Dallas Cowboys vs Las Vegas Raiders Prediction, 8/17/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 2

Game: Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Raiders (-7)

Total/Over-Under: 36

The Las Vegas Raiders (8-9 last year) host the Dallas Cowboys (12-5 last season) at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday. Las Vegas opens this game as 7-point favorites. The betting total is set at 36.

The Dallas Cowboys finished the season having a 12-5 record. In their last game, the Cowboys played against the Eagles and walked away with a win by a score of 33-13. Dak Prescott connected on 24/39 with 271 yds through the air and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rate of 99.4 and finished the game without throwing an interception. Tony Pollard led the offense in rushing for the Cowboys with 16 carries for 59 yards (3.7 yds per carry). Jake Ferguson had an average of 14.4 yds per catch by totaling 72 yards on 5 receptions. The Dallas Cowboys ran the ball 32 different times and accumulated 138 yds, which came out to an average of 4.3 yds per carry. In the game, they ran 74 plays which gave them a total of 394 yds. Dallas relinquished 19 pass completions on 28 tries for 218 yds, and a completion percentage of 67.9%. In the running game, the Cowboys gave up 106 yards on 23 attempts, which averages out to 4.6 yards per run surrendered.

Concerning scoring points, the Dallas Cowboys had an average of 29.9 points per outing. As a team they had an average of 112.9 yds via the ground game, which ranked them 14th in the National Football League. The Cowboys attained 6,317 total yards for the prior season. Dallas amassed 229 1st downs as a unit, and they were called for 115 penalties for 964 yds. They turned the ball over 16 different times (10 interceptions and 6 fumbles). Dallas earned 36 touchdowns through the air and 14 rushing touchdowns.

When talking about yards through the air, the Cowboys allowed 3,185 yards which ranked them 5th in football. During their 17 games, they allowed 187.4 yards per contest through the air as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 60.5%. They allowed 299.7 yards per game putting them 5th in the NFL. The opposition ran for an average of 4.2 yards per rushing attempt and 112.4 rushing yards per contest for the previous year. In total, they conceded 1,910 running yards through 17 contests. The Cowboys were ranked 5th in the NFL regarding team defense, conceding 18.5 PPG.

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The Raiders ended the season with a 8-9 mark. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Raiders went home defeated by a final of 3-0 against the Vikings. Aidan O'Connell finished the contest with 171 yds on 21/32 through the air while his QB rating was 66. He had 1 pick and his average yds per pass attempt was 5.3 yards. Davante Adams had the best day in terms of receiving for the Raiders, hauling in 7 passes for 53 yards (7.6 yds per catch). Josh Jacobs carried the rock 13 times for 34 yards, ending the contest with 2.6 yards per attempt for Las Vegas. The Raiders finished the game with a total of 202 yds on 53 plays (3.8 yds per play). Las Vegas rushed for 3.3 yds per carry, finishing the game with 56 yds on 17 attempts. Las Vegas allowed 30 rushing attempts for 132 yards (4.4 yds per carry). The Raiders pass defense allowed a completion rate of 52.8%, surrendering 99 yards on 19 out of 36 through the air.

When looking at their ability to score points, the Raiders sat 23rd out of all teams in football with an average of 19.5 points per game. Last season, the Raiders threw for a total of 3,380 yards through the air along with averaging 198.8 passing yards per game, which ranked 23rd out of all NFL teams. They maintained an average of 90.7 yards per game on the ground and ran for 1,542 yards in total. The Las Vegas Raiders held an average of 289.5 yards/game ranking them 27th out of all teams in the NFL. The Las Vegas offense totaled 629 yards of penalties on 75 violations, which had them ranked 32nd in the NFL in terms of giving up free yards. They gave away 18 picks while conceding 6 fumbles and they tallied 182 first downs.

The Raiders gave up 19.5 PPG, which put them in 9th of all teams in the league. They conceded 21 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 212.4 yards/game, which had them sitting 12th in the NFL. Las Vegas allowed a total of 2,015 yards rushing (118.5 yards per outing) in addition to 15 touchdowns rushing throughout last season. The Raiders defense was on the field for 1,089 plays, which ranked them 21st in the league. Their defense compiled 22 takeaways (9 fumbles recovered and 13 picks) last season. Last season, they relinquished 331 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Cowboys/Raiders NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Cowboys +7

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