15/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 2 Preseason

Game: Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots

Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024

Location: Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Patriots (-2)

Total/Over-Under: 33

The New England Patriots (4-13 last year) will take on the Philadelphia Eagles (11-6 last season) at Gillette Stadium on Thursday. Philadelphia is 2-point underdogs. The over/under is 33.

The Philadelphia Eagles wrapped up their season with a 11-6 record. In their last game, the Eagles faced the Cowboys and ended up losing by a score of 33-13. Jalen Hurts finished 18/27 with 197 yds passing. He had a quarterback rate of 88 and finished the contest without throwing an interception. D'Andre Swift led the offense in rushing for the Eagles with 11 carries for 39 yds (3.5 yards per attempt). A.J. Brown averaged 10.4 yds per reception by earning 94 yards on 9 catches. The Philadelphia Eagles ran the rock 23 times and tallied 106 yards, which had them averaging 4.6 yds per attempt. Once the final whistle blew, they had 52 plays which gave them a total of 324 yds. Philadelphia surrendered 24 pass completions on 39 tries for a total of 256 yds, and a completion rate of 61.5%. On the ground, the Eagles gave up 138 yards on 32 tries, which is 4.3 yds per run allowed.

The Eagles tallied 6,024 total yards over the course of last year. Philadelphia recorded 197 1st downs as an offense, and they were called for 95 penalties for 785 yards. Philadelphia earned 24 touchdowns through the air and 22 touchdowns via the ground. They surrendered the football 28 different times (16 interceptions and 12 fumbles). As a team they held an average of 128.8 yards rushing, which was 8th in the NFL. When talking about scoring points, the Philadelphia Eagles held an average of 25.5 points per contest.

The Eagles ranked 30th in the NFL concerning the opposition scoring, conceding 25.2 PPG. They allowed teams to run for an average of 4.3 yards per rushing attempt and 103.4 rushing yards per contest last season. During the campaign, they gave up 1,758 yards via the ground game in 17 games. In terms of yards through the air, the Eagles allowed 4,296 yards which ranked them 31st in the league. In their 17 games played, they conceded 252.7 yards per game through the air as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 65.2%. They allowed 356.1 yards/game ranking them 26th in the league.

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The Patriots ended the season holding a 4-13 record. In their last contest, the Patriots got the win with a final of 21-18 against the Steelers. Ezekiel Elliott ran the football 22 times for 68 yards, finishing the contest with 3.1 yards per carry for New England. JuJu Smith-Schuster was the top contributor in the passing game for the Patriots, hauling in 4 passes for 90 yards (22.5 yds per catch). Bailey Zappe (3 TDs) ended the contest with 240 yards on 19/28 through the air while his quarterback rating was 115.2. He threw 1 interception and his Y/A was 8.6 yds. New England surrendered 28 rushing attempts for 82 yds (2.9 yds per carry). The Patriots pass defense allowed a completion rate of 61.1%, surrendering 182 yds on 22 out of 36 through the air. The Patriots finished the contest with 303 yds on 55 plays (5.5 yds per play). New England rushed the ball for 3.2 yds per carry, finishing with 81 yards on 25 attempts.

The New England Patriots averaged 276.2 yards/game ranking them 30th in the NFL. They held an average of 95.7 yards per game via the ground game and rushed for 1,627 yards for the year. They tossed 21 interceptions while allowing opponents to recover 8 fumbles and they obtained 153 first downs. The New England offense totaled 676 yds of penalties on 89 violations, which was good for 25th in the NFL in terms of giving up free yards. Last season, the Patriots earned 3,069 yards through the air along with averaging 180.5 passing yards per outing, giving them a rank of 28th in the NFL. In relation to the points being put on the board, the Patriots sat 31st in football by scoring 13.9 points per game.

The Patriots relinquished 21.5 points per game, ranking them 15th in football. They gave up 19 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 208.4 yards per outing, which had them ranked 11th out of all teams. New England allowed a total of 1,584 yards rushing (93.2 yards per game) as well as 14 touchdowns by ground last season. The Patriots defense was on the field for 1,091 plays, which had them sitting 23rd in the league. They compiled 18 turnovers (8 fumbles recovered and 10 picks) during the previous year. Over the course of the season, they allowed 366 total points.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Eagles +2

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