Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins Prediction, 9/12/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 2

Game: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins

Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024

Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL

TV: Prime Video

Odds/Point Spread: Dolphins (-2.0)

Total/Over-Under: 48.5

The Buffalo Bills (1-0) are traveling to Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday where they will play the Miami Dolphins (1-0). Miami opens this contest as 2.0-point favorites. The total comes in at 48.5.

The Buffalo Bills come into this matchup with a record of 1-0 this year. In their last contest, the Bills went up against the Arizona Cardinals and went home with a win by a final score of 34-28. Josh Allen went 18/23 with 232 yds passing and 2 TDs. He had a QB rating of 137.7 and ended the contest without throwing an interception. James Cook led the offense in rushing for the Bills with 19 carries for 71 yards (3.7 yards per carry). Keon Coleman had an average of 12.8 yards per catch by earning 51 yards on 4 receptions. The Buffalo Bills ended up running the ball 33 different times and compiled 130 yds, which came out to an average of 3.9 yards per attempt. For the game, they had 56 plays for 352 yards. Buffalo allowed 21 pass completions on 31 attempts for 146 yds, and a completion percentage of 67.7%. Against the rush, the Bills conceded 124 yds on 25 tries, which averages out to 5.0 yards per rush allowed.

The Bills have tallied 352 total yards this year. Buffalo has earned 11 1st downs offensively, and they have been flagged for 9 penalties for 65 yards. When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, Buffalo has totaled 2 touchdowns through the air and 2 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the football 1 time. Offensively they're maintaining an average of 130.0 yards in the run game which is 14th in the NFL. When talking about scoring, the Buffalo Bills are sitting at 34.0 PPG.

When it comes to passing yards, the Bills have surrendered 146 yards which has them sitting in 11th in the league. They have yielded 146.0 yards per contest through the air as well as conceding a completion percentage of 67.7%. In total, they are conceding 270.0 yards per contest putting them 13th in the league. Opposing teams are running for an average of 5.0 yards per run and 124.0 yards on the ground per contest for the year. The Bills are sitting in 23rd in the league when it comes to team defense, conceding 28.0 PPG.

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The Dolphins come into this game with a record of 1-0 for this season. In their last contest, the Dolphins walked away with a victory by a final of 20-17 when they played the Jacksonville Jaguars. Tua Tagovailoa (1 touchdown) finished the contest with 338 yards on 23/37 through the air while his quarterback rating was 101. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yds per pass attempt was 9.1 yds. Tyreek Hill was featured in the passing game for the Dolphins, catching 7 throws for 130 yards (18.6 yards per reception). Jeff Wilson ran the ball 5 times for 26 yards, walking away from the game with 5.2 yds per carry for Miami. The Dolphins finished with a total of 400 yards and they ran 62 plays (6.5 yds per play). Miami ended up running for 3.2 yards per attempt, finishing with a total of 81 yds on 25 attempts. Miami surrendered 26 rush attempts for 128 yards (4.9 yds per rush). The Dolphins secondary conceded a completion rate of 57.1%, surrendering 139 yards on 12 out of 21 passing.

The Miami Dolphins maintain an average of 400.0 yards per game which has them ranked 6th out of all teams in the league. They have an average of 81.0 run yards per game. The Miami offense has totaled 103 penalty yards on 9 violations, which is 6th in the league in terms of hurting your team. For the year thus far, the Dolphins have thrown for 319 passing yards, which has them sitting 1st out of all NFL teams. In relation to putting points on the board, the Dolphins are 21st in the league scoring 20.0 PPG.

The Dolphins are conceding 17.0 PPG, which has them sitting 9th of all teams in the NFL. They have conceded 1 touchdown via the pass and 139.0 yards/outing, which has them in 9th in the league. Miami has given up a total of 128 yards on the ground and 1 touchdown by way of the ground game for the season. The Dolphins defense has taken part in 50 plays, ranking them 5th in football. They have compiled 1 turnover so far this year.

Who will win tonight's Bills/Dolphins NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Bills +2.0

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