Minnesota Vikings vs Seattle Seahawks Prediction, 8/10/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Minnesota Vikings vs Seattle Seahawks

Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023

Location: Lumen Field in Seattle, WA

TV: NFL NET

Odds/Point Spread: Seahawks (-2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 34.5

The Seattle Seahawks (9-8 last year) will play the Minnesota Vikings (13-4 last season) at Lumen Field on Thursday. Minnesota opens this game as 2.5-point underdogs. The over/under is set at 34.5.

The Minnesota Vikings ended the season having a 13-4 mark. When they last took the field, the Vikings went up against the Giants and ended up losing by a score of 31-24. Kirk Cousins finished 31/39 with 273 yds through the air and 2 TDs. He had a QB rating of 112.9 and finished the contest without throwing an interception. T.J. Hockenson held an average of 12.9 yards per reception by accumulating 129 yds on 10 receptions. Dalvin Cook was the rushing leader for the Vikings with 15 totes for 60 yards (4.0 yds per carry). Overall, they tallied 56 plays which gave them 332 yards. The Minnesota Vikings ran the ball a total of 16 different times and recorded 61 yds, which is an average of 3.8 yards per tote. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Vikings conceded 142 yds on 30 tries, which calculates to 4.7 yds per run allowed. Minnesota relinquished 24 completions on 35 attempts for a total of 289 yds, and a completion rate of 68.6%.

In terms of scoring points, the Minnesota Vikings were sitting at 24.9 points per game. Offensively they averaged 97.7 yds on the ground, which was 27th in the NFL. The Vikings attained 6,145 total yards for the prior campaign. Minnesota recorded 244 1st downs, and they committed 88 penalties for 684 yds. They surrendered the ball 23 times (15 picks and 8 fumbles lost). Minnesota compiled 30 touchdowns via the pass and 18 touchdowns via the ground.

The Vikings were sitting in 28th in the league when it comes to the opposition scoring, conceding 25.1 points per game. They allowed an average of 4.5 yards per run and 123.1 yards on the ground per game for the previous year. For the season, they conceded 2,093 yards via the running game in 17 outings. Concerning passing yardage, the Vikings allowed 4,515 yards which put them in 31st in the league. During their 17 games played, they relinquished 265.6 yards per outing through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 66.1%. They conceded 388.7 yards per game which had them ranked 31st in the NFL. They granted 23 passing touchdowns as well as 18 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Seahawks ended the year having earned a 9-8 record. When they last took the field, the Seahawks took a defeat with a final score of 41-23 when they played the 49ers. Geno Smith (2 TDs) ended the game with 253 yards on 25/35 through the air while his QB rate was 98.9. He tossed 1 pick and his avg yards per attempt was 7.2 yards. Kenneth Walker III ran the football 15 times for 63 yds, walking away from the contest with 4.2 yds per attempt for Seattle. D.K. Metcalf was the top contributor in the passing game for the Seahawks, grabbing 10 passes for 136 yds (13.6 yds per catch). Seattle ran for 4.2 yds per carry, finishing with 104 yds on 25 carries. The Seahawks ended up finishing with 332 yards and they ran 63 plays (5.3 yards per play). The Seahawks secondary gave up a completion percentage of 60.0%, surrendering 324 yards on 18 for 30 passing. Seattle conceded 33 running attempts for 181 yds (5.5 yds per carry).

The Seattle Seahawks averaged 351.5 yards/contest ranking them 13th in football. They averaged 120.1 yards per game via the rush and ran for 2,042 yards in total. The Seattle offense compiled 854 yards of penalties on 106 infractions, ranking them 6th in football in terms of making mistakes. They tossed 12 picks while surrendering 11 fumbles and they recorded 206 first downs. Last season, the Seahawks had a total of 3,934 passing yards together with averaging 231.4 passing yards per outing, giving them a rank of 11th out of all NFL teams. When it comes to their ability to score points, the Seahawks sat 9th in the league with a maintained average of 23.9 points per contest.

The Seahawks allowed 23.6 points per game, which put them in 25th of all teams in the NFL. They allowed 23 touchdowns through the air and 211.5 yards per game, which put them in 13th in the NFL. In total, they surrendered 401 total points. Seattle allowed a total of 2,554 yards rushing (150.2 yards per game) and 21 touchdowns via the rush throughout last season. The Seahawks defense was on the field for 1,117 plays, which had them sitting 30th in football. Their defense compiled 25 takeaways (11 fumbles and 14 interceptions) during the previous year.

Who will win tonight's Vikings/Seahawks NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Seahawks -2.5

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