On Sunday night, the NFL preseason schedule will continue with the New England Patriots playing the Washington Commanders at Commanders Field. The New England Patriots have won one game this preseason and recently lost to Philadelphia. On the other hand, the Washington Commanders have yet to steal a win and were destroyed by Miami. The Washington Commanders are expected to grab their first preseason win in this matchup.
New England Patriots vs Washington Commanders preview information
Date: August 25, Sunday | Time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Commanders Field, Washington. D.C.
TV: NBC
Stream: NFL+/Fubo TV
Moneyline: New England Patriots (+500) vs Washington Commanders (-750)
Spread: New England Patriots (+12 – 110) vs Washington Commanders (-12 -110)
Total (O/U): New England Patriots (o166) vs Washington Commanders (u-110)
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots took on the Philadelphia Eagles before coming here and lost the game 14-13. In that game, New England’s Drake Maye threw for a total of 47 yards, completing six out of 11 passes. Bailey Zappe threw for a total of 29 yards, and completed three passes out of four. In this preseason, the Patriots are scoring an average of 13.88 points in each game, with 180.53 passing yards, while allowing opponents to get away with 21.53 points.
Top 3 Players:
Bailey Zappe: 137 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Drake Maye: 66 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Joe Milton III: 74 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Washington Commanders
Before coming here, the Washington Commanders took on the Miami Dolphins and lost the game with an abysmal 13-6. In that game, Washington’s Trace McSorley threw for a total of 93 yards, while Jeff Driskel threw for 82 yards and completed 11 passes out of 15. Mykal Walker completed six total tackles to defend the team. Washington is scoring an average of 19.35 points in each game, with 219.06 passing and allowing opponents to score 30.47 points.
Top 3 Players:
Jeff Driskel: 169 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Jayden Daniels: 123 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Trace McSorley: 93 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Injury Report
New England Patriots
No injuries
Washington Commanders
No injuries
Betting Trends
New England Patriots
New England are 6-13-1 ATS in their last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New England’s last 18 games.
New England are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games.
New England are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Washington.
New England are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games against Washington.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New England’s last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New England’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington.
New England are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference.
New England are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference East division.
New England are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games played in August.
Washington Commanders
Washington are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington’s last 10 games.
Washington are 0-10 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games against New England.
Washington are 0-7 SU in their last 7 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 7 games when playing at home against New England.
Washington are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference.
Washington are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference East division.
Washington are 4-13 ATS in their last 17 games played in August.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 7 games played on a Sunday.
Summary and Prediction
Both these teams need to work on their defense, with Washington being the worse team in this area. The New England Patriots also have the better record of the two. Still, the Washington Commanders will use their spectacular offense to win the game, 24-17.
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