Green Bay Packers vs Denver Broncos Prediction, 8/18/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 2

Game: Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos

Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024

Location: Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, CO

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Broncos (-7)

Total/Over-Under: 37

The Green Bay Packers (9-8 last season) are hitting the road to Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday where they will compete against the Denver Broncos (8-9 last year). Denver opens this contest as 7-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 37.

The Green Bay Packers wrapped up their year with a 9-8 mark. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Packers played the Chiefs and took home the win by a score of 27-19. Jordan Love went 25/36 with 267 yards passing and 3 touchdowns. He had a QB rate of 118.6 and ended the contest without throwing an interception. Romeo Doubs left with an average of 18.0 yds per catch by accumulating 72 yards on 4 catches. AJ Dillon led the offense in rushing for the Packers with 18 carries for 73 yds (4.1 yds per carry). For the game, they ran 63 plays which gave them a total of 382 yards. The Green Bay Packers ended up running the ball 25 times and had 129 yds, earning them an average of 5.2 yds per carry. Against the run, the Packers conceded 148 yards on 25 attempts, which is an average of 5.9 yards per run surrendered. Green Bay allowed 21 pass completions on 33 attempts for 189 yds, and a completion rate of 63.6%.

When talking about putting the ball in the endzone, the Green Bay Packers held an average of 22.5 points per outing. Offensively they maintained an average of 112.1 yds via the ground game, ranking them 15th in the National Football League. The Packers earned 5,873 yards in total last year. Green Bay recorded 211 1st downs offensively, and they were hurt by 105 infractions for 856 yards. They turned the football over 18 times (11 picks and 7 fumbles lost). Green Bay totaled 32 touchdowns via the pass and 10 rushing touchdowns.

When it comes to yards through the air, the Packers gave up 3,515 yards which put them in 9th in the National Football League. During their 17 games played, they conceded 206.8 yards per contest through the air as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 65.4%. They conceded 335.1 yards per game ranking them 17th in the National Football League. The opposition ran for an average of 4.4 yards per tote and 128.3 rushing yards per game for the previous season. In total, they conceded 2,181 yards via the ground game in 17 games. The Packers ranked 10th in the NFL in relation to team defense, conceding 20.6 points per contest.

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The Broncos ended the season holding a 8-9 record. In their last game, the Broncos got the victory with a final of 24-7 when they faced the Chargers. Russell Wilson (2 TDs) finished the contest with 224 yds on 21/33 passing while his quarterback rating was 91. He threw 1 pick and his average yards per pass attempt was 6.8 yds. Courtland Sutton was the leading receiver for the Broncos, bringing in 3 passes for 62 yds (20.7 yds per catch). Javonte Williams carried the ball 17 times for 66 yards, ending the contest with 3.9 yards per attempt for Denver. The Broncos finished the contest with a total of 322 yards on 66 plays (4.9 yds per play). Denver rushed the football for 3.4 yds per attempt, finishing the game with 106 yds on 31 attempts. Denver allowed 19 running attempts for 76 yds (4.0 yards per rush). The Broncos passing defense gave up a completion percentage of 52.4%, relinquishing 207 yards on 22 for 42 passing.

The Denver Broncos held an average of 298.4 yards/outing which ranked them 26th in football. They held an average of 106.5 yards per game via the ground game and toted the ball for 1,810 yards in total. They gave away 9 picks while conceding 13 fumbles and they obtained 154 first downs. The Denver offense racked up 749 yds of penalties on 99 violations, which was good for 15th in football in terms of giving up free yards. Last season, the Broncos threw for a total of 3,262 passing yards as well as averaging 191.9 passing yards per game, putting them at 24th in the NFL. In relation to how much they scored, the Broncos had a ranking of 19th in the league with a maintained average of 21.0 points per outing.

They conceded 29 touchdowns through the air in addition to 233.6 yards per game, which had them in 22nd in the NFL. Denver allowed a total of 2,331 yards rushing (137.1 yards/game) as well as 15 touchdowns on the ground over the course of last season. Last year, they surrendered 413 total points. Their defense earned 26 turnovers (15 fumbles and 11 interceptions) in the previous season. The Broncos defense took the field for 1,083 plays, ranking them 19th in the league. The Broncos gave up 24.3 points per game, which had them in 27th of all teams in the NFL.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Packers +7

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