Green Bay Packers vs Cleveland Browns Prediction, 8/10/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 1

Game: Green Bay Packers at Cleveland Browns

Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024

Location: Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, OH

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Browns (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 37

Cleveland Browns Stadium is the location where the Cleveland Browns (11-6 last season) will try to defeat the Green Bay Packers (9-8 last year) on Saturday. Green Bay opens this matchup as 3-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 37.

The Green Bay Packers wrapped up their year with a 9-8 record. When they last stepped on the football field, the Packers played against the 49ers and took a loss by a final of 24-21. Jordan Love finished 21/34 with 194 yds passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 72.4 and finished the game with 2 interceptions. Aaron Jones led the offense in rushing for the Packers with 18 carries for 108 yards (6.0 yds per attempt). Romeo Doubs averaged 20.8 yds per catch by notching 83 yards on 4 receptions. The Green Bay Packers rushed the ball a total of 28 different times and totaled 136 yds, which had them averaging 4.9 yards per tote. When all was said and done, they ran 62 plays which gave them 330 yards. Green Bay conceded 23 completions on 39 attempts for a total of 245 yds, and a completion rate of 59.0%. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Packers conceded 111 yards on 24 attempts, which calculates to 4.6 yds per rush surrendered.

In terms of putting points on the board, the Green Bay Packers had an average of 22.5 points per game. Offensively they averaged 112.1 yards on the ground, which ranked them 15th in the NFL. The Packers earned 5,873 total yards for last season. Green Bay tallied 211 1st downs as an offense, and they were called for 105 infractions for 856 yds. They surrendered the ball 18 different times (11 picks and 7 fumbles lost). Green Bay amassed 32 passing touchdowns and 10 touchdowns on the ground.

The Packers sat in 10th in the NFL in terms of team defense, giving up 20.6 PPG. They gave up an average of 4.4 yards per rush and 128.3 rushing yards per game for the previous year. For the season, they allowed 2,181 yards via the running game in 17 outings. Regarding passing yards, the Packers gave up 3,515 yards which had them ranked 9th in the National Football League. In their 17 games played last season, they gave up 206.8 yards per game via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 65.4%. They surrendered 335.1 yards/game which had them sitting 17th in the National Football League.

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The Browns ended the year with a 11-6 record. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Browns walked away with a loss by a score of 45-14 against the Texans. Joe Flacco (1 TD) ended the game with 307 yards on 34/46 passing while his QB rate was 80.6. He had 2 picks and his average yds per pass attempt was 6.7 yards. Kareem Hunt carried the ball 8 times for 26 yds, walking away from the contest with 3.3 yds per carry for Cleveland. David Njoku was featured in the passing game for the Browns, catching 7 balls for 93 yds (13.3 yards per reception). Cleveland ran the ball for 2.8 yards per tote, totaling 56 yds on 20 attempts. The Browns finished the game with a total of 324 yards while running 70 plays (4.6 yards per play). The Browns passing defense gave up a completion percentage of 77.3%, surrendering 280 yds on 17 for 22 through the air. Cleveland surrendered 22 running attempts for 76 yds (3.5 yards per rush).

When discussing their scoring prowess, the Browns ranked 11th in football by scoring 23.3 points per outing. Last year, the Browns compiled 3,693 yards via the pass along with averaging 217.2 passing yards per game, which ranked 19th in football. They averaged 118.6 yards per game via the rush and rushed for 2,017 yards in total. The Cleveland Browns averaged 335.9 yards/contest ranking them 16th in football. The Cleveland offense had 897 yds of penalties on 115 infractions, which had them ranked 3rd in the league in terms of making mistakes. They tossed 23 picks while allowing opponents to recover 14 fumbles and they tallied 173 first downs.

They conceded 23 touchdowns through the air in addition to 164.7 yards per game, which had them in 1st in the league. Cleveland surrendered a total of 1,793 yards on the ground (105.5 yards/game) in addition to 15 touchdowns on the ground last year. Last year, they relinquished 362 total points. Their defense totaled 28 turnovers (10 fumbles recovered and 18 interceptions) over the course of the prior season. The Browns defense was on the field for 1,004 plays, which was good for 1st in football. The Browns conceded 21.3 points per game, which put them in 14th in the NFL.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Packers +3

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