New York Giants vs Detroit Lions Prediction, 8/11/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: New York Giants vs Detroit Lions

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: Ford Field in Detroit, MI

TV: No TV

Odds/Point Spread: Lions (+3)

Total/Over-Under: 37

Ford Field is the location where the Detroit Lions (9-8 last year) will attempt to beat the New York Giants (10-7-1 last season) on Friday. Detroit opens this contest as 3-point underdogs. The total comes in at 37.

The New York Giants wrapped up their year having a 10-7-1 record. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Giants faced off with the Eagles and took a loss by a score of 38-7. Daniel Jones connected on 15/27 with 135 yards through the air. He had a quarterback rate of 53.8 and ended the game with 1 pick. Saquon Barkley was the leader on the ground for the Giants with 9 totes for 61 yards (6.8 yds per carry). Richie James had an average of 7.3 yards per catch by accumulating 51 yards on 7 catches. The New York Giants ran the football 20 different times and totaled 118 yds, which is an average of 5.9 yds per carry. Once the final whistle blew, they had 52 plays which gave them a total of 227 yards. New York gave up 16 completions on 24 attempts for a total of 148 yds, and a completion rate of 66.7%. In the running game, the Giants gave up 268 yards on 44 attempts, which calculates to 6.1 yds per run allowed.

The Giants tallied 5,676 total yards for the prior campaign. New York accrued 170 1st downs as a unit, and they were flagged for 106 infractions for 827 yds. New York compiled 17 touchdowns via the pass and 21 touchdowns on the ground. They gave the ball to the opposition 16 times (6 picks and 10 fumbles lost). As a team they had an average of 148.2 yds on the ground, which ranked them 4th in the league. When it comes to putting the ball in the endzone, the New York Giants averaged 21.5 PPG.

The Giants were sitting in 18th in the National Football League in relation to team defense, giving up 21.8 points per contest. They allowed teams to run for an average of 5.2 yards per run and 144.2 rushing yards per contest for the prior year. During the season, they gave up 2,451 running yards through 17 contests. In terms of yards through the air, the Giants gave up 3,638 yards which had them sitting in 15th in the league. In their 17 games played, they conceded 214.0 yards per game via the pass in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 61.4%. They allowed 358.2 yards per outing ranking them 25th in the NFL. They gave up 21 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 16 rushing touchdowns.

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The Lions ended the year holding a 9-8 mark. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Lions got the victory with a final of 20-16 when they faced the Packers. Jared Goff finished the game with 224 yards on 23/34 through the air while his QB rate was 85.9. He didn't throw any interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 6.6 yds. Jamaal Williams carried the ball 16 times for 72 yds, ending the game with 4.5 yards per attempt for Detroit. Kalif Raymond was one of the featured targets for the Lions, snagging 4 footballs for 66 yards (16.5 yards per catch). Detroit ran for 4.2 yards per tote, finishing with 104 yards on 25 carries. The Lions finished the contest with 323 yds and they ran 60 plays (5.4 yards per play). The Lions pass defense conceded a completion rate of 63.0%, surrendering 188 yds on 17 out of 27 through the air. Detroit conceded 28 running attempts for 103 yds (3.7 yds per rush).

The Detroit Lions maintained an average of 380.0 yards per outing which was good for 4th in the NFL. They averaged 128.2 rushing yards per game and toted the ball for 2,179 yards for last season. The Detroit offense racked up 773 penalty yds on 90 violations, which had them ranked 20th in football in terms of hurting your team. They tossed 7 picks while surrendering 8 fumbles and they earned 228 1st downs. Last year, the Lions threw for 4,281 passing yards as well as an average of 251.8 throwing yards per contest, which ranked 8th in the league. When it comes to their scoring prowess, the Lions earned a ranking of 5th out of all teams in the league holding an average of 26.6 PPG.

The Lions relinquished 25.1 PPG, which had them sitting 29th in the league. They allowed 26 touchdowns through the air in addition to 245.8 yards per game, which had them ranked 30th out of all teams. Last year, they relinquished 427 points in total. Detroit conceded a total of 2,491 rushing yards (146.5 yards/game) in addition to 22 touchdowns rushing last year. The Lions defense took the field for 1,076 plays, which ranked them 16th in the NFL. Their defense had 22 turnovers (10 fumbles recovered and 12 picks) for the previous season.

Who will win tonight's Giants/Lions NFL game against the spread?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Lions +3 and over 37 total points

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