Las Vegas Raiders vs Denver Broncos Prediction, 9/10/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 1

Game: Las Vegas Raiders vs Denver Broncos

Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023

Location: Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, CO

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Broncos (-4)

Total/Over-Under: 44

Empower Field at Mile High is the site where the Denver Broncos (5-12 last year) will try to defeat the Las Vegas Raiders (6-11 last season) on Sunday. Denver opens this game as 4-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 44.

The Las Vegas Raiders finished the season holding a 6-11 record. The last time they took the field, the Raiders stepped onto the field against the Chiefs and took a loss by a final of 31-13. Jarrett Stidham led the offense in rushing for the Raiders with 7 carries for 50 yards (7.1 yards per attempt). Davante Adams held an average of 14.6 yds per reception by recording 73 yards on 5 catches. Jarrett Stidham finished 22/36 with 219 yds through the air and 1 TD. He had a quarterback rate of 76 and finished the game with 1 pick. When it came to stopping the run, the Raiders conceded 168 yards on 28 attempts, which is 6.0 yards per run allowed. Las Vegas conceded 18 completions on 26 tries for a total of 181 yards, and a completion rate of 69.2%. For the game, they tallied 67 plays for 279 yds. The Las Vegas Raiders rushed the ball a total of 25 times and amassed 99 yards, which earned them an average of 4.0 yds per carry.

Concerning putting points on the board, the Las Vegas Raiders were sitting at 23.2 points per contest. As a team they maintained an average of 121.1 yards rushing, which ranked them 17th in the NFL. The Raiders tallied 5,993 yards in total for last season. Las Vegas accrued 193 1st downs as an offense, and they committed 113 penalties for 932 yds. They surrendered the ball 21 different times (17 interceptions and 4 fumbles lost). Las Vegas amassed 28 passing touchdowns and 12 touchdowns via the ground.

The Raiders ranked 26th in the National Football League in relation to the opposition scoring, allowing 24.6 points per game. The opposition ran for 4.5 yards per attempt on the ground and 122.8 yards on the ground per contest for the previous season. In total, they conceded 2,087 running yards through 17 outings. In terms of yards through the air, the Raiders gave up 4,129 yards which had them sitting in 29th in the league. During their 17 games played last season, they relinquished 242.9 yards per game via the pass in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 67.6%. They granted 365.6 yards per contest which ranked them 28th in the NFL. They allowed 25 passing touchdowns and 20 running touchdowns.

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The Broncos finished the season holding a 5-12 record. The last time they took the field, the Broncos got the victory with a final of 31-28 when they faced the Chargers. Latavius Murray ran the football 15 times for 103 yards, walking away from the game with 6.9 yds per carry for Denver. Jerry Jeudy was the best receiver for the Broncos, snagging 5 balls for 154 yards (30.8 yards per catch). Russell Wilson (3 TDs) ended the contest with 283 yds on 13/24 through the air while his QB rate was 118.6. He threw 1 interception and his Y/A was 11.8 yards. Denver conceded 22 rushing attempts for 59 yards (2.7 yards per carry). The Broncos pass defense conceded a completion rate of 68.2%, surrendering 293 yds on 30 out of 44 passing. The Broncos finished the game with a total of 471 yards while they ran 62 plays (7.6 yards per play). Denver ended up running for 5.7 yards per tote, finishing the game with 205 yds on 36 carries.

The Denver Broncos held an average of 325.1 yards per game ranking them 21st in the league. They held an average of 113.8 yards per game on the ground and rushed for 1,935 yards for the year. The Denver offense totaled 970 yds of penalties on 113 violations, which had them ranked 3rd in football in terms of hurting your team. They gave away 15 picks while losing 9 fumbles and they obtained 166 first downs. Throughout last year, the Broncos had a total of 3,592 yards through the air along with averaging 211.3 passing yards per contest, which ranked 19th in the NFL. When discussing the points being put on the board, the Broncos sat 32nd in football holding an average of 16.9 points per contest.

The Broncos relinquished 21.1 points per contest, which had them in 14th of all teams in the NFL. They surrendered 20 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 210.2 yards/outing, which had them sitting 12th in the league. Last year, they surrendered 359 points in total. Denver surrendered a total of 1,866 yards rushing (109.8 yards per contest) as well as 12 touchdowns by ground last season. The Broncos defense took the field for 1,079 plays, which had them sitting 19th in the league. Their defense totaled 23 takeaways (8 fumbles recovered and 15 interceptions) during the previous year.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Raiders +4

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