New York Giants vs New England Patriots Prediction, 8/11/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 1

Game: New York Giants vs New England Patriots

Date: Thursday, August 11, 2022

Location: Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA

TV: NFL League Pass/NFL Network

Odds/Point Spread: Patriots (-2)

Total/Over-Under: 33

The New England Patriots (10-7 last year) will compete against the New York Giants (4-13 last season) at Gillette Stadium on Thursday. NY Giants opens as 2-point underdogs. The total is set at 33.

The New York Giants wrapped up their season holding a 4-13 record. In their last game of last season, the Giants played the Commanders and took a loss by a score of 22-7. Jake Fromm went 15/31 with 103 yds passing and 1 touchdown. He had a QB rate of 40.1 and ended the game with 2 picks. Kyle Rudolph had an average of 4.3 yds per catch by totaling 17 yards on 4 catches. Saquon Barkley was the leader on the ground for the Giants with 11 totes for 30 yards (2.7 yards per attempt). In all, they ran 59 plays which gave them a total of 177 yards. The New York Giants ended up running the ball 25 different times and accounted for 94 yards, which earned them an average of 3.8 yards per tote. On the ground, the Giants conceded 226 yards on 37 tries, which is an average of 6.1 yds per rush allowed. NY Giants surrendered 9 pass completions on 18 tries for 99 yds, and a completion rate of 50.0%.

Regarding putting points on the board, the New York Giants held an average of 15.2 PPG. As a team they averaged 99.3 yards on the ground, which was 24th in the NFL. The Giants earned 4,884 total yards last season. NY Giants totaled 171 1st downs as a team, and they were flagged for 88 infractions for 674 yards. They gave the ball to the opposition 30 different times (20 picks and 10 fumbles). NY Giants compiled 15 touchdowns through the air and 8 rushing touchdowns.

The Giants were ranked 23rd in the NFL in terms of team defense, allowing 24.5 PPG. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.5 yards per run and 129.0 rushing yards per contest for the prior season. For the year, they conceded 2,193 yards via the ground game in 17 games. In terms of yards via the pass, the Giants gave up 3,839 yards which ranked them 15th in football. In their 17 games played last season, they gave up 225.8 yards per contest through the air and surrendering a completion percentage of 65.8%. They conceded 354.8 yards per outing which ranked them 21st in the National Football League. They gave up 27 passing touchdowns as well as 15 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Patriots finished the season having earned a 10-7 record. When they last played last year, the Patriots took a loss by a final score of 47-17 against the Bills. Mac Jones (2 touchdowns) ended the contest with 232 yds on 24/38 passing while his QB rating was 75.8. He tossed 2 picks and his avg yards per attempt was 6.11 yds. Damien Harris carried the rock 9 times for 30 yards, finishing the contest with 3.3 yds per attempt for New England. Kendrick Bourne was one of the featured targets for the Patriots, bringing in 7 balls for 77 yards (11.0 yards per catch). New England rushed for 4.5 yards per tote, finishing the game with 89 yds on 20 attempts. The Patriots finished with 305 yards while running 61 plays (5.0 yds per play). The Patriots passing defense allowed a completion percentage of 84.0%, surrendering 308 yards on 21 for 25 passing. New England relinquished 29 run attempts for 174 yards (6.0 yards per rush).

The New England Patriots averaged 353.4 yards per contest which ranked them 15th out of all teams in the NFL. They averaged 126.5 yards per game on the ground and rushed for 2,151 yards for last season. The New England offense racked up 854 yards of penalties on 95 infractions, which was 24th in the league in terms of giving up free yards. They threw 13 interceptions while surrendering 10 fumbles and they earned 187 first downs. Throughout last season, the Patriots earned 3,857 passing yards not to mention an average of 226.9 throwing yards per contest, which had them sitting 14th in the league. When discussing the points being put on the board, the Patriots had a ranking of 6th in the NFL by scoring 27.2 PPG.

The Patriots allowed 17.8 PPG, which had them in 2nd of all teams in the NFL. New England surrendered a total of 2,103 rushing yards (123.7 yards/game) and 9 touchdowns rushing last year. They surrendered 21 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 187.1 yards per outing, which had them in 2nd in the NFL. The Patriots defense took part in 1,038 plays, which was 8th in the NFL. Over the course of the season, they gave up 303 points in total. Their defense compiled 30 turnovers (7 fumbles recovered and 23 interceptions) over the course of last season.

Who will win tonight's Giants/Patriots NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Giants +2

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