Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots — Preseason Week 2 Odds, Injuries & Prediction

Philadelphia Eagles @ New England Patriots: live odds, injury report, team rankings comparison, and win probability for this matchup.

Sat, Aug 22 · 7:00 PM ET · NFL Network

Final: Philadelphia Eagles 21 - 24 New England Patriots. New England Patriots won. Model prediction was correct.

Odds (DraftKings): PHI -1.5 · ML PHI -130 / NE +110 · O/U 36.5

Model prediction

Predicted winner: New England Patriots - PHI 18% / NE 82%

Blitz Edge: why the model likes New England Patriots

The model gives New England Patriots a 82% chance to win this one. The biggest factors: NE's total defense (#8) has a 16-spot edge over PHI's total offense (#24), and NE's rush offense (#6) has a 16-spot edge over PHI's rush defense (#22).

Home field adds a small extra boost on top of that. PHI is also dealing with DeVonta Smith (WR) listed as out, which tips things further NE's way. Note: the sportsbook favorite (PHI) disagrees with this pick.

Team stats comparison (rank out of 32)

	PHI offense	NE offense	Edge
Total yards	#24	#3	home edge (21)
Rush yards	#18	#6	home edge (12)
Pass yards	#23	#4	home edge (19)

	PHI defense	NE defense	Edge
Total yards allowed	#13	#8	home edge (5)
Rush yards allowed	#22	#6	home edge (16)
Pass yards allowed	#8	#9	away edge (1)

Injury report

Ben Brown (NE · C) - active - Knee
Carlton Davis III (NE · CB) - active - Neck (cleared)
Jonathan Greenard (PHI · Edge) - questionable - Ankle
Saquon Barkley (PHI · RB) - questionable - Hamstring
DeVonta Smith (PHI · WR) - out - Hamstring
Johnny Wilson (PHI · WR) - out - Knee
Landon Dickerson (PHI · LG) - out - Knee - bone bruise (right), on injured reserve
Dallas Goedert (PHI · TE) - out - Sprained MCL (right knee)
Hollywood Brown (PHI · WR) - out - Ankle
Christian Barmore (NE · DT) - out - Shoulder
A.J. Brown (NE · WR) - out - High ankle sprain (right) - on injured reserve
Mike Onwenu (NE · RG) - out - Broken right ankle

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