Green Bay Packers vs Philadelphia Eagles Prediction, 9/6/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 1

Game: Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil

TV: Peacock

Odds/Point Spread: Eagles (-2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 48.5

Corinthians Arena is where the Philadelphia Eagles (11-6 last season) will compete against the Green Bay Packers (9-8 last year) on Friday. Green Bay is 2.5-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 48.5.

The Green Bay Packers ended the season with a 9-8 mark. When they last stepped on the football field, the Packers went up against the 49ers and went home with a loss by a final score of 24-21. Aaron Jones was the rushing leader for the Packers with 18 totes for 108 yards (6.0 yds per carry). Romeo Doubs averaged 20.8 yards per catch by accumulating 83 yards on 4 catches. Jordan Love connected on 21/34 with 194 yds passing and 2 TDs. He had a QB rate of 72.4 and walked away from the game with 2 interceptions. On the ground, the Packers conceded 111 yards on 24 attempts, which is 4.6 yds per rush surrendered. Green Bay surrendered 23 completions on 39 tries for 245 yards, and a completion percentage of 59.0%. On the day, they had 62 plays which gave them a total of 330 yards. The Green Bay Packers ran the ball 28 different times and compiled 136 yards, which had them averaging 4.9 yards per carry.

The Packers tallied 5,873 yards in total over the course of last season. Green Bay amassed 211 1st downs as a unit, and they were hurt by 105 penalties for 856 yds. Green Bay compiled 32 passing touchdowns and 10 touchdowns on the ground. They turned the ball over 18 different times (11 interceptions and 7 fumbles). Offensively they held an average of 112.1 yards in the run game, which was 15th in the National Football League. In terms of scoring, the Green Bay Packers held an average of 22.5 points per game.

The Packers were ranked 10th in the National Football League in terms of team defense, conceding 20.6 points per contest. They gave up an average of 4.4 yards per run and 128.3 rushing yards per game last season. During the campaign, they allowed 2,181 yards via the ground game in 17 games. Regarding passing yards, the Packers conceded 3,515 yards which ranked them 9th in the league. In their 17 games played last year, they gave up 206.8 yards per outing through the air in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 65.4%. They gave up 335.1 yards per contest which put them 17th in the league.

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The Eagles ended the season with a 11-6 record. In their last contest, the Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 32-9 when they played the Buccaneers. Jalen Hurts (1 TD) finished the game with 250 yards on 25/35 through the air while his quarterback rate was 100.9. He didn't toss any interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 7.1 yds. DeVonta Smith was one of the featured targets for the Eagles, snagging 8 passes for 148 yds (18.5 yards per catch). D'Andre Swift carried the ball 10 times for 34 yards, finishing the contest with 3.4 yards per carry for Philadelphia. The Eagles finished the contest with 276 yds on 53 plays (5.2 yds per play). Philadelphia ran for 2.8 yds per carry, finishing with 42 yds on 15 carries. Philadelphia conceded 29 attempts on the ground for 119 yds (4.1 yds per rush). The Eagles secondary allowed a completion percentage of 61.1%, relinquishing 307 yds on 22 for 36 through the air.

Concerning the points being put on the board, the Eagles were ranked 7th in the league by scoring 25.5 points per game. Last year, the Eagles threw for 3,834 yards via the pass along with averaging 225.5 passing yards per game, ranking them 16th in the league. They had an average of 128.8 yards per game via the rush and toted the ball for 2,190 yards overall. The Philadelphia Eagles had an average of 354.4 yards per contest which had them ranked 8th out of all teams in the league. The Philadelphia offense totaled 785 yds of penalties on 95 violations, ranking them 20th in football in terms of making mistakes. They threw 16 picks while allowing opponents to recover 12 fumbles and they tallied 197 1st downs.

They yielded 35 touchdowns via the pass and 252.7 yards/game, which had them sitting 31st in football. Philadelphia allowed the opposition a total of 1,758 yards on the ground (103.4 yards per outing) and 13 touchdowns on the ground throughout last season. Overall, they relinquished 428 points in total. Their defense tallied 18 takeaways (9 fumbles recovered and 9 interceptions) over the course of last year. The Eagles defense took the field for 1,105 plays, which ranked them 27th in the league. The Eagles allowed 25.2 points per game, which had them sitting 30th in the league.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Eagles -2.5

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