Pennsylvania bragging rights will be on the line this Thursday night at
Heinz Field when the Philadelphia Eagles head west on the PA Turnpike to
face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the preseason Week 2 matchup. BetAnySports has opened Pittsburgh as a 3.5-point home favorite and the betting line for the total has been set at 41.
The Eagles started their preseason on a winning note with a 17-9 victory
against Tampa Bay as three-point home favorites. The total stayed UNDER
BetAnySports’ closing 37-point line in that game. Going back to last
preseason, they are now 4-1 both straight-up and against the spread in
games that do not count in the standings. Unfortunately, they are coming
off a SU 7-9 record last season in the games that did count.
Philadelphia moved up to No. 2 in this year’s draft to select
quarterback Carson Wentz, but he will be watching this game from the
sidelines with a rib injury. That means that Sam Bradford and Chase
Daniel should see more playing time than expected against the Steelers.
These two put the ball up a combined 11 times against the Buccaneers
with five completions for 18 yards. The Eagles featured Kenjon Barner in
the running game with seven carries for 35 yards, but look for starting
running back Ryan Mathews to see more playing time on Thursday night.
The Steelers lost their preseason opener to Detroit 30-17 as three-point
home favorites, but they did hold a 14-13 lead at the half. Pittsburgh
has been a tough team to bet on in the preseason lately with a 1-5
record both SU and ATS in its last six tries. The total has gone OVER in
four of those six games after going OVER BetAnySports’ closing 35-point
line against the Lions.
Ben Roethlisberger was out of the lineup against Detroit along with
running backs’ Le’Veon Bell and DeAngelo Williams. How much playing time
this trio gets on Thursday night remains to be seen? Landry Jones
completed 6-of-12 passes for 55 yards and a score in Week 1 and Daryl
Richardson added another 44 yards on the ground on 11 carries. Also out
of the lineup against the Lions was All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown
and in his absence Darrius Heyward Bey caught a 29-yard touchdown pass
as one of the highlights of the night.
Both team’s starters should once again be very limited in their playing
time this Thursday night, so I am giving the slight edge to Philadelphia
in this matchup with BetAnySports’
3.5 points. New Eagles’ head coach Doug Pederson may be just a bit more
concerned with the final tally on the scoreboard then Pittsburgh’s
veteran head coach Mike Tomlin.
NFL Preseason Week 2 Preview & Free Pick- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh - Handicappers Hideaway
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