Pre-Season NFL Odds & Lines: Thursday & Friday Winners in Week 2

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With one week (and one Hall of Fame Game in Week Zero) in this books in this NFL preseason, betting underdogs and over totals was pretty profitable. Will that continue in Week 2? Let’s break down the one game scheduled Thursday and on Friday night – most are played Saturday this week and we will break those down as well.

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NFL Preseason: August 2, 2023 – August 27, 2023

Cleveland at Philadelphia

NFL Odds: Cleveland at Philadelphia (-4)
When: Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
TV / Streaming: NFL NET

This will be Cleveland’s third preseason game as it did play in the Hall of Fame Game, beating the Jets, before losing last Friday at home to Washington 17-15. Cleveland QB Deshaun Watson took the Browns on a 67-yard drive to Washington‘s 1-yard line in his one series. His performance — 3 of 3 for 12 yards, 20 yards rushing — was far better than his preseason debut a year ago, when he completed just one pass at Jacksonville just days before being suspended by the NFL. Watson, however, may not play in this game following some joint practices with the Eagles. But coach Kevin Stefanski has indicated that Watson will get another tune-up in the preseason finale in Kansas City leading into the start of the regular season. Cleveland did lose some depth in the Washington loss as backup linebacker Jacob Phillips suffered a season-ending torn pec.

Philly lost its preseason opener 20-19 in Baltimore on Saturday. Eagles star QB Jalen Hurts didn’t play. Marcus Mariota started at quarterback and went 7 of 11 for 58 yards. Coach Nick Sirianni hasn’t yet said if Hurts will play here but it’s probably more unlikely. The Eagles also lost a linebacker for the season as Shaun Bradley tore his Achilles. Bradley, 26, has been a core special teams player for Philadelphia, playing 69% of the special teams snaps in 2022. He started one game over three seasons at linebacker and has 45 career tackles. There is uncertainty surrounding the Eagles’ linebacker position after two starters from last season, T.J. Edwards and Kyzir White, departed in free agency. Pick: Browns.

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Carolina at NY Giants

NFL Odds: Carolina at NY Giants (-3)
When: Friday, August 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
TV / Streaming: NFL NET

The No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, QB Bryce Young, made his NFL debut for the Panthers on Saturday but they were routed 27-0 by the Jets. Despite playing only one quarter, the Young was sacked once and hit three times — under duress on every down. Nonetheless, he completed four of his six attempts for 21 yards. “He didn’t get the jitters, at all,” Coach Frank Reich said. “No evidence of anything—of being shaken. Not in the huddle, not on the sideline. In fact, it was the exact opposite.” The Carolina O-Line was so bad that offensive line coach James Campen called his group together for a private meeting after Reich addressed his players to let them know that wasn’t an acceptable standard. No. 1 running back Miles Sanders, signed from the Eagles this offseason, didn’t play and still isn’t practicing due to a groin injury. Reich also said that WR Terrace Marshall “tweaked a little something in his back” prior to leaving Monday’s practice in a cart.

New York lost its preseason opener 21-16 in Detroit on Friday. After Graham Gano’s third field goal gave the Giants a 16-14 lead with 7:59 to play, Martinez led the Lions on a 69-yard drive and the winning score with under two minutes left. Tyrod Taylor, expected to be New York’s No. 2 quarterback behind Daniel Jones, saw limited action, going 3 of 4 for 7 yards. Jones didn’t play. Coach Brian Daboll hasn’t decided if he will here, either, but seems to be leaning toward yes. “We’ll talk about that at the end of the week. I told you guys before, these decisions are made towards the end of the week,” Daboll said. “There’s a lot of research and communication that goes into it. I’d anticipate him playing [at some point this preseason].” Almost all of the Giants’ veteran starters were kept out of the preseason opener after joint practices earlier last week. Pick: Giants (buy down to -2.5).

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Cincinnati at Atlanta

NFL Odds: Cincinnati at Atlanta (-7)
When: Friday, August 18, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
TV / Streaming: –

The Falcons are 7-point favorites reminds you that Bengals QB Joe Burrow remains sidelined by a strained calf suffered early in camp. There is now optimism he will be ready for the regular season. In last Friday’s 36-19 loss to Green Bay, Jake Browning, last year’s third-string quarterback, played the entirety of the first half with the rest of the second-team offense, while new signee Trevor Siemian played in the second half. Browning, who was Cincinnati’s practice squad QB last year, was 10 for 17 for 95 yards and an interception. Siemian, a 31-year-old veteran signed in May, went 15 for 28 for 121 yards and an interception. Siemian is expected to start this one. In the battle to win the right tackle job, Jonah Williams got the night off while Jackson Carman played in the game.

Atlanta looked good in its opener, winning 19-3 in Miami despite playing without nearly every starter. Atlanta shut Miami out, 6-0, in the first half with a red-zone interception from safety DeMarcco Hellams and two other stops inside the Falcons’ 10-yard-line. Overall, Atlanta intercepted Miami’s quarterbacks three times, had five sacks and nine quarterback hits. Running back Bijan Robinson, the No. 8 overall pick in this year’s draft and favorite to win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, is expected to play in this one after sitting out the opener. Coach Arthur Smith said they’ll give him some of the basic stuff so he can feel the speed of facing another opponent in a game and have tackling in order to get him ready for Week 1 of the regular season. “We’re not going to go crazy,” Smith said. “We just need the reps. We need to get our bread-and-butter concepts in there and he’ll see his tracks. We’re not going to sit there and show everything but we need to execute well.” Pick: Bengals (buy up to 7.5).

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