Carolina Panthers vs Washington Commanders Prediction, 8/13/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 1

Game: Carolina Panthers vs Washington Commanders

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022

Location: FedExField in Landover, MD

TV: NFL League Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Commanders (-2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 33

FedExField is where the Washington Commanders (7-10 last season) will go up against the Carolina Panthers (5-12 last year) on Saturday. Washington opens as 2.5-point favorites. The total comes in at 33.

The Carolina Panthers finished the season with a 5-12 record. In their last contest of last season, the Panthers stepped onto the field against the Buccaneers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 41-17. Sam Darnold connected on 29/42 with 219 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 87.3 and finished the contest with 1 interception. Chuba Hubbard was the rushing leader for the Panthers with 9 carries for 48 yds (5.3 yards per attempt). D.J. Moore left with an average of 12.4 yards per reception by accumulating 87 yards on 7 catches. The Carolina Panthers ran the football 26 different times and accounted for 110 yards, which had them averaging 4.2 yds per carry. For the game, they tallied 71 plays which converted into 317 yds. Carolina surrendered 29 pass completions on 39 tries for 324 yds, and a completion percentage of 74.4%. On the ground, the Panthers conceded 85 yds on 20 tries, which averages out to 4.3 yards per run allowed.

Regarding scoring points, the Carolina Panthers held an average of 17.9 points per outing. As a team they maintained an average of 108.4 yds on the ground, ranking them 20th in the NFL. The Panthers earned 5,081 total yards for the previous season. Carolina accounted for 174 1st downs as a team, and they were hurt by 107 infractions for 864 yards. They turned the ball over 29 different times (21 interceptions and 8 fumbles). Carolina totaled 14 passing touchdowns and 17 rushing touchdowns.

When it comes to yards through the air, the Panthers conceded 3,266 yards which had them ranked 4th in the National Football League. Over the course of their 17 games played last year, they allowed 192.1 yards per outing through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 65.4%. They allowed 305.9 yards per game ranking them 2nd in football. They conceded 26 touchdowns via the pass as well as 16 touchdowns via the ground game. The opposition ran for 4.1 yards per run and 113.8 rushing yards per contest for the previous year. In total, they allowed 1,935 rushing yards through 17 games. The Panthers ranked 21st in the league regarding the opposition scoring, conceding 23.8 points per contest.

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The Commanders finished the season having a 7-10 record. In their last game last season, the Commanders got the victory with a final of 22-7 when they played the Giants. Antonio Gibson ran the football 21 times for 146 yds, ending the game with 7.0 yards per carry for Washington. Terry McLaurin was one of the featured targets for the Commanders, bringing in 4 throws for 93 yds (23.3 yds per reception). Taylor Heinicke finished the game with 120 yds on 9/18 passing while his quarterback rating was 71.5. He didn't toss any picks and his avg yards per attempt was 6.67 yds. Washington surrendered 25 attempts on the ground for 94 yards (3.8 yds per carry). The Commanders pass defense conceded a completion rate of 48.4%, relinquishing 83 yards on 15 for 31 through the air. The Commanders finished the game with a total of 325 yds on 58 plays (5.6 yds per play). Washington ran the football for 6.1 yards per attempt, totaling 226 yds on 37 carries.

In relation to this team's ability to score points, the Commanders earned a ranking of 24th out of all teams in the league maintaining an average of 19.7 PPG. Throughout last year, the Commanders racked up 3,441 yards through the air along with an average of 202.4 throwing yards per game, ranking them 21st in football. They had an average of 121.2 run yards per game and rushed for 2,061 yards for the year. The Washington Commanders averaged 323.6 yards per contest which had them sitting 21st in football. The Washington offense totaled 743 yards of penalties on 82 infractions, which was good for 28th in football in terms of making mistakes. They tossed 15 picks while surrendering 9 fumbles and they obtained 181 first downs.

The Commanders surrendered 25.5 PPG, ranking them 25th of all teams in the NFL. Washington surrendered a total of 1,775 rushing yards (104.4 yards per contest) and 14 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. They conceded 34 touchdowns through the air as well as 254.9 yards/game, ranking them 29th in the league. The Commanders defense took part in 1,065 plays, which ranked them 15th in the NFL. Overall, they gave up 434 total points. Their defense had 19 takeaways (8 fumbles and 11 picks) during the previous year.

Who will win tonight's Panthers/Commanders NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Commanders -2.5

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