Green Bay Packers vs Cincinnati Bengals Prediction, 8/11/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Green Bay Packers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH

TV: NFL NET

Odds/Point Spread: Bengals (+1.5)

Total/Over-Under: 33

The Cincinnati Bengals (14-5 last year) will try to defeat the Green Bay Packers (8-9 last season) at Paycor Stadium on Friday. Green Bay opens this game as 1.5-point favorites. The total comes in at 33.

The Green Bay Packers finished the season having a 8-9 record. In their last game, the Packers faced the Lions and took a loss by a score of 20-16. Aaron Rodgers went 17/27 with 205 yds passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 83.1 and ended the contest with 1 interception. Aaron Jones was the best rusher for the Packers with 12 attempts for 48 yds (4.0 yards per attempt). Christian Watson averaged 20.8 yards per reception by recording 104 yards on 5 receptions. The Green Bay Packers rushed the ball a total of 28 times and totaled 103 yds, which earned them an average of 3.7 yards per carry. When the final whistle blew, they ran 57 plays which converted into 291 yards. Green Bay allowed 23 pass completions on 34 attempts for a total of 219 yards, and a completion percentage of 67.6%. When it came to stopping the run, the Packers gave up 104 yds on 25 attempts, which is 4.2 yds per rush surrendered.

The Packers racked up 5,745 total yards for the prior campaign. Green Bay amassed 186 1st downs as a team, and they committed 89 infractions for 747 yds. Green Bay amassed 27 touchdowns through the air and 12 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the ball 22 different times (12 interceptions and 10 fumbles lost). As a team they averaged 124.3 yards on the ground, ranking them 15th in the league. When talking about putting the ball in the endzone, the Green Bay Packers averaged 21.8 PPG.

In terms of yards through the air, the Packers conceded 3,349 yards which had them ranked 6th in the league. Over the course of their 17 games, they gave up 197.0 yards per game via the pass as well as allowing a completion percentage of 65.7%. They surrendered 336.5 yards per outing which ranked them 17th in the NFL. They conceded 22 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 18 running touchdowns. The opposition ran for an average of 5.0 yards per run and 139.5 rushing yards per contest for the previous season. During the season, they gave up 2,372 yards via the ground game in 17 games. The Packers were ranked 17th in the National Football League in relation to the opposition scoring, giving up 21.8 PPG.

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The Bengals ended the season with a 14-5 record. In their last game, the Bengals took a loss by a score of 23-20 against the Chiefs. Joe Burrow ran the ball 4 times for 30 yards, finishing the contest with 7.5 yards per carry for Cincinnati. Tee Higgins was the best receiver for the Bengals, hauling in 6 footballs for 83 yds (13.8 yds per reception). Joe Burrow (1 TD) ended the game with 270 yards on 26/41 passing while his QB rate was 70.2. He tossed 2 interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 6.6 yds. Cincinnati conceded 20 running attempts for 42 yards (2.1 yards per rush). The Bengals passing defense allowed a completion rate of 67.4%, surrendering 315 yds on 29 out of 43 passing. The Bengals finished the game with 309 yds while they ran 63 plays (4.9 yds per play). Cincinnati ran for 4.2 yards per tote, finishing with a total of 71 yds on 17 carries.

Regarding their ability to score points, the Bengals ranked 7th out of all teams in the league maintaining an average of 26.1 points per game. Last season, the Bengals compiled 4,240 yards via the pass along with an average of 265.0 throwing yards per game, which had them ranked 5th out of all NFL teams. They held an average of 95.5 rushing yards per game and ran for 1,528 yards for the season. The Cincinnati Bengals averaged 360.5 yards/game which had them ranked 8th out of all teams in the league. The Cincinnati offense racked up 623 penalty yds on 81 infractions, which ranked 28th in football in terms of hurting your team. They tossed 12 picks while conceding 6 fumbles and they obtained 221 1st downs.

The Bengals allowed 20.1 points per contest, ranking them 6th of all teams in the league. They gave up 17 touchdowns from the passing game and 229.1 yards per game, which had them ranked 23rd in the NFL. Overall, they surrendered 322 total points. Cincinnati allowed a total of 1,706 yards rushing (106.6 yards/game) and 12 touchdowns by way of the ground game throughout last year. The Bengals defense took the field for 996 plays, which had them ranked 2nd in the NFL. Their defense had 24 takeaways (11 fumbles recovered and 13 interceptions) over the course of last season.

Who will win tonight's Packers/Bengals NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Packers -1.5

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