Denver Broncos vs Arizona Cardinals Prediction, 8/11/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Denver Broncos vs Arizona Cardinals

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ

TV: NFL NET

Odds/Point Spread: Cardinals (+2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 37

The Denver Broncos (5-12 last season) are traveling to State Farm Stadium on Friday where they will go up against the Arizona Cardinals (4-13 last year). Arizona is 2.5-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total comes in at 37.

The Denver Broncos ended the season having earned a 5-12 record. In their last contest, the Broncos faced the Chargers and earned the victory with a final of 31-28. Russell Wilson connected on 13/24 with 283 yds through the air and 3 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 118.6 and finished the game with 1 pick. Latavius Murray was the best rusher for the Broncos with 15 carries for 103 yds (6.9 yds per carry). Jerry Jeudy held an average of 30.8 yards per reception by notching 154 yds on 5 catches. The Denver Broncos ended up running the ball 36 different times and tallied 205 yds, which earned them an average of 5.7 yards per carry. Once the final whistle blew, they ran 62 plays for 471 yards. Denver conceded 30 pass completions on 44 attempts for 293 yards, and a completion rate of 68.2%. Against the rush, the Broncos conceded 59 yards on 22 tries, which is 2.7 yards per rush allowed.

The Broncos racked up 5,527 total yards for the prior year. Denver had 166 1st downs as a unit, and they were called for 113 penalties for 970 yds. Denver earned 18 touchdowns through the air and 11 touchdowns via the ground. They turned the football over 24 different times (15 interceptions and 9 fumbles). As a team they averaged 113.8 yds on the ground, which had them sitting 21st in the league. When talking about scoring, the Denver Broncos averaged 16.9 points per outing.

The Broncos were ranked 14th in the league regarding their opponents scoring, conceding 21.1 points per contest. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.3 yards per run and 109.8 rushing yards per game for the previous season. Overall, they gave up 1,866 running yards through 17 games. When it comes to passing yardage, the Broncos gave up 3,574 yards which had them ranked 13th in the league. In their 17 games played last season, they allowed 210.2 yards per game via the pass in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 64.8%. They conceded 320.0 yards/contest putting them at 7th in football. They allowed 20 touchdowns via the pass and 12 running touchdowns.

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The Cardinals finished the season with a 4-13 record. In their last game, the Cardinals took a defeat with a final score of 38-13 when they faced the 49ers. David Blough (1 TD) ended the game with 180 yards on 14/18 passing while his QB rate was 87.3. He tossed 2 interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 10.0 yards. Corey Clement carried the ball 8 times for 23 yards, ending the contest with 2.9 yds per attempt for Arizona. A.J. Green was featured in the passing game for the Cardinals, snagging 3 footballs for 91 yards (30.3 yards per reception). Arizona ran the ball for 3.1 yards per carry, finishing the contest with 61 yards on 20 carries. The Cardinals finished with a total of 255 yards on 50 plays (5.1 yards per play). The Cardinals pass defense conceded a completion rate of 75.0%, surrendering 142 yds on 15 out of 20 passing. Arizona relinquished 37 run attempts for 169 yds (4.6 yards per rush).

The Arizona Cardinals had an average of 323.5 yards per contest which was good for 22nd in football. They averaged 110.2 yards per game on the ground and rushed for 1,873 yards for last season. The Arizona offense accrued 916 yds of penalties on 118 infractions, which ranked them 1st in the league in terms of making mistakes. They threw 17 interceptions while allowing opponents to recover 8 fumbles and they earned 189 1st downs. Last season, the Cardinals compiled 3,626 passing yards in addition to an average of 213.3 passing yards per game, which ranked 18th out of all NFL teams. Regarding how much they scored, the Cardinals were ranked 21st in the league with an average of 20.0 PPG.

The Cardinals allowed 26.4 PPG, which put them in 31st in the league. They surrendered 29 touchdowns through the air and 230.3 yards/game, which had them sitting 24th in football. Last year, they conceded 449 total points. Arizona conceded a total of 2,016 yards rushing (118.6 yards/game) in addition to 21 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. The Cardinals defense was on the field for 1,075 plays, which was 14th in the league. They had 20 turnovers (9 fumbles and 11 interceptions) last year.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Cardinals +2.5

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