Now that the point spreads have come out for the second week of preseason action in the National Football League, it’s time for a sports betting preview of some of the matchups that can make you the most money. In the first week, we saw Minnesota hang 42 points in an unusually productive preseason opener. We saw C.J. Beathard complete some long passes down the field against a Dallas secondary that still has a lot of questions to answer. Check out your point spreads here as well as our thoughts on several winners that we like for the 2018 NFL Preseason Week 2.
The Redskins did like what they got out of Colt McCoy, who went 13 for 18 for 189 yards and a pair of scores, with accurate passes. He got most of his action in the first half and solidified his spot as Alex Smith’s backup. However, the Jets’ defense looked better than Washington’s in Week One — holding Atlanta scoreless is no small feat. Give me the Jets to cover.
2018 NFL Preseason Week 2 Sure Winners
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Thursday, August 16
- Philadelphia (+3) at New England (7:30 pm ET)
- Pittsburgh (+2.5) at Green Bay (8:00 pm ET)
- N.Y. Jets (+3) at Washington (8:00 pm ET, ESPN)
Friday, August 17
- Kansas City (+2.5) at Atlanta (7:00 pm ET)
- N.Y. Giants (+2.5) at Detroit (7:00 pm ET)
- Buffalo (+3.5) at Cleveland (7:30 pm ET)
- Miami (+4) at Carolina (7:30 pm ET)
- Arizona (+3) at New Orleans (8:00 pm ET)
Saturday, August 18
- Jacksonville (+4.5) at Minnesota (1:00 pm ET)
- Oakland (+2.5) at L.A. Rams (4:00 pm ET)
- Cincinnati (+3) at Dallas (7:00 pm ET)
- Tampa Bay (+2.5) at Tennessee (8:00 pm ET)
- San Francisco (+1) at Houston (8:00 pm ET)
- Chicago (+3) at Denver (9:05 pm ET)
- Seattle (+3) at L.A. Chargers (10:00 pm ET)
Monday, August 20
- Baltimore (+1.5) at Indianapolis (8:00pm ET, ESPN)
Most Interesting Matches
Bills at Browns
Did you know that Cleveland has won five preseason games in a row now? That’s right — they went 4-0 last year and won last week over the Giants, 20-10, thanks to three touchdown passes from Tyrod Taylor and Baker Mayfield. The running game needs to get going — and there’s a wealth of talent back there, from Carlos Hyde to Duke Johnson to rookie Nick Chubb — and the defense is crazy fast. They have Buffalo coming into town for the 2018 NFL Preseason Week 2, and when your quarterbacks are AJ McCarron, Nathan Peterman, and Josh Allen, your offense is in, shall we say, transition. Allen should get the majority of the playing time for the Bills, as McCarron and Peterman both got hurt in practice on Sunday. Allen went 9 for 19 for 116 yards and a score in the preseason opener against Carolina. Even so, I like Cleveland to win and cover.Jets at Redskins
The New York Jets put up a 17-0 shutout on Atlanta in their preseason opener. For Jets fans, the most exciting part of the win was seeing rookie quarterback Sam Darnold go 13 for 18 for 96 yards and lead a two-minute scoring drive in the waning minutes of the first half, in which he completed six passes in a row. The seventh was dropped; the eighth was caught but waved off because of offensive pass interference; the ninth was caught for a touchdown. Teddy Bridgewater also looked sharp for the Jets, and a team with that many offensive options has optimism. They roll into Washington, who gave up an early lead against New England last week. They went up 17-0, only to see the Pats put up 26 unanswered points against the reserves.
The Redskins did like what they got out of Colt McCoy, who went 13 for 18 for 189 yards and a pair of scores, with accurate passes. He got most of his action in the first half and solidified his spot as Alex Smith’s backup. However, the Jets’ defense looked better than Washington’s in Week One — holding Atlanta scoreless is no small feat. Give me the Jets to cover.
