San Francisco 49ers vs Las Vegas Raiders Prediction, 8/13/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: San Francisco 49ers vs Las Vegas Raiders

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, NV

TV: NFL NET

Odds/Point Spread: Raiders (+3.5)

Total/Over-Under: 38

Allegiant Stadium is the location where the Las Vegas Raiders (6-11 last year) will attempt to defeat the San Francisco 49ers (15-5 last season) on Sunday. San Francisco is 3.5-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 38.

The San Francisco 49ers wrapped up their year with a 15-5 record. In their last contest, the 49ers played the Eagles and took a loss by a score of 31-7. Josh Johnson finished 7/13 with 74 yards passing. He had a QB rate of 70.7 and walked away from the contest without throwing a pick. Deebo Samuel had an average of 11.0 yds per catch by earning 33 yds on 3 catches. Christian McCaffrey led the offense in rushing for the 49ers with 15 carries for 84 yds (5.6 yds per carry). Once the final whistle blew, they ran 45 plays which gave them a total of 164 yds. The San Francisco 49ers ran the football 24 times and had 81 yards, earning them an average of 3.4 yards per tote. In the running game, the 49ers conceded 148 yds on 44 attempts, which averages out to 3.4 yds per run surrendered. San Francisco surrendered 15 completions on 25 attempts for a total of 121 yards, and a completion rate of 60.0%.

Regarding putting points on the board, the San Francisco 49ers had an average of 26.5 points per game. As a team they averaged 138.8 yds on the ground, which had them sitting 8th in the NFL. The 49ers earned 6,216 total yards for last season. San Francisco earned 188 1st downs as a team, and they were flagged for 94 infractions for 730 yds. They gave the ball to the opposition 17 different times (9 interceptions and 8 fumbles lost). San Francisco earned 30 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns.

The 49ers ranked 1st in the NFL in relation to the opposition scoring, conceding 16.3 points per game. They gave up an average of 3.4 yards per tote and 77.7 rushing yards per contest for the prior season. Over the course of last season, they allowed 1,321 rushing yards through 17 contests. Concerning yards through the air, the 49ers conceded 3,789 yards which put them in 21st in football. During their 17 games played, they allowed 222.9 yards per game through the air as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 65.6%. They gave up 300.6 yards/game which put them 1st in the league. They gave up 20 touchdowns through the air as well as 11 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Raiders finished the season with a 6-11 record. When they last took the field, the Raiders took a loss by a final score of 31-13 when they faced the Chiefs. Jarrett Stidham (1 TD) ended the game with 219 yards on 22/36 passing while his QB rating was 76. He tossed 1 pick and his average yds per pass attempt was 6.1 yards. Jarrett Stidham carried the rock 7 times for 50 yds, ending the game with 7.1 yds per attempt for Las Vegas. Davante Adams was the best receiver for the Raiders, grabbing 5 footballs for 73 yds (14.6 yds per catch). Las Vegas rushed the ball for 4.0 yds per attempt, finishing the contest with 99 yards on 25 attempts. The Raiders finished the game with 279 yds while they ran 67 plays (4.2 yards per play). The Raiders pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 69.2%, surrendering 181 yards on 18 for 26 passing. Las Vegas surrendered 28 rush attempts for 168 yds (6.0 yards per rush).

The Las Vegas Raiders averaged 352.5 yards/outing which had them ranked 12th out of all teams in the NFL. They averaged 121.1 run yards per game and rushed for 2,059 yards for the year. The Las Vegas offense racked up 932 yds of penalties on 113 violations, which was 2nd in football in terms of helping out the opposition. They gave away 17 interceptions while surrendering 4 fumbles and they obtained 193 1st downs. Over the course of last year, the Raiders threw for a total of 3,934 yards through the air not to mention an average of 231.4 passing yards per game, which ranked 12th in the league. In relation to how much they scored, the Raiders ranked 12th in the league with an average of 23.2 points per contest.

They surrendered 25 touchdowns from the passing game and 242.9 yards/outing, ranking them 29th in football. Las Vegas gave up a total of 2,087 yards rushing (122.8 yards per game) and 20 touchdowns via the rush last year. They totaled 13 takeaways (7 fumbles recovered and 6 interceptions) in the prior season. The Raiders defense took the field for 1,077 plays, which had them ranked 17th in football. Last season, they conceded 418 total points. The Raiders conceded 24.6 points per game, which had them ranked 26th in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's 49ers/Raiders NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Raiders +3.5

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