New York Giants vs New York Jets Prediction, 8/24/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 3 Preseason

Game: New York Giants at New York Jets

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (+1.0)

Total/Over-Under: 32

The New York Jets (7-10 last year) are welcoming the New York Giants (6-11 last season) at MetLife Stadium on Saturday. The Giants open this matchup as 1-point dogs from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 32.

The New York Giants finished the year holding a 6-11 record. In their last contest, the Giants stepped onto the field against the Patriots and went home with a win by a final score of 10-7. Tommy DeVito went 17/25 with 191 yards through the air and 1 TD. He had a QB rating of 103.9 and finished the game without throwing an interception. Saquon Barkley led the offense in rushing for the Giants with 12 totes for 46 yds (3.8 yards per carry). Jalin Hyatt had an average of 21.8 yds per catch by earning 109 yards on 5 receptions. The New York Giants ended up running the ball 19 different times and accrued 58 yds, which earned them an average of 3.1 yards per attempt. When all was said and done, they tallied 50 plays which totaled 220 yards. New York conceded 21 completions on 35 tries for 136 yds, and a completion percentage of 60.0%. Against the rush, the Giants gave up 147 yards on 31 tries, which is an average of 4.7 yds per run allowed.

The Giants earned 4,760 yards in total for the prior year. New York accounted for 141 1st downs as an offense, and they were hurt by 89 infractions for 711 yards. New York compiled 15 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns. They turned the ball over 19 times (12 picks and 7 fumbles lost). As a team they maintained an average of 110.2 yds via the ground game, giving them a rank of 16th in the league. In terms of putting points on the board, the New York Giants held an average of 15.6 PPG.

When it comes to yards through the air, the Giants gave up 3,898 yards which ranked them 19th in the league. Over the course of their 17 games played last year, they surrendered 229.3 yards per game via the pass in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 63.7%. They conceded 361.7 yards per game which put them 27th in football. They allowed 4.7 yards per rush on the ground and 132.4 rushing yards per game last season. Overall, they conceded 2,251 rushing yards through 17 games. The Giants were sitting in 26th in the NFL in terms of team defense, giving up 23.9 points per contest.

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The Jets wrapped up their season having earned a 7-10 mark. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Jets went home victorious with a score of 30-6 when they faced the Texans. Zach Wilson (2 touchdowns) finished the game with 301 yards on 27/36 passing while his quarterback rating was 117.9. He didn't throw any interceptions and his average yds per pass attempt was 8.4 yards. Breece Hall carried the ball 10 times for 40 yards, finishing the contest with 4.0 yards per carry for New York. Garrett Wilson had the best day in terms of receiving for the Jets, bringing in 9 balls for 108 yards (12.0 yds per reception). New York ran the ball for 3.0 yards per attempt, finishing with 79 yards on 26 attempts. The Jets finished the game with a total of 347 yds and they ran 66 plays (5.3 yds per play). The Jets secondary allowed a completion percentage of 39.3%, relinquishing 54 yds on 11 out of 28 passing. New York allowed 19 rush attempts for 81 yds (4.3 yds per carry).

The New York Jets maintained an average of 268.6 yards per outing which had them ranked 31st in football. They held an average of 96.9 rushing yards per game and rushed for 1,647 yards in total. They gave away 15 interceptions while conceding 18 fumbles and they earned 156 first downs. The New York offense racked up 945 yds of penalties on 124 infractions, ranking them 1st in the league in terms of helping out the other team. Last season, the Jets compiled 2,919 passing yards as well as an average of 171.7 passing yards per game, which was ranked 30th in the NFL. When it comes to the points being put on the board, the Jets sat 29th in the league by scoring 15.8 PPG.

They surrendered 19 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 168.3 yards per game, which had them in 2nd in the league. New York yielded a total of 2,108 yards rushing (124.0 yards/game) as well as 14 touchdowns by way of the ground game over the course of last year. Last year, they conceded 355 total points. Their defense tallied 27 turnovers (10 fumbles and 17 picks) in the prior season. The Jets defense took part in 1,087 plays, ranking them 20th in the league. The Jets gave up 20.9 PPG, ranking them 12th of all teams in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's Giants/Jets NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Jets +1.0

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