Cleveland Browns vs Jacksonville Jaguars Prediction, 8/12/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 1

Game: Cleveland Browns vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Location: TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, FL

TV: NFL League Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Jaguars (-1.5)

Total/Over-Under: 33

The Cleveland Browns (8-9 last year) are en route to TIAA Bank Field on Friday where they will meet the Jacksonville Jaguars (3-14 last season). Cleveland opens this matchup as 1.5-point dogs. The over/under has been set at 33.

The Cleveland Browns ended the year with a 8-9 record. In their last game of last year, the Browns stepped onto the field against the Bengals and earned the victory with a final of 21-16. Case Keenum connected on 17/24 with 176 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rate of 102.1 and ended the game with 1 interception. Jarvis Landry held an average of 12.5 yards per reception by totaling 75 yds on 6 receptions. D'Ernest Johnson was the rushing leader for the Browns with 25 totes for 123 yards (4.9 yards per carry). In all, they ran 66 plays which gave them 376 yds. The Cleveland Browns rushed the ball a total of 41 times and accrued 205 yds, which earned them an average of 5.0 yards per tote. Against the rush, the Browns conceded 79 yards on 18 tries, which averages out to 4.4 yds per rush allowed. Cleveland surrendered 15 completions on 29 tries for a total of 103 yds, and a completion percentage of 51.7%.

In terms of getting in the endzone, the Cleveland Browns averaged 20.5 PPG. As a unit they averaged 145.4 yards in the run game, ranking this team 4th in the National Football League. The Browns earned 5,791 total yards for the previous season. Cleveland earned 177 1st downs as a team, and they were called for 112 infractions for 1035 yards. They surrendered the football 22 different times (14 picks and 8 fumbles lost). Cleveland compiled 21 passing touchdowns and 20 touchdowns on the ground.

The Browns were ranked 14th in the NFL regarding team defense, conceding 21.8 points per game. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.2 yards per rushing attempt and 109.2 rushing yards per game for the previous year. Over the course of last season, they gave up 1,857 yards via the ground game in 17 games. Regarding yards via the pass, the Browns gave up 3,439 yards which had them sitting in 5th in the National Football League. In their 17 games played last season, they allowed 202.3 yards per outing through the air as well as allowing a completion percentage of 63.7%. They yielded 311.5 yards per outing which put them 5th in football. They granted 29 touchdowns through the air and 13 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Jaguars ended the season having a 3-14 record. When they last played last year, the Jaguars took home the win by a final score of 26-11 against the Colts. Trevor Lawrence (2 touchdowns) ended the game with 223 yds on 23/32 passing while his quarterback rate was 111.8. He didn't toss any picks and his Y/A was 6.97 yds. Marvin Jones was the best receiver for the Jaguars, catching 7 balls for 88 yds (12.6 yards per catch). Ryquell Armstead carried the ball 9 times for 52 yds, ending the game with 5.8 yds per attempt for Jacksonville. The Jaguars ended up finishing with 318 yds while running 64 plays (5.0 yards per play). Jacksonville rushed the ball for 3.3 yds per carry, finishing with 101 yds on 31 attempts. Jacksonville surrendered 18 rush attempts for 94 yards (5.2 yds per rush). The Jaguars secondary allowed a completion percentage of 58.6%, relinquishing 139 yards on 17 out of 29 passing.

The Jacksonville Jaguars had an average of 305.4 yards per outing which was good for 27th out of all teams in the league. They held an average of 103.2 run yards per game and toted the ball for 1,755 yards in total. The Jacksonville offense racked up 856 yds of penalties on 104 violations, which was 16th in the league in terms of making mistakes. They threw 17 interceptions while allowing opponents to recover 12 fumbles and they earned 178 1st downs. Last year, the Jaguars compiled 3,436 yards via the pass not to mention an average of 202.1 passing yards per game, giving them a rank of 22nd in the league. Regarding the points being put on the board, the Jaguars ranked 32nd in the league averaging 14.9 PPG.

Jacksonville allowed the opposition a total of 2,127 yards rushing (125.1 yards per game) as well as 22 touchdowns via the rush last season. They allowed 24 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 227.9 yards/outing, which had them in 17th out of all teams. They compiled 9 turnovers (2 fumbles and 7 interceptions) for the previous season. Last season, they conceded 457 points in total. The Jaguars defense was on the field for 1,068 plays, ranking them 16th in the NFL. The Jaguars conceded 26.9 points per contest, ranking them 28th in the league.

Who will win tonight's Browns/Jaguars NFL game against the spread?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Jaguars -1.5 and over 33 total points

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