Cleveland Browns vs Kansas City Chiefs Prediction, 8/26/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Cleveland Browns vs Kansas City Chiefs

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: NFL NET

Odds/Point Spread: Chiefs (-1)

Total/Over-Under: 39

The Cleveland Browns (7-10 last season) are en route to GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Kansas City Chiefs (16-3 last year). Cleveland opens as 1-point underdogs. The total is 39.

The Cleveland Browns ended the season having a 7-10 mark. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Browns went up against the Steelers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 28-14. Deshaun Watson went 19/29 with 230 yds through the air and 2 TDs. He had a QB rate of 84 and ended the contest with 2 picks. Nick Chubb was the rushing leader for the Browns with 12 carries for 77 yards (6.4 yards per attempt). Amari Cooper held an average of 25.5 yards per catch by earning 51 yds on 2 receptions. The Cleveland Browns ran the ball 22 different times and compiled 134 yards, earning them an average of 6.1 yards per attempt. Overall, they tallied 58 plays which gave them 307 yards. Cleveland gave up 13 completions on 29 tries for a total of 189 yards, and a completion rate of 44.8%. On the ground, the Browns conceded 148 yards on 37 attempts, which calculates to 4.0 yards per rush allowed.

The Browns earned 5,934 total yards for the previous season. Cleveland accounted for 182 1st downs as a team, and they were called for 102 infractions for 865 yards. Cleveland earned 19 passing touchdowns and 19 touchdowns via the ground. They turned the ball over 21 times (12 picks and 9 fumbles lost). Offensively they averaged 146.5 yards in the run game, ranking this team 6th in the league. When talking about scoring, the Cleveland Browns averaged 21.2 points per game.

Concerning yards through the air, the Browns conceded 3,336 yards which put them in 5th in the NFL. During their 17 games played, they conceded 196.2 yards per game through the air in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 60.7%. They allowed 331.2 yards/game ranking them 14th in the National Football League. They surrendered 20 touchdowns through the air in addition to 22 touchdowns via the ground game. They allowed 4.7 yards per run and 135.0 rushing yards per contest last season. In total, they allowed 2,295 yards via the ground game in 17 outings. The Browns were ranked 20th in the NFL in terms of team defense, allowing 22.4 PPG.

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The Chiefs ended the season having earned a 16-3 mark. In their last contest, the Chiefs went home victorious with a score of 38-35 when they played the Eagles. Patrick Mahomes carried the rock 6 times for 44 yds, walking away from the contest with 7.3 yards per carry for Kansas City. Noah Gray was the top contributor in the passing game for the Chiefs, snagging 1 passes for 6 yds (6.0 yds per reception). Patrick Mahomes (3 touchdowns) ended the game with 182 yds on 21/27 passing while his QB rating was 131.8. He didn't throw any picks and his avg yards per attempt was 6.7 yds. Kansas City gave up 32 run attempts for 115 yards (3.6 yds per rush). The Chiefs secondary gave up a completion rate of 71.1%, relinquishing 302 yds on 27 out of 38 passing. The Chiefs finished the game with 340 yds and they ran 53 plays (6.4 yards per play). Kansas City ran the ball for 6.1 yards per carry, finishing the game with 158 yds on 26 carries.

Concerning their scoring prowess, the Chiefs sat 1st in football holding an average of 29.2 points per game. Last year, the Chiefs threw for a total of 5,062 passing yards in addition to averaging 297.8 passing yards per contest, which ranked 1st in the NFL. They held an average of 115.9 yards per game on the ground and rushed for 1,970 yards in total. The Kansas City Chiefs held an average of 413.6 yards per outing which ranked them 1st in the NFL. The Kansas City offense totaled 838 yards of penalties on 87 violations, ranking them 26th in the league in terms of helping out the opposition. They gave away 12 picks while losing 11 fumbles and they earned 272 1st downs.

The Chiefs relinquished 21.7 points per contest, ranking them 16th of all teams in the league. They yielded 33 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 220.9 yards per game, which put them in 18th in the NFL. Last season, they relinquished 369 points in total. Kansas City surrendered a total of 1,823 yards via the ground game (107.2 yards per outing) as well as 10 touchdowns on the ground over the course of last season. The Chiefs defense participated in 1,093 plays, which was good for 25th in the league. They had 20 turnovers (9 fumbles and 11 picks) last year.

Who will win tonight's Browns/Chiefs NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Chiefs -1

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