Kansas City Chiefs vs Arizona Cardinals Prediction, 8/19/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Kansas City Chiefs vs Arizona Cardinals

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Location: State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ

TV: No TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cardinals (+7)

Total/Over-Under: 39

State Farm Stadium is the site where the Arizona Cardinals (4-13 last year) will attempt to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs (16-3 last season) on Saturday. Arizona opens this game as 7-point underdogs. The over/under is set at 39.

The Kansas City Chiefs finished the year with a 16-3 mark. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Chiefs took the field against the Eagles and took home the win by a score of 38-35. Patrick Mahomes went 21/27 with 182 yards passing and 3 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 131.8 and finished the game without throwing a pick. Noah Gray had an average of 6.0 yards per catch by notching 6 yards on 1 reception. Patrick Mahomes was the rushing leader for the Chiefs with 6 attempts for 44 yards (7.3 yards per carry). For the game, they ran 53 plays which converted into 340 yds. The Kansas City Chiefs ended up running the ball 26 times and amassed 158 yards, earning them an average of 6.1 yards per attempt. On the ground, the Chiefs conceded 115 yds on 32 tries, which averages out to 3.6 yards per rush surrendered. Kansas City allowed 27 pass completions on 38 attempts for a total of 302 yds, and a completion rate of 71.1%.

The Chiefs had 7,032 total yards for the previous season. Kansas City had 272 1st downs as a unit, and they committed 87 penalties for 838 yards. Kansas City totaled 41 touchdowns via the pass and 18 touchdowns on the ground. They turned the football over 23 times (12 picks and 11 fumbles lost). As a team they averaged 115.9 yds on the ground, which was 20th in the league. When talking about scoring points, the Kansas City Chiefs had an average of 29.2 points per outing.

The Chiefs were ranked 16th in the league regarding team defense, allowing 21.7 points per game. They allowed teams to run for an average of 4.4 yards per attempt on the ground and 107.2 yards on the ground per game for the previous season. During the campaign, they gave up 1,823 rushing yards through 17 contests. In terms of yards through the air, the Chiefs allowed 3,756 yards which ranked them 19th in the league. During their 17 games, they conceded 220.9 yards per outing via the pass and relinquishing a completion percentage of 65.9%. They yielded 328.2 yards/outing which put them 11th in the National Football League. They gave up 33 throwing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns.

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The Cardinals finished the season with a 4-13 record. In their last contest, the Cardinals went home defeated by a final of 38-13 when they faced the 49ers. David Blough (1 touchdown) finished the game with 180 yds on 14/18 passing while his quarterback rating was 87.3. He tossed 2 picks and his average yds per pass attempt was 10.0 yds. A.J. Green was the top contributor in the passing game for the Cardinals, hauling in 3 balls for 91 yds (30.3 yards per reception). Corey Clement carried the football 8 times for 23 yds, finishing the game with 2.9 yards per carry for Arizona. The Cardinals finished the game with 255 yds while running 50 plays (5.1 yds per play). Arizona rushed for 3.1 yds per carry, finishing the game with 61 yds on 20 carries. Arizona conceded 37 rush attempts for 169 yds (4.6 yards per rush). The Cardinals pass defense allowed a completion percentage of 75.0%, relinquishing 142 yards on 15 for 20 passing.

Regarding this team's ability to score points, the Cardinals had a ranking of 21st in the NFL with an average of 20.0 points per game. Throughout last year, the Cardinals had a total of 3,626 yards via the pass not to mention averaging 213.3 throwing yards per game, ranking them 18th in the NFL. They held an average of 110.2 yards per game on the ground and toted the ball for 1,873 yards overall. The Arizona Cardinals had an average of 323.5 yards per outing which was good for 22nd in football. The Arizona offense racked up 916 yds of penalties on 118 violations, which was 1st in the league in terms of helping out the other team. They threw 17 picks while allowing opponents to recover 8 fumbles and they earned 189 first downs.

They conceded 29 touchdowns through the air as well as 230.3 yards/outing, which had them in 24th out of all teams. Arizona conceded a total of 2,016 yards via the ground game (118.6 yards per contest) and 21 touchdowns on the ground throughout last year. They had 20 takeaways (9 fumbles and 11 interceptions) over the course of last season. The Cardinals defense took the field for 1,075 plays, which was good for 14th in the NFL. In total, they conceded 449 total points. The Cardinals gave up 26.4 points per contest, which had them ranked 31st in the NFL.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Chiefs -7

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