New York Jets vs Philadelphia Eagles Prediction, 8/12/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 1

Game: New York Jets vs Philadelphia Eagles

Date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Location: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NFL League Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Eagles (-1.5)

Total/Over-Under: 33

The New York Jets (4-13 last year) are on their way to Lincoln Financial Field on Friday where they will play the Philadelphia Eagles (9-8 last season). Philadelphia opens this contest as 1.5-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 33.

The New York Jets wrapped up their year having earned a 4-13 record. In their last contest of last season, the Jets played against the Bills and took a loss by a final of 27-10. Zach Wilson went 7/20 with 87 yds passing and 1 TD. He had a QB rating of 66 and walked away from the contest without throwing an interception. Keelan Cole had an average of 18.0 yards per reception by tallying 54 yds on 3 catches. Michael Carter was the best rusher for the Jets with 9 carries for 19 yds (2.1 yds per carry). In all, they ran 46 plays which gave them 53 yds. The New York Jets rushed the ball a total of 17 different times and had 48 yds, which came out to an average of 2.8 yards per tote. On the ground, the Jets conceded 170 yards on 33 tries, which averages out to 5.2 yds per rush surrendered. NY Jets conceded 25 completions on 46 attempts for 254 yds, and a completion rate of 54.3%.

Concerning scoring, the New York Jets averaged 18.2 points per outing. As a team they maintained an average of 98.1 yards on the ground, giving them a rank of 27th in the NFL. The Jets earned 5,208 total yards for the previous season. NY Jets compiled 195 1st downs as an offense, and they were flagged for 103 penalties for 860 yds. They gave the ball to the opposition 27 times (20 interceptions and 7 fumbles lost). NY Jets compiled 20 passing touchdowns and 14 rushing touchdowns.

When it comes to yards through the air, the Jets allowed 4,409 yards which had them sitting in 30th in the NFL. In their 17 games played last season, they gave up 259.4 yards per contest via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 68.3%. They surrendered 397.6 yards per outing which put them 32nd in the National Football League. They granted 28 touchdowns via the pass and 28 touchdowns on the ground. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.5 yards per running attempt and 138.3 rushing yards per game last year. Overall, they gave up 2,351 yards via the running game in 17 games. The Jets were ranked 32nd in the NFL concerning team defense, giving up 29.6 PPG.

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The Eagles finished the season having earned a 9-8 record. The last time they took the field last season, the Eagles took a loss by a final score of 31-15 against the Buccaneers. Jalen Hurts (1 touchdown) ended the contest with 258 yds on 23/43 through the air while his QB rating was 60. He had 2 picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 6 yards. Miles Sanders ran the ball 7 times for 16 yds, finishing the game with 2.3 yards per attempt for Philadelphia. Dallas Goedert was the top contributor in the passing game for the Eagles, catching 6 passes for 92 yds (15.3 yds per catch). Philadelphia ended up running for 5.6 yards per tote, finishing the contest with 95 yards on 17 carries. The Eagles finished with 339 yds while running 62 plays (5.5 yards per play). The Eagles pass defense allowed a completion rate of 78.4%, surrendering 243 yds on 29 out of 37 through the air. Philadelphia conceded 31 running attempts for 106 yards (3.4 yards per rush).

In relation to their scoring prowess, the Eagles earned a ranking of 12th in the league with 26.1 PPG. Last year, the Eagles compiled 3,404 passing yards along with averaging 200.2 throwing yards per contest, which ranked 25th in the league. They held an average of 159.7 yards per game on the ground and toted the ball for 2,715 yards overall. The Philadelphia Eagles had an average of 359.9 yards per outing which was good for 14th out of all teams in the league. The Philadelphia offense racked up 842 penalty yards on 107 violations, which had them ranked 10th in the league in terms of helping out the other team. They gave away 10 interceptions while surrendering 6 fumbles and they obtained 167 1st downs.

The Eagles surrendered 22.6 PPG, which put them in 18th in football. Philadelphia surrendered a total of 1,834 rushing yards (107.9 yards per game) and 18 touchdowns by way of the ground game over the course of last season. They conceded 28 touchdowns via the pass as well as 220.9 yards per outing, which had them sitting 11th in the NFL. The Eagles defense participated in 1,076 plays, which was 18th in football. In total, they relinquished 385 points in total. They earned 16 takeaways (4 fumbles and 12 picks) over the course of last season.

Who will win tonight's Jets/Eagles NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Eagles -1.5

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