Denver Broncos vs San Francisco 49ers Prediction, 8/19/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Denver Broncos vs San Francisco 49ers

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Location: Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA

TV: No TV

Odds/Point Spread: 49ers (+2)

Total/Over-Under: 37

Levi's Stadium is the location where the San Francisco 49ers (15-5 last year) will meet the Denver Broncos (5-12 last season) on Saturday. San Francisco opens this contest as 2-point underdogs. The total is set at 37.

The Denver Broncos finished the year having earned a 5-12 mark. When they last stepped on the football field, the Broncos faced the Chargers and earned the victory with a final of 31-28. Latavius Murray was the rushing leader for the Broncos with 15 carries for 103 yards (6.9 yards per carry). Jerry Jeudy had an average of 30.8 yards per catch by accounting for 154 yds on 5 receptions. Russell Wilson went 13/24 with 283 yards passing and 3 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 118.6 and ended the contest with 1 pick. When it came to stopping the run, the Broncos gave up 59 yds on 22 attempts, which averages out to 2.7 yds per run allowed. Denver relinquished 30 completions on 44 tries for a total of 293 yards, and a completion percentage of 68.2%. Overall, they tallied 62 plays which gave them 471 yards. The Denver Broncos ended up running the ball 36 times and accounted for 205 yards, which is an average of 5.7 yds per carry.

The Broncos tallied 5,527 yards in total for the previous season. Denver amassed 166 1st downs offensively, and they were flagged for 113 penalties for 970 yds. Denver compiled 18 passing touchdowns and 11 rushing touchdowns. They turned the ball over 24 different times (15 picks and 9 fumbles). Offensively they had an average of 113.8 yds on the ground, giving them a rank of 21st in the league. Concerning getting in the endzone, the Denver Broncos had an average of 16.9 points per outing.

The Broncos ranked 14th in the NFL in relation to their opponents scoring, allowing 21.1 points per contest. They gave up 4.3 yards per rush on the ground and 109.8 rushing yards per game for the previous season. For the year, they conceded 1,866 running yards through 17 games. Regarding yards through the air, the Broncos gave up 3,574 yards which had them ranked 13th in the league. In their 17 games played last season, they gave up 210.2 yards per game through the air as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 64.8%. They relinquished 320.0 yards per contest which put them 7th in the NFL. They allowed 20 touchdowns through the air in addition to 12 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The 49ers wrapped up their year with a 15-5 record. In their last game, the 49ers took a defeat with a final score of 31-7 when they faced the Eagles. Josh Johnson ended the game with 74 yards on 7/13 passing while his quarterback rating was 70.7. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yds per pass attempt was 5.7 yards. Christian McCaffrey carried the rock 15 times for 84 yards, finishing the contest with 5.6 yards per carry for San Francisco. Deebo Samuel was the leading receiver for the 49ers, hauling in 3 balls for 33 yds (11.0 yds per catch). San Francisco rushed for 3.4 yards per tote, totaling 81 yards on 24 carries. The 49ers ended up finishing with 164 yds while running 45 plays (3.6 yds per play). The 49ers passing defense allowed a completion percentage of 60.0%, relinquishing 121 yards on 15 for 25 passing. San Francisco allowed 44 run attempts for 148 yds (3.4 yds per carry).

When looking at their ability to score points, the 49ers ranked 6th out of all teams in the league with a maintained average of 26.5 points per game. Over the course of last year, the 49ers racked up 3,856 yards through the air not to mention an average of 226.8 passing yards per game, ranking them 13th in the NFL. They held an average of 138.8 rushing yards per game and toted the ball for 2,360 yards overall. The San Francisco 49ers averaged 365.6 yards per outing which had them sitting 5th out of all teams in the NFL. The San Francisco offense racked up 730 yds of penalties on 94 violations, which ranked them 14th in football in terms of hurting your team. They threw 9 interceptions while surrendering 8 fumbles and they earned 188 1st downs.

The 49ers allowed 16.3 points per contest, which had them in 1st in the league. They yielded 20 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 222.9 yards per contest, which had them in 20th out of all teams. Last year, they allowed 277 total points. San Francisco conceded a total of 1,321 rushing yards (77.7 yards/game) as well as 11 touchdowns rushing last season. The 49ers defense participated in 1,026 plays, which was good for 7th in the league. Their defense totaled 30 turnovers (10 fumbles recovered and 20 interceptions) last season.

Who will win tonight's Broncos/49ers NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the 49ers +2

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