San Francisco 49ers vs Las Vegas Raiders Prediction, 8/23/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 3 Preseason

Game: San Francisco 49ers at Las Vegas Raiders

Date: Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Raiders (+5.0)

Total/Over-Under: 35.5

Allegiant Stadium is the location where the Las Vegas Raiders (8-9 last season) will compete against the San Francisco 49ers (12-5 last year) on Friday. Las Vegas opens as 5.0-point underdogs. The total is 35.5.

The San Francisco 49ers finished the season holding a 12-5 mark. In their last game, the 49ers faced the Seahawks and notched a win by a score of 28-16. Christian McCaffrey led the offense in rushing for the 49ers with 16 attempts for 145 yards (9.1 yards per carry). Deebo Samuel had an average of 21.3 yds per catch by totaling 149 yards on 7 catches. Brock Purdy finished 19/27 with 368 yards through the air and 2 TDs. He had a QB rating of 122.1 and walked away from the contest with 1 pick. In the running game, the 49ers gave up 70 yds on 20 tries, which is 3.5 yds per run surrendered. San Francisco surrendered 22 pass completions on 31 attempts for 254 yds, and a completion rate of 71.0%. In the game, they ran 53 plays which gave them a total of 527 yards. The San Francisco 49ers ended up rushing 23 different times and totaled 173 yards, earning them an average of 7.5 yards per carry.

The 49ers earned 6,773 total yards for last season. San Francisco amassed 207 1st downs, and they were hurt by 101 infractions for 933 yards. San Francisco compiled 33 passing touchdowns and 27 touchdowns via the ground. They surrendered the ball 18 different times (12 interceptions and 6 fumbles). As a team they averaged 140.5 yds via the ground game, which ranked them 3rd in the NFL. Concerning scoring, the San Francisco 49ers had an average of 28.9 points per outing.

When talking about passing yardage, the 49ers gave up 3,642 yards which had them ranked 14th in the NFL. In their 17 games played last year, they allowed 214.2 yards per game via the pass in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 66.0%. They yielded 303.9 yards/outing ranking them 8th in the NFL. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.1 yards per rush and 89.7 yards on the ground per game for the previous year. In total, they conceded 1,525 rushing yards through 17 contests. The 49ers sat in 3rd in the NFL concerning their opponents scoring, conceding 17.5 PPG.

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The Raiders wrapped up their season having earned a 8-9 record. In their last contest, the Raiders took a defeat with a final score of 3-0 when they played the Vikings. Aidan O'Connell finished the contest with 171 yards on 21/32 passing while his quarterback rating was 66. He threw 1 pick and his average yards per pass attempt was 5.3 yds. Josh Jacobs ran the ball 13 times for 34 yards, ending the contest with 2.6 yds per carry for Las Vegas. Davante Adams was a featured target for the Raiders, grabbing 7 throws for 53 yards (7.6 yards per catch). Las Vegas rushed the ball for 3.3 yds per carry, finishing with 56 yds on 17 attempts. The Raiders finished with a total of 202 yards while running 53 plays (3.8 yards per play). The Raiders pass defense allowed a completion rate of 52.8%, surrendering 99 yds on 19 for 36 passing. Las Vegas allowed 30 attempts on the ground for 132 yards (4.4 yards per carry).

In relation to putting points on the board, the Raiders had a ranking of 23rd in the league holding an average of 19.5 points per game. Last season, the Raiders had a total of 3,380 passing yards in addition to averaging 198.8 passing yards per outing, ranking them 23rd out of all NFL teams. They held an average of 90.7 yards per game on the ground and rushed for 1,542 yards in total. The Las Vegas Raiders had an average of 289.5 yards per outing which ranked them 27th out of all teams in the league. The Las Vegas offense racked up 629 penalty yards on 75 infractions, which was good for 32nd in the NFL in terms of helping out the opposition. They threw 18 interceptions while losing 6 fumbles and they obtained 182 first downs.

They allowed the opposition 21 touchdowns via the pass and 212.4 yards/contest, which put them in 12th out of all teams. Las Vegas gave up a total of 2,015 yards rushing (118.5 yards per contest) in addition to 15 touchdowns via the rush last year. Last year, they surrendered 331 total points. They had 22 turnovers (9 fumbles recovered and 13 picks) over the course of last year. The Raiders defense was on the field for 1,089 plays, which was good for 21st in football. The Raiders conceded 19.5 points per game, which had them ranked 9th of all teams in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's 49ers/Raiders NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Raiders +5.0

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