New York Jets vs Carolina Panthers Prediction, 8/12/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: New York Jets vs Carolina Panthers

Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023

Location: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC

TV: NFL NET

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 37

The New York Jets (7-10 last season) are en route to Bank of America Stadium on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Carolina Panthers (7-10 last year). New York opens this contest as 2.5-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 37.

The New York Jets finished the year with a 7-10 record. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Jets stepped onto the field against the Dolphins and ended up losing by a score of 11-6. Zonovan Knight was the rushing leader for the Jets with 12 attempts for 22 yards (1.8 yds per carry). Garrett Wilson averaged 9.9 yds per catch by totaling 89 yards on 9 receptions. Joe Flacco went 18/33 with 149 yds through the air. He had a quarterback rating of 66.4 and ended the game without throwing an interception. Against the run, the Jets conceded 162 yds on 32 tries, which is an average of 5.1 yds per rush allowed. New York allowed 20 completions on 31 attempts for a total of 140 yards, and a completion rate of 64.5%. In all, they had 53 plays which gave them 187 yds. The New York Jets ended up running the ball 20 times and recorded 38 yds, which came out to an average of 1.9 yards per tote.

The Jets attained 5,409 total yards for the prior season. New York earned 191 1st downs as an offense, and they committed 91 infractions for 866 yds. New York earned 15 touchdowns through the air and 13 touchdowns via the ground. They surrendered the ball 23 times (14 interceptions and 9 fumbles). As a unit they averaged 99.2 yards rushing, which was 26th in the league. In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the New York Jets averaged 17.4 PPG.

The Jets ranked 4th in the league in terms of their opponents scoring, conceding 18.6 PPG. They allowed an average of 4.2 yards per tote and 121.6 yards on the ground per game last season. Overall, they allowed 2,068 rushing yards through 17 games. Concerning passing yards, the Jets allowed 3,220 yards which put them in 3rd in the NFL. In their 17 games played, they allowed 189.4 yards per outing through the air in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 62.4%. They conceded 311.1 yards/game which ranked them 4th in football. They allowed 15 touchdowns via the pass and 14 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Panthers wrapped up their year having a 7-10 record. When they last stepped on the football field, the Panthers got the victory with a final of 10-7 when they faced the Saints. Sam Darnold walked away from the game with 43 yards on 5/15 through the air while his quarterback rating was 2.8. He had 2 interceptions and his average yds per pass attempt was 2.9 yds. Chuba Hubbard carried the ball 21 times for 69 yards, walking away from the game with 3.3 yds per carry for Carolina. Terrace Marshall Jr. was the best receiver for the Panthers, hauling in 2 passes for 23 yds (11.5 yds per reception). Carolina rushed the football for 4.2 yds per carry, totaling 171 yds on 41 carries. The Panthers finished the contest with a total of 203 yards and they ran 58 plays (3.5 yds per play). The Panthers passing defense conceded a completion percentage of 60.0%, relinquishing 161 yds on 15 out of 25 passing. Carolina conceded 32 rush attempts for 143 yards (4.5 yds per rush).

In relation to their scoring prowess, the Panthers were 20th out of all teams in the NFL holding an average of 20.4 points per game. Last season, the Panthers threw for a total of 2,996 passing yards along with an average of 176.2 passing yards per outing, ranking them 29th in football. They had an average of 130.0 yards via the ground game and ran for 2,210 yards for the season. The Carolina Panthers held an average of 306.2 yards/game which ranked them 29th in the league. The Carolina offense racked up 862 yds of penalties on 104 violations, which had them sitting 10th in football in terms of giving up free yards. They threw 13 picks while letting opponents recover 8 fumbles and they obtained 138 first downs.

The Panthers allowed 22.0 points per contest, which put them in 19th in football. They conceded 25 touchdowns via the pass and 227.5 yards/game, ranking them 22nd in the NFL. In total, they allowed 374 total points. Carolina conceded a total of 2,085 yards via the ground game (122.6 yards per game) and 17 touchdowns by ground last year. The Panthers defense was on the field for 1,103 plays, which had them ranked 28th in the NFL. Their defense earned 17 turnovers (7 fumbles and 10 interceptions) for the previous season.

Who will win tonight's Jets/Panthers NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Jets -2.5

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