The Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns do battle Thursday night in a NFL Week 2 preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Cleveland Browns Betting Preview

After a 2-point loss to the Commanders, the Browns are 1-1 SU in preseason action and have won 6 of their last 9 preseason games overall. In the Brown’s most recent effort, Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw for 102 yards and 1 touchdown, while Kellen Mond had 79 passing yards and 1 score. Demetric Felton Jr. led the Browns with 31 rushing yards on 8 carries, while Austin Watkins Jr. and Miller Forristall combined for 137 receiving yards on 10 catches. Defensively, Jacob Phillips led the Browns with 5 tackles, Jeremiah Martin had 0.5 sacks and Ronnie Hickman Jr. had 2 interceptions. The Browns have scored 27 of their 36 preseason points in the second half. The Browns have also scored 21 or fewer points in each of their last 4 preseason games. 

Philadelphia Eagles Betting Preview

The Eagles lost their preseason opener to the Ravens by one point as they failed to convert a two-point conversion. The Eagles are 1-5-1 SU in their last 7 preseason games. In the Eagle’s most recent effort, Tanner McKee threw for 148 yards, while Marcus Mariota had 58 passing yards. Rashaad Penny led the Eagles with 34 rushing yards on 9 carries, while Tyrie Cleveland and Greg Ward combined for 121 receiving yards on 10 catches. Defensively, Sydney Brown led the Eagles with 9 tackles, Terrell Edmunds had 1 sack and Eli Ricks had 1 interception that was returned for a touchdown. The Eagles lost despite producing 20 first downs and 371 total yards. The Eagles have to feel like they let a game slip away. The Eagles have scored 21 or fewer points in each of their last 4 preseason games. 

Trends

The Browns are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games. The Eagles are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Thursday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 6-1 in Browns last 7 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Eagles last 5 games overall. The home team is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

As I’ve mentioned many times last week, I don’t like laying more than a field goal in preseason action as there’s so much rotation and a lot of toss up situations between guys who won’t even be on an NFL roster in a week. The Browns have had two games under their belt, and they’ve gotten decent production from their quarterbacks. The Eagles had issues finishing drives last week, and they’re now 1-5-1 SU in their last 7 preseason games. We’re getting over a free field goal. I’ll take a shot with the free points and the Browns.