Minnesota Vikings vs Denver Broncos Prediction, 8/27/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 3

Game: Minnesota Vikings vs Denver Broncos

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2022

Location: Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, CO

TV: NFL League Pass/NFL Network

Odds/Point Spread: Broncos (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 39

The Denver Broncos (7-10 last year) will try to defeat the Minnesota Vikings (8-9 last season) at Empower Field at Mile High on Saturday. Denver opens as 3-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total comes in at 39.

The Minnesota Vikings ended the season with a 8-9 record. In their last game of last year, the Vikings played the Bears and walked away with a win by a score of 31-17. Kirk Cousins connected on 14/22 with 250 yards passing and 3 TDs. He had a QB rate of 142 and walked away from the game with no interceptions. Dalvin Cook was the rushing leader for the Vikings with 14 carries for 79 yards (5.6 yards per attempt). Justin Jefferson averaged 21.4 yds per catch by totaling 107 yards on 5 receptions. The Minnesota Vikings ran the ball a total of 22 different times and compiled 104 yds, which is an average of 4.7 yds per attempt. In all, they tallied 47 plays which converted into 331 yards. Minnesota gave up 33 completions on 48 attempts for 266 yards, and a completion percentage of 68.8%. In the running game, the Vikings conceded 90 yds on 25 tries, which calculates to 3.6 yards per rush surrendered.

Regarding scoring points, the Minnesota Vikings averaged 25.0 PPG. As a team they had an average of 113.5 yds on the ground, which was 17th in the NFL. The Vikings earned 6,168 total yards for last season. Minnesota accumulated 202 1st downs as an offense, and they were hurt by 111 infractions for 1043 yards. They surrendered the football 13 different times (7 picks and 6 fumbles). Minnesota compiled 34 passing touchdowns and 10 touchdowns on the ground.

When it comes to passing yards, the Vikings conceded 4,300 yards which ranked them 28th in the league. In their 17 games played last season, they allowed 252.9 yards per contest through the air as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 64.1%. They allowed 383.6 yards per outing ranking them 30th in the NFL. They conceded 29 passing touchdowns as well as 15 touchdowns on the ground. They allowed teams to run for an average of 4.7 yards per attempt on the ground and 130.7 yards on the ground per contest last year. During the season, they allowed 2,222 yards via the ground game in 17 contests. The Vikings were sitting in 24th in the NFL when it comes to team defense, conceding 25.1 points per game.

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The Broncos wrapped up their year having a 7-10 record. When they last stepped on the field last year, the Broncos took a loss by a score of 28-24 when they played the Chiefs. Melvin Gordon carried the rock 12 times for 110 yds, ending the game with 9.2 yards per attempt for Denver. Tim Patrick was featured in the passing game for the Broncos, catching 6 balls for 95 yds (15.8 yards per reception). Drew Lock ended the game with 162 yards on 12/24 passing while his QB rating was 71.9. He kept the ball away from the defense with no picks and his avg yards per attempt was 6.75 yards. Denver relinquished 29 rushing attempts for 135 yds (4.7 yards per carry). The Broncos pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 61.4%, surrendering 255 yds on 27 for 44 passing. The Broncos finished the game with 364 yards while running 54 plays (6.7 yds per play). Denver ran the football for 6.8 yards per carry, totaling 191 yds on 28 carries.

The Denver Broncos averaged 330.5 yards per contest which ranked them 19th out of all teams in the NFL. They held an average of 119.1 yards per game via the rush and toted the ball for 2,025 yards in total. The Denver offense accrued 711 yds of penalties on 83 violations, which ranked them 27th in the league in terms of making mistakes. They tossed 9 picks while surrendering 9 fumbles and they earned 179 first downs. Throughout last season, the Broncos racked up 3,593 yards through the air along with averaging 211.4 passing yards per contest, ranking them 19th out of all NFL teams. Concerning this team's ability to score points, the Broncos ranked 23rd in the league with a maintained average of 19.7 points per game.

The Broncos conceded 18.9 points per game, which had them ranked 3rd of all teams in the NFL. Denver allowed the opposition a total of 1,892 rushing yards (111.3 yards per outing) and 9 touchdowns via the rush throughout last year. They allowed 22 touchdowns through the air and 214.8 yards per outing, which put them in 8th out of all teams. The Broncos defense was on the field for 1,039 plays, which had them ranked 9th in the NFL. Overall, they allowed 322 total points. They earned 19 takeaways (6 fumbles and 13 interceptions) over the course of last year.

Who will win tonight's Vikings/Broncos NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Broncos -3

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