Carolina Panthers vs Buffalo Bills Prediction, 8/24/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 3 Preseason

Game: Carolina Panthers at Buffalo Bills

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Bills (+2.0)

Total/Over-Under: 31

The Carolina Panthers (2-15 last season) are en route to Highmark Stadium on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Buffalo Bills (11-6 last year). Buffalo opens this game as 2.0-point dogs. The over/under has been set at 31.

The Carolina Panthers ended the season having earned a 2-15 record. The last time they took the field, the Panthers took on the Saints and took a loss by a score of 28-6. Bryce Young went 13/36 with 137 yards through the air. He had a quarterback rating of 48 and finished the contest without throwing a pick. Chuba Hubbard was the rushing leader for the Panthers with 23 carries for 87 yards (3.8 yards per attempt). Adam Thielen averaged 14.8 yards per reception by recording 74 yds on 5 catches. The Carolina Panthers ran the football 39 different times and had 204 yards, which had them averaging 5.2 yards per carry. In all, they ran 79 plays which gave them a total of 303 yards. Carolina surrendered 18 completions on 26 tries for a total of 110 yds, and a completion rate of 69.2%. On the ground, the Panthers conceded 97 yds on 25 attempts, which averages out to 3.9 yds per run surrendered.

The Panthers racked up 4,510 total yards last year. Carolina accumulated 150 1st downs as a team, and they were called for 103 infractions for 845 yards. Carolina earned 13 touchdowns via the pass and 7 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the ball 20 times (10 interceptions and 10 fumbles). As a unit they had an average of 104.1 yards on the ground, giving them a rank of 20th in the league. Concerning putting the ball in the endzone, the Carolina Panthers had an average of 13.9 points per game.

The Panthers were ranked 29th in the league in terms of the opposition scoring, allowing 24.5 PPG. They gave up 4.1 yards per tote and 122.4 rushing yards per game for the previous season. During the campaign, they allowed 2,081 yards on the ground in 17 outings. Concerning yards through the air, the Panthers gave up 2,916 yards which had them ranked 3rd in the league. During their 17 games played, they conceded 171.5 yards per game via the pass and relinquishing a completion percentage of 64.2%. They yielded 293.9 yards per game which ranked them 4th in the NFL.

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The Bills ended the year having earned a 11-6 record. In their last game, the Bills took home the win by a final score of 20-17 when they faced the Chiefs. James Cook carried the ball 10 times for 58 yds, ending the game with 5.8 yds per carry for Buffalo. James Cook was a featured target for the Bills, catching 5 passes for 83 yds (16.6 yards per reception). Josh Allen (1 TD) finished the contest with 233 yds on 23/42 through the air while his quarterback rate was 68.8. He had 1 pick and his average yds per pass attempt was 5.5 yards. Buffalo surrendered 18 run attempts for 82 yds (4.6 yds per rush). The Bills passing defense gave up a completion percentage of 58.1%, relinquishing 264 yds on 25 out of 43 passing. The Bills finished the game with a total of 327 yards while running 73 plays (4.5 yards per play). Buffalo ran the ball for 4.2 yds per attempt, totaling 118 yds on 28 attempts.

In relation to their scoring prowess, the Bills had a ranking of 6th in the NFL by scoring 26.5 points per game. Last season, the Bills racked up 4,154 yards via the pass as well as an average of 244.4 passing yards per game, ranking them 8th in the league. They averaged 130.1 yards per game via the rush and ran for 2,212 yards for the season. The Buffalo Bills maintained an average of 374.5 yards per outing ranking them 4th in the league. The Buffalo offense totaled 883 penalty yards on 106 infractions, which had them sitting 7th in football in terms of helping out the other team. They gave away 18 picks while losing 10 fumbles and they recorded 199 first downs.

The Bills conceded 18.3 points per game, which put them in 4th in the NFL. They yielded 18 touchdowns from the passing game and 196.6 yards/game, which had them in 7th in the NFL. Buffalo conceded a total of 1,880 yards via the ground game (110.6 yards per outing) in addition to 14 touchdowns via the rush over the course of last year. The Bills defense took the field for 1,015 plays, which was good for 3rd in the league. Their defense tallied 30 takeaways (12 fumbles recovered and 18 picks) over the course of last season. Overall, they conceded 311 points in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Bills +2.0

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