Baltimore Ravens vs Green Bay Packers Prediction, 8/24/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 3 Preseason

Game: Baltimore Ravens at Green Bay Packers

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Packers (+1.0)

Total/Over-Under: 34

The Baltimore Ravens (13-4 last season) are on their way to Lambeau Field on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Green Bay Packers (9-8 last year). Baltimore opens this matchup as 1.0-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 34.

The Baltimore Ravens wrapped up their year having a 13-4 record. In their last contest, the Ravens faced the Rams and took home the win by a score of 37-31. Lamar Jackson connected on 24/43 with 316 yards passing and 3 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 92.8 and ended the contest with 1 pick. Lamar Jackson was the rushing leader for the Ravens with 11 carries for 70 yds (6.4 yds per carry). Odell Beckham Jr. held an average of 24.3 yds per reception by earning 97 yards on 4 receptions. The Baltimore Ravens ran the football 26 times and totaled 139 yards, earning them an average of 5.3 yds per attempt. In the game, they ran 71 plays for 449 yds. Baltimore conceded 23 completions on 41 tries for 282 yds, and a completion percentage of 56.1%. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Ravens gave up 128 yards on 30 tries, which is an average of 4.3 yards per run allowed.

The Ravens tallied 6,296 total yards for the prior campaign. Baltimore compiled 180 1st downs as a team, and they were flagged for 102 infractions for 955 yards. Baltimore earned 27 touchdowns through the air and 26 rushing touchdowns. They turned the ball over 19 times (7 picks and 12 fumbles lost). As a unit they averaged 156.5 yards rushing, which ranked them 1st in the league. In terms of scoring, the Baltimore Ravens had an average of 28.4 points per contest.

Regarding yards through the air, the Ravens gave up 3,263 yards which put them in 6th in football. During their 17 games played last season, they allowed 191.9 yards per outing through the air as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 60.6%. They yielded 301.4 yards/game which had them ranked 6th in the NFL. They gave up 4.5 yards per rush on the ground and 109.4 yards on the ground per game for the previous season. In total, they gave up 1,860 yards via the running game in 17 games. The Ravens ranked 1st in the NFL in relation to team defense, allowing 16.5 PPG.

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The Packers ended the year having earned a 9-8 record. When they last stepped on the football field, the Packers got the victory with a final of 27-19 when they faced the Chiefs. Jordan Love (3 TDs) finished the game with 267 yards on 25/36 passing while his quarterback rating was 118.6. He didn't toss any picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 7.4 yards. Romeo Doubs was a featured target for the Packers, snagging 4 passes for 72 yards (18.0 yds per catch). AJ Dillon carried the rock 18 times for 73 yds, walking away from the contest with 4.1 yds per carry for Green Bay. The Packers finished the contest with 382 yds on 63 plays (6.1 yds per play). Green Bay rushed for 5.2 yards per attempt, finishing the game with 129 yards on 25 attempts. Green Bay allowed 25 rush attempts for 148 yds (5.9 yds per rush). The Packers pass defense conceded a completion rate of 63.6%, surrendering 189 yards on 21 for 33 through the air.

The Green Bay Packers had an average of 345.5 yards/contest which had them sitting 11th in the NFL. They had an average of 112.1 rushing yards per game and toted the ball for 1,905 yards for the season. They threw 11 interceptions while letting opponents recover 7 fumbles and they obtained 211 first downs. The Green Bay offense racked up 856 penalty yds on 105 infractions, which was good for 8th in the NFL in terms of giving up free yards. Last season, the Packers had a total of 3,968 yards via the pass not to mention an average of 233.4 throwing yards per game, which ranked 12th in the NFL. Regarding their scoring prowess, the Packers ranked 12th out of all teams in football averaging 22.5 PPG.

The Packers gave up 20.6 points per game, which had them ranked 10th in the league. They gave up 21 touchdowns via the pass and 206.8 yards/game, which had them ranked 9th in the league. Green Bay allowed a total of 2,181 yards rushing (128.3 yards per contest) in addition to 15 touchdowns by way of the ground game last year. The Packers defense took the field for 1,061 plays, which was good for 13th in football. Their defense totaled 18 takeaways (11 fumbles recovered and 7 picks) last season. Last season, they gave up 350 points in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Ravens -1.0

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