The New England Patriots travel south to take on the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field in week 1 preseason action. The Redskins are small favorites at home while the total has been set low. <\/p>\n
When: Thursday, Aug 7th 2014 at 7:30pm ET<\/strong>
\n Where: FedEx Field<\/strong>
\n TV: Local<\/strong>
\n Line: -1.5 (Redskins) \u2013 O\/U 37<\/strong><\/p>\nATS Matchup Insight<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0CP Insider NFL Gambling Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
For some reason I always see a lot of talk about how Bill Belichick struggles in the preseason. Since taking over as the head coach for the Patriots Belichick has a 31-26 (54.4%) record in the preseason.<\/p>\n
Jay Gruden is the new head coach for Washington this year after the team struggled to a 3-13 record last season. Gruden should get the best out of his offense, but that\u2019s only if the offensive line can hold up.<\/p>\n
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RG3 should have a much better season with the additions of DeSean Jackson and Andre Roberts. I doubt we\u2019ll see much of RGIII this week, as Kirk Cousins and Colt McCoy will likely see most of the snaps.<\/p>\n
I definitely give the QB edge in this match-up to Washington, as the Patriots will have Ryan Mallet and Jimmy Garoppolo taking most of the snaps. I like Mallet, but Garoppolo will struggle if he gets much work.<\/p>\n
Both teams are strong at RB. The Patriots have Ridley, Vereen, Bolden and White while the Redskins will counter with Morris, Helu and Seastrunk. I expect the Redskins to have an edge in rushing yards as well.<\/p>\n
New England allowed 134.1 RYPG (30th) last season and they left that part of their defense in tact this off-season, which will be a big problem. Washington has a poor o-line, but their run defense will be good.
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\nWashington went out and signed Jason Hatcher and they already have two great OLB that can shutdown the run. The secondary has question marks though after being poor last season.<\/p>\nNE should have a great pass defense after signing Revis and Browner. That has been a huge story this off-season, but I expect the Redskins to game plan around the run to kick-off the preseason.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m going with the Redskins to cover the point spread at home against the Patriots in week 1 of the preseason. I feel Gruden will want to set the right tone out of the gate like all new head coaches like to do.<\/p>\n
I expect Washington to be a mediocre team this season, but the preseason doesn\u2019t mean anything and often motivation plays a big role and the Redskins should be more motivated at home with a new coach.<\/p>\n
Washington has a great run game as long as the o-line isn\u2019t too bad, which I don\u2019t think will be the case. We should see Seastrunk get a lot of carries in this game and his bruising play style will wear down NE.<\/p>\n
New England will test the Redskins secondary in this game, but I don\u2019t have much faith in Mallet and Garoppolo. Playing on the road is tough for young QB’s even in meaningless games like this.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not touching the total, but I do feel that it\u2019s a bit low for these two teams. Both defenses have big holes and 37 points is low. It’ll be close, but I lean to the over hitting.<\/p>\n
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