New York Jets vs New York Giants Prediction, 8/26/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: New York Jets vs New York Giants

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Giants (+4)

Total/Over-Under: 39

MetLife Stadium is where the New York Giants (10-7-1 last year) will compete against the New York Jets (7-10 last season) on Saturday. New York opens this matchup as 4-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 39.

The New York Jets ended the season holding a 7-10 record. The last time they took the field, the Jets played the Dolphins and took a loss by a final of 11-6. Joe Flacco connected on 18/33 with 149 yards through the air. He had a quarterback rating of 66.4 and finished the game with no picks. Garrett Wilson had an average of 9.9 yards per catch by totaling 89 yards on 9 catches. Zonovan Knight led the offense in rushing for the Jets with 12 carries for 22 yds (1.8 yds per attempt). Once the final whistle blew, they ran 53 plays for 187 yds. The New York Jets ran the ball a total of 20 times and accounted for 38 yds, which earned them an average of 1.9 yds per carry. When it came to stopping the run, the Jets gave up 162 yards on 32 attempts, which averages out to 5.1 yds per rush surrendered. New York surrendered 20 pass completions on 31 attempts for a total of 140 yards, and a completion rate of 64.5%.

In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the New York Jets had an average of 17.4 PPG. As a team they held an average of 99.2 yards rushing, ranking this team 26th in the league. The Jets racked up 5,409 total yards for the prior year. New York accrued 191 1st downs, and they committed 91 penalties for 866 yards. They surrendered the ball 23 different times (14 picks and 9 fumbles lost). New York amassed 15 passing touchdowns and 13 touchdowns on the ground.

The Jets were sitting in 4th in the league in terms of team defense, conceding 18.6 points per game. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.2 yards per rush and 121.6 rushing yards per contest last season. For the year, they conceded 2,068 yards via the ground game in 17 games. When it comes to yards through the air, the Jets allowed 3,220 yards which put them in 3rd in the National Football League. During their 17 games, they allowed 189.4 yards per contest through the air as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 62.4%. They gave up 311.1 yards/contest ranking them 4th in the league. They gave up 15 touchdowns through the air as well as 14 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Giants ended the season with a 10-7-1 record. In their last game, the Giants walked away with a loss by a score of 38-7 against the Eagles. Saquon Barkley ran the ball 9 times for 61 yds, ending the game with 6.8 yards per carry for New York. Richie James was the top contributor in the passing game for the Giants, snagging 7 footballs for 51 yards (7.3 yards per reception). Daniel Jones finished the game with 135 yards on 15/27 through the air while his QB rate was 53.8. He had 1 pick and his Y/A was 5.0 yards. New York gave up 44 run attempts for 268 yards (6.1 yds per carry). The Giants secondary gave up a completion percentage of 66.7%, relinquishing 148 yds on 16 for 24 passing. The Giants finished with a total of 227 yards while they ran 52 plays (4.4 yards per play). New York rushed for 5.9 yards per attempt, finishing with 118 yds on 20 attempts.

The New York Giants held an average of 333.9 yards/contest which had them ranked 18th out of all teams in the NFL. They averaged 148.2 yards via the ground game and ran for 2,519 yards for the year. The New York offense totaled 827 yds of penalties on 106 violations, which had them sitting 7th in the league in terms of giving up free yards. They gave away 6 interceptions while conceding 10 fumbles and they recorded 170 first downs. Over the course of last season, the Giants threw for a total of 3,157 passing yards in addition to an average of 185.7 throwing yards per outing, giving them a rank of 26th in football. In relation to how much they scored, the Giants were 16th in the league scoring 21.5 points per contest.

The Giants relinquished 21.8 points per game, which had them ranked 18th in the NFL. They conceded 21 touchdowns via the pass and 214.0 yards per outing, which put them in 14th in football. Last year, they allowed 371 total points. New York conceded a total of 2,451 yards on the ground (144.2 yards per outing) in addition to 16 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. The Giants defense was on the field for 1,078 plays, which ranked them 18th in the NFL. Their defense earned 19 takeaways (13 fumbles recovered and 6 interceptions) in the previous season.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Jets -4

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