Philadelphia Eagles vs Baltimore Ravens Prediction, 8/9/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 1

Game: Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Location: M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Ravens (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 50

M&T Bank Stadium is where the Baltimore Ravens (13-4 last season) will go up against the Philadelphia Eagles (11-6 last year) on Friday. Philadelphia opens this contest as 3-point underdogs. The total comes in at 50.

The Philadelphia Eagles finished the season having a 11-6 mark. In their last contest, the Eagles played the Buccaneers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 32-9. Jalen Hurts finished 25/35 with 250 yds through the air and 1 TD. He had a quarterback rate of 100.9 and walked away from the contest without throwing an interception. DeVonta Smith left with an average of 18.5 yards per reception by totaling 148 yards on 8 catches. D'Andre Swift led the offense in rushing for the Eagles with 10 totes for 34 yds (3.4 yds per attempt). In all, they had 53 plays which gave them a total of 276 yds. The Philadelphia Eagles ended up rushing 15 different times and accounted for 42 yds, earning them an average of 2.8 yards per carry. When it came to stopping the run, the Eagles gave up 119 yards on 29 attempts, which calculates to 4.1 yards per rush surrendered. Philadelphia conceded 22 completions on 36 tries for a total of 307 yds, and a completion percentage of 61.1%.

In terms of getting in the endzone, the Philadelphia Eagles averaged 25.5 PPG. As a team they held an average of 128.8 yards on the ground, which had them sitting 8th in the league. The Eagles earned 6,024 total yards for the prior year. Philadelphia totaled 197 1st downs as an offense, and they committed 95 infractions for 785 yards. They surrendered the ball 28 times (16 picks and 12 fumbles). Philadelphia earned 24 touchdowns through the air and 22 touchdowns via the ground.

The Eagles sat in 30th in the NFL in relation to their opponents scoring, giving up 25.2 points per game. They gave up 4.3 yards per rush and 103.4 rushing yards per game for the prior year. Overall, they conceded 1,758 rushing yards through 17 contests. Concerning passing yards, the Eagles gave up 4,296 yards which put them in 31st in the NFL. During their 17 games played, they gave up 252.7 yards per game through the air as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 65.2%. They gave up 356.1 yards per contest which ranked them 26th in the league.

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The Ravens wrapped up their season holding a 13-4 record. In their last contest, the Ravens took a defeat with a final score of 17-10 when they played the Chiefs. Lamar Jackson carried the football 8 times for 54 yds, finishing the game with 6.8 yds per attempt for Baltimore. Zay Flowers had the best day in terms of receiving for the Ravens, snagging 5 balls for 115 yards (23.0 yds per catch). Lamar Jackson (1 touchdown) ended the contest with 272 yds on 20/37 through the air while his quarterback rating was 75.5. He threw 1 interception and his average yds per pass attempt was 7.4 yards. Baltimore relinquished 32 rush attempts for 89 yds (2.8 yards per carry). The Ravens pass defense allowed a completion rate of 76.9%, relinquishing 230 yards on 30 out of 39 passing. The Ravens finished the game with a total of 336 yds while running 57 plays (5.9 yards per play). Baltimore ended up running for 5.1 yards per carry, finishing the contest with 81 yds on 16 attempts.

Regarding their scoring prowess, the Ravens sat 4th in the league by scoring 28.4 PPG. Over the course of last season, the Ravens threw for a total of 3,635 yards via the pass as well as an average of 213.8 throwing yards per outing, ranking them 21st out of all NFL teams. They averaged 156.5 yards per game on the ground and rushed for 2,661 yards for last year. The Baltimore Ravens maintained an average of 370.4 yards/game which was good for 6th in football. The Baltimore offense had 955 yds of penalties on 102 violations, which was 10th in the league in terms of giving up free yards. They gave away 7 interceptions while surrendering 12 fumbles and they recorded 180 first downs.

The Ravens gave up 16.5 points per contest, which had them ranked 1st in the NFL. They yielded 18 touchdowns through the air as well as 191.9 yards per game, which had them sitting 6th in the NFL. Baltimore allowed a total of 1,860 rushing yards (109.4 yards per game) and 6 touchdowns rushing last season. The Ravens defense was on the field for 1,109 plays, which had them ranked 28th in the NFL. Their defense compiled 31 takeaways (13 fumbles recovered and 18 picks) in the prior season. Last season, they relinquished 280 total points.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Ravens -3 and over 50 total points

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