Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New York Jets Prediction, 8/19/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New York Jets

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

TV: No TV

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (+1)

Total/Over-Under: 36

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9 last season) are on their way to MetLife Stadium on Saturday where they will try to beat the New York Jets (7-10 last year). New York opens this game as 1-point underdogs. The over/under is 36.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended the year with a 8-9 mark. The last time they took the field, the Buccaneers went up against the Cowboys and took a loss by a final of 31-14. Tom Brady connected on 35/66 with 351 yards through the air and 2 TDs. He had a quarterback rate of 72.2 and finished the contest with 1 pick. Rachaad White was the best rusher for the Buccaneers with 7 carries for 41 yards (5.9 yds per attempt). Chris Godwin held an average of 8.5 yards per reception by recording 85 yards on 10 catches. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ran the ball 12 times and compiled 52 yards, which came out to an average of 4.3 yds per attempt. When the final whistle blew, they ran 80 plays which gave them 386 yards. Tampa Bay conceded 25 completions on 33 tries for a total of 297 yds, and a completion percentage of 75.8%. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Buccaneers gave up 128 yards on 35 attempts, which is 3.7 yards per rush allowed.

In terms of scoring, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers averaged 18.4 points per contest. As a team they maintained an average of 76.9 yards rushing, which had them sitting 32nd in the league. The Buccaneers attained 5,894 total yards for the prior campaign. Tampa Bay accrued 240 1st downs as an offense, and they committed 99 penalties for 793 yards. They surrendered the ball 22 different times (10 picks and 12 fumbles lost). Tampa Bay amassed 26 touchdowns through the air and 5 touchdowns via the ground.

When talking about yards through the air, the Buccaneers allowed 3,461 yards which put them in 10th in the league. During their 17 games played, they conceded 203.6 yards per outing via the pass as well as allowing a completion percentage of 63.9%. They gave up 324.3 yards/game which ranked them 10th in football. They gave up 29 touchdowns through the air in addition to 12 touchdowns on the ground. They allowed an average of 4.5 yards per run and 120.7 yards on the ground per game last season. During the campaign, they gave up 2,052 yards on the ground in 17 games. The Buccaneers sat in 13th in the NFL concerning the opposition scoring, allowing 21.1 PPG.

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The Jets wrapped up their year with a 7-10 record. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Jets went home defeated by a final of 11-6 when they played the Dolphins. Joe Flacco finished the contest with 149 yards on 18/33 through the air while his QB rate was 66.4. He didn't throw any picks and his Y/A was 4.5 yds. Garrett Wilson was a featured target for the Jets, bringing in 9 throws for 89 yards (9.9 yards per catch). Zonovan Knight carried the rock 12 times for 22 yds, finishing the game with 1.8 yards per carry for New York. The Jets finished the game with a total of 187 yards while running 53 plays (3.5 yds per play). New York ran the ball for 1.9 yards per attempt, finishing with 38 yds on 20 carries. New York conceded 32 running attempts for 162 yards (5.1 yards per rush). The Jets secondary gave up a completion percentage of 64.5%, surrendering 140 yards on 20 out of 31 through the air.

The New York Jets averaged 318.2 yards/outing which ranked them 25th in football. They averaged 99.2 rushing yards per game and rushed for 1,686 yards for the season. The New York offense had 866 yards of penalties on 91 infractions, which had them sitting 18th in the league in terms of making mistakes. They gave away 14 interceptions while losing 9 fumbles and they earned 191 first downs. Throughout last season, the Jets had a total of 3,723 passing yards as well as averaging 219.0 passing yards per game, which had them ranked 15th in the league. In relation to the points being put on the board, the Jets ranked 29th in the league holding an average of 17.4 points per outing.

The Jets surrendered 18.6 points per game, which had them ranked 4th of all teams in the NFL. They conceded 15 touchdowns via the pass as well as 189.4 yards/contest, which had them ranked 3rd in football. Last season, they allowed 316 points in total. New York conceded a total of 2,068 yards on the ground (121.6 yards per contest) in addition to 14 touchdowns rushing last season. The Jets defense was on the field for 1,093 plays, which had them ranked 24th in the NFL. Their defense earned 16 turnovers (4 fumbles recovered and 12 interceptions) during the previous year.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Jets +1

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