Carolina Panthers vs New York Giants Prediction, 8/18/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Carolina Panthers vs New York Giants

Date: Friday, August 18, 2023

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

TV: NFL NET

Odds/Point Spread: Giants (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 37

MetLife Stadium is the site where the New York Giants (10-7-1 last year) will take on the Carolina Panthers (7-10 last season) on Friday. Carolina opens this contest as 3-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 37.

The Carolina Panthers wrapped up their season with a 7-10 record. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Panthers faced the Saints and went home with a win by a final score of 10-7. Chuba Hubbard led the offense in rushing for the Panthers with 21 carries for 69 yards (3.3 yds per carry). Terrace Marshall Jr. averaged 11.5 yds per catch by tallying 23 yards on 2 receptions. Sam Darnold went 5/15 with 43 yards through the air. He had a quarterback rating of 2.8 and walked away from the game with 2 interceptions. Against the rush, the Panthers conceded 143 yds on 32 attempts, which is 4.5 yards per run surrendered. Carolina gave up 15 completions on 25 tries for a total of 161 yds, and a completion rate of 60.0%. Once the final whistle blew, they had 58 plays which totaled 203 yards. The Carolina Panthers rushed the ball a total of 41 times and totaled 171 yds, which had them averaging 4.2 yds per attempt.

The Panthers attained 5,206 total yards for the prior season. Carolina earned 138 1st downs offensively, and they were hurt by 104 penalties for 862 yds. Carolina compiled 16 touchdowns through the air and 16 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the football 21 different times (13 interceptions and 8 fumbles lost). Offensively they maintained an average of 130.0 yards rushing, which was 10th in the league. Concerning getting in the endzone, the Carolina Panthers averaged 20.4 points per contest.

When it comes to passing yards, the Panthers conceded 3,868 yards which ranked them 23rd in the NFL. During their 17 games, they allowed 227.5 yards per game through the air in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 66.0%. They gave up 350.2 yards/outing ranking them 22nd in the league. They allowed 25 touchdowns via the pass as well as 17 touchdowns on the ground. They allowed teams to run for an average of 4.3 yards per rushing attempt and 122.6 yards on the ground per game for the previous year. For the season, they allowed 2,085 running yards through 17 outings. The Panthers were ranked 19th in the NFL in terms of the opposition scoring, giving up 22.0 points per game.

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The Giants finished the season having earned a 10-7-1 record. In their last game, the Giants took a loss by a score of 38-7 when they faced the Eagles. Saquon Barkley ran the ball 9 times for 61 yards, ending the contest with 6.8 yds per carry for New York. Richie James was the leading receiver for the Giants, bringing in 7 passes for 51 yds (7.3 yards per reception). Daniel Jones finished the contest with 135 yds on 15/27 through the air while his quarterback rating was 53.8. He tossed 1 interception and his average yds per pass attempt was 5.0 yds. New York gave up 44 rushing attempts for 268 yards (6.1 yds per carry). The Giants pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 66.7%, surrendering 148 yards on 16 out of 24 passing. The Giants finished with 227 yds and they ran 52 plays (4.4 yds per play). New York ran for 5.9 yards per carry, finishing the contest with 118 yds on 20 carries.

The New York Giants held an average of 333.9 yards/outing ranking them 18th out of all teams in the league. They maintained an average of 148.2 yards per game on the ground and ran for 2,519 yards for last year. The New York offense had 827 penalty yds on 106 infractions, which was good for 7th in the league in terms of making mistakes. They gave away 6 picks while conceding 10 fumbles and they earned 170 first downs. Last season, the Giants had a total of 3,157 passing yards as well as averaging 185.7 passing yards per outing, giving them a rank of 26th in football. In terms of their scoring prowess, the Giants sat 16th in football with a maintained average of 21.5 PPG.

They yielded 21 touchdowns through the air in addition to 214.0 yards/game, which put them in 14th in the NFL. New York surrendered a total of 2,451 rushing yards (144.2 yards per game) in addition to 16 touchdowns by ground last season. Their defense had 19 takeaways (13 fumbles and 6 interceptions) last season. The Giants defense participated in 1,078 plays, which had them sitting 18th in the league. Last season, they conceded 371 total points. The Giants conceded 21.8 points per game, ranking them 18th in football.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Giants -3

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