Seattle Seahawks vs Green Bay Packers Prediction, 8/26/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Seattle Seahawks vs Green Bay Packers

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI

TV: No TV

Odds/Point Spread: Packers (+2)

Total/Over-Under: 42

The Green Bay Packers (8-9 last year) will try to beat the Seattle Seahawks (9-8 last season) at Lambeau Field on Saturday. Seattle is 2-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 42.

The Seattle Seahawks wrapped up their season with a 9-8 mark. In their last game, the Seahawks played against the 49ers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 41-23. Geno Smith went 25/35 with 253 yards passing and 2 TDs. He had a QB rate of 98.9 and finished the game with 1 interception. D.K. Metcalf left with an average of 13.6 yards per reception by totaling 136 yds on 10 receptions. Kenneth Walker III was the rushing leader for the Seahawks with 15 totes for 63 yds (4.2 yards per attempt). In the game, they ran 63 plays which converted into 332 yards. The Seattle Seahawks ran the rock 25 different times and accrued 104 yards, which came out to an average of 4.2 yards per carry. In the running game, the Seahawks gave up 181 yds on 33 attempts, which calculates to 5.5 yards per rush surrendered. Seattle surrendered 18 completions on 30 attempts for a total of 324 yards, and a completion rate of 60.0%.

The Seahawks earned 5,976 total yards last year. Seattle totaled 206 1st downs, and they were flagged for 106 penalties for 854 yds. Seattle amassed 30 touchdowns through the air and 12 rushing touchdowns. They turned the football over 23 different times (12 picks and 11 fumbles lost). Offensively they averaged 120.1 yds on the ground, which was 18th in the National Football League. When talking about getting in the endzone, the Seattle Seahawks had an average of 23.9 points per contest.

Concerning yards through the air, the Seahawks gave up 3,595 yards which ranked them 14th in the NFL. Over the course of their 17 games played last season, they yielded 211.5 yards per outing through the air in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 62.7%. They gave up 361.7 yards/game putting them 26th in the National Football League. They yielded 23 touchdowns through the air and 21 rushing touchdowns. They allowed teams to run for an average of 4.9 yards per rush and 150.2 rushing yards per game for the previous season. During the season, they gave up 2,554 yards on the ground in 17 games. The Seahawks ranked 25th in the National Football League when it comes to team defense, conceding 23.6 points per contest.

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The Packers wrapped up their season having a 8-9 record. The last time they took the field, the Packers went home defeated by a final of 20-16 against the Lions. Aaron Jones carried the football 12 times for 48 yds, finishing the game with 4.0 yds per attempt for Green Bay. Christian Watson was one of the featured targets for the Packers, bringing in 5 throws for 104 yards (20.8 yds per reception). Aaron Rodgers (1 TD) finished the game with 205 yards on 17/27 passing while his QB rating was 83.1. He tossed 1 pick and his Y/A was 7.6 yds. Green Bay relinquished 25 run attempts for 104 yds (4.2 yards per rush). The Packers passing defense allowed a completion percentage of 67.6%, relinquishing 219 yards on 23 out of 34 through the air. The Packers ended up finishing with 291 yds and they ran 57 plays (5.1 yards per play). Green Bay rushed for 3.7 yards per attempt, totaling 103 yds on 28 carries.

The Green Bay Packers averaged 337.9 yards per game ranking them 17th in the league. They held an average of 124.3 run yards per game and toted the ball for 2,113 yards in total. The Green Bay offense had 747 penalty yds on 89 infractions, which had them ranked 22nd in football in terms of making mistakes. They tossed 12 interceptions while losing 10 fumbles and they obtained 186 first downs. Last season, the Packers compiled 3,632 passing yards together with an average of 213.6 passing yards per game, which ranked 17th in the league. Regarding this team's ability to score points, the Packers were ranked 14th out of all teams in the league averaging 21.8 points per contest.

The Packers relinquished 21.8 points per game, which put them in 17th in the NFL. They conceded 22 touchdowns through the air in addition to 197.0 yards/outing, which had them sitting 6th out of all teams. In total, they conceded 371 points in total. Green Bay gave up a total of 2,372 yards rushing (139.5 yards per game) and 18 touchdowns rushing over the course of last year. The Packers defense took part in 991 plays, which was good for 1st in the league. They had 24 turnovers (7 fumbles recovered and 17 picks) for the prior year.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Seahawks -2

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