Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills Prediction, 8/13/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 1

Game: Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022

Location: Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY

TV: NFL League Pass/NFL Network

Odds/Point Spread: Bills (-3.5)

Total/Over-Under: 34

Highmark Stadium is the location where the Buffalo Bills (11-6 last season) will go up against the Indianapolis Colts (9-8 last year) on Saturday. Indianapolis is 3.5-point underdogs. The betting total is set at 34.

The Indianapolis Colts ended the season holding a 9-8 record. In their last contest of last season, the Colts played the Jaguars and took a loss by a score of 26-11. Carson Wentz finished 17/29 with 185 yds passing and 1 touchdown. He had a QB rating of 74.6 and ended the game with 1 pick. Jonathan Taylor was the rushing leader for the Colts with 15 carries for 77 yards (5.1 yards per carry). Michael Pittman Jr. left with an average of 10.7 yards per reception by accumulating 64 yds on 6 catches. The Indianapolis Colts ended up rushing 18 different times and accrued 94 yds, earning them an average of 5.2 yards per attempt. When all was said and done, they tallied 53 plays which gave them a total of 233 yards. Indianapolis allowed 23 completions on 32 attempts for 217 yards, and a completion percentage of 71.9%. When it came to stopping the run, the Colts conceded 101 yards on 31 tries, which is 3.3 yds per run allowed.

When it comes to scoring points, the Indianapolis Colts held an average of 26.5 points per contest. As a team they had an average of 149.4 yds via the ground game, which had them sitting 2nd in the league. The Colts racked up 5,901 total yards last year. Indianapolis accrued 167 1st downs offensively, and they were called for 76 penalties for 688 yards. They turned the ball over 19 different times (8 interceptions and 11 fumbles). Indianapolis totaled 27 touchdowns via the pass and 22 touchdowns via the ground.

Regarding yards via the pass, the Colts conceded 3,980 yards which had them ranked 19th in the NFL. Over the course of their 17 games played last season, they surrendered 234.1 yards per outing through the air as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 65.3%. They conceded 343.2 yards per outing putting them at 16th in the National Football League. They allowed 32 passing touchdowns in addition to 10 touchdowns on the ground. They gave up 4.4 yards per rushing attempt and 109.1 rushing yards per game for the previous year. During the campaign, they gave up 1,854 rushing yards through 17 games. The Colts ranked 10th in the league concerning team defense, allowing 21.5 points per game.

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The Bills ended the season with a 11-6 record. When they last stepped on the field last year, the Bills took a loss by a score of 42-36 against the Chiefs. Josh Allen (4 TDs) finished the game with 329 yds on 27/37 through the air while his quarterback rate was 136. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 8.89 yards. Gabriel Davis was featured in the passing game for the Bills, grabbing 8 throws for 201 yds (25.1 yds per catch). Devin Singletary carried the ball 10 times for 26 yards, ending the contest with 2.6 yds per carry for Buffalo. The Bills ended up finishing with 422 yards and they ran 63 plays (6.7 yards per play). Buffalo rushed the football for 4.5 yards per carry, totaling 109 yds on 24 carries. Buffalo surrendered 27 running attempts for 182 yds (6.7 yards per carry). The Bills pass defense gave up a completion rate of 75.0%, surrendering 370 yards on 33 for 44 through the air.

In relation to putting points on the board, the Bills sat 3rd in the league scoring 28.4 points per outing. Throughout last season, the Bills racked up 4,284 yards through the air as well as an average of 252.0 throwing yards per contest, ranking them 9th in football. They had an average of 129.9 rushing yards per game and toted the ball for 2,209 yards for the year. The Buffalo Bills averaged 381.9 yards/game which ranked them 5th out of all teams in the league. The Buffalo offense totaled 980 penalty yds on 113 violations, which had them sitting 6th in the league in terms of helping out the opposition. They tossed 16 picks while losing 6 fumbles and they obtained 236 1st downs.

Buffalo allowed the opposition a total of 1,866 yards via the ground game (109.8 yards per contest) as well as 19 touchdowns via the rush last season. They surrendered 12 touchdowns through the air and 163.0 yards per outing, ranking them 1st in the league. They totaled 30 takeaways (11 fumbles and 19 picks) in the prior season. In total, they conceded 289 total points. The Bills defense took the field for 1,014 plays, which had them ranked 2nd in football. The Bills surrendered 17.0 PPG, which had them in 1st in the league.

Who will win tonight's Colts/Bills NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Bills -3.5

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