New York Jets vs Carolina Panthers Prediction, 8/17/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 2

Game: New York Jets at Carolina Panthers

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+3)

Total/Over-Under: 33

The New York Jets (7-10 last season) are traveling to Bank of America Stadium on Saturday where they will go up against the Carolina Panthers (2-15 last year). New York opens this contest as 3-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 33.

The New York Jets finished the year having earned a 7-10 mark. In their last game, the Jets stepped onto the field against the Texans and walked away with a win by a score of 30-6. Zach Wilson went 27/36 with 301 yards passing and 2 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 117.9 and ended the contest without throwing an interception. Breece Hall was the best rusher for the Jets with 10 carries for 40 yards (4.0 yards per attempt). Garrett Wilson had an average of 12.0 yards per reception by notching 108 yards on 9 receptions. The New York Jets ran the ball 26 different times and amassed 79 yards, which had them averaging 3.0 yards per tote. Once the final whistle blew, they ran 66 plays which totaled 347 yards. New York relinquished 11 pass completions on 28 attempts for 54 yds, and a completion rate of 39.3%. Against the run, the Jets gave up 81 yards on 19 tries, which averages out to 4.3 yards per run allowed.

The Jets attained 4,566 total yards for last season. New York tallied 156 1st downs as a unit, and they were called for 124 infractions for 945 yds. New York totaled 11 touchdowns through the air and 7 rushing touchdowns. They turned the ball over 33 different times (15 picks and 18 fumbles). Offensively they averaged 96.9 yards on the ground, ranking them 23rd in the NFL. When talking about scoring, the New York Jets had an average of 15.8 points per contest.

The Jets were ranked 12th in the National Football League when it comes to their opponents scoring, conceding 20.9 points per contest. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.1 yards per tote and 124.0 yards on the ground per game last year. For the year, they gave up 2,108 running yards through 17 contests. When it comes to passing yardage, the Jets allowed 2,861 yards which ranked them 2nd in the league. Over the course of their 17 games played, they yielded 168.3 yards per outing via the pass in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 60.0%. They relinquished 292.3 yards/game which ranked them 3rd in football.

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The Panthers ended the season having a 2-15 record. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Panthers took a loss by a score of 28-6 when they played the Saints. Bryce Young ended the game with 137 yards on 13/36 through the air while his quarterback rate was 48. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 3.8 yds. Chuba Hubbard carried the football 23 times for 87 yds, walking away from the contest with 3.8 yards per attempt for Carolina. Adam Thielen was one of the featured targets for the Panthers, bringing in 5 throws for 74 yds (14.8 yards per catch). Carolina rushed the ball for 5.2 yards per carry, finishing the game with 204 yds on 39 carries. The Panthers finished with a total of 303 yards and they ran 79 plays (3.8 yards per play). The Panthers secondary gave up a completion percentage of 69.2%, surrendering 110 yards on 18 for 26 passing. Carolina relinquished 25 rush attempts for 97 yds (3.9 yards per carry).

The Carolina Panthers had an average of 265.3 yards per game which ranked them 32nd in the league. They averaged 104.1 yards via the ground game and ran for 1,769 yards in total. They threw 10 interceptions while letting opponents recover 10 fumbles and they obtained 150 1st downs. The Carolina offense compiled 845 yards of penalties on 103 infractions, which was 9th in the NFL in terms of helping out the other team. Last season, the Panthers threw for 2,741 passing yards in addition to averaging 161.2 passing yards per game, which ranked 32nd in football. When looking at their ability to score points, the Panthers ranked 32nd in football with a maintained average of 13.9 PPG.

The Panthers surrendered 24.5 PPG, ranking them 29th in the NFL. They gave up 19 touchdowns from the passing game and 171.5 yards/contest, which had them ranked 3rd in the league. Carolina conceded a total of 2,081 yards on the ground (122.4 yards per game) as well as 25 touchdowns by way of the ground game last year. The Panthers defense took the field for 1,016 plays, which was good for 4th in the league. Their defense compiled 11 takeaways (3 fumbles recovered and 8 interceptions) during the previous year. Over the course of the season, they surrendered 416 points in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Panthers +3

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