Green Bay Packers vs Buffalo Bills Prediction, 10/30/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 8
Game: Green Bay Packers vs Buffalo Bills
Date: Sunday, October 30, 2022
Location: Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY
TV: NBC
Odds/Point Spread: Bills (-8)
Total/Over-Under: 48
The Green Bay Packers (3-4) are headed to Highmark Stadium on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Buffalo Bills (5-1). Green Bay opens as 8-point underdogs. The over/under is 48.
The Green Bay Packers step onto the field holding a record of 3-4 for this season. In their last game, the Packers faced the Commanders and took a loss by a score of 23-21. Aaron Rodgers went 23/35 with 194 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 99 and walked away from the game with no interceptions. Allen Lazard held an average of 9.2 yards per reception by totaling 55 yds on 6 receptions. Aaron Jones was the best rusher for the Packers with 8 attempts for 23 yds (2.9 yds per carry). In all, they had 47 plays which totaled 232 yards. The Green Bay Packers ran the football 12 times and recorded 38 yds, which came out to an average of 3.2 yds per carry. In the running game, the Packers conceded 166 yds on 38 attempts, which is 4.4 yds per run surrendered. Green Bay conceded 20 pass completions on 33 attempts for a total of 198 yards, and a completion rate of 60.6%.
The Packers have earned 2,321 total yards this year. Green Bay has tallied 80 first downs as a unit, and they have been flagged for 40 penalties for 288 yards. In terms of scoring, Green Bay has compiled 11 touchdowns through the air and 3 touchdowns on the ground. They have surrendered the ball 9 different times (3 picks and 6 fumbles). As a team they're averaging 110.3 yards on the ground ranking them 18th in the NFL. Concerning putting points on the board, the Green Bay Packers are averaging 18.3 PPG.
The Packers rank 15th in the NFL in relation to team defense, allowing 20.9 points per game. They are giving up 4.8 yards per rush on the ground and 139.6 yards on the ground per game this year. For the year, they have allowed 977 rushing yards through 7 outings. In terms of yards through the air, the Packers have surrendered 1,182 yards which puts them in 2nd in the league. They have relinquished 168.9 yards per game via the pass and giving up a completion percentage of 69.0%. For the season, they have surrendered 308.4 yards per game which puts them 8th in football. They have yielded 6 touchdowns via the pass as well as 7 touchdowns via the ground game.
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The Bills step onto the field holding a record of 5-1 for this season. When they last took the field, the Bills walked away with a victory by a final of 24-20 when they played the Chiefs. Josh Allen (3 TDs) ended the game with 329 yds on 27/40 through the air while his QB rating was 117.6. He didn't toss any picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 8.2 yds. Stefon Diggs was a featured target for the Bills, catching 10 footballs for 148 yds (14.8 yds per reception). Devin Singletary carried the football 17 times for 85 yards, finishing the contest with 5.0 yards per carry for Buffalo. The Bills finished the game with 443 yards while they ran 72 plays (6.2 yards per play). Buffalo ended up running for 4.0 yards per carry, finishing with 125 yds on 31 attempts. Buffalo allowed 18 attempts on the ground for 68 yards (3.8 yards per carry). The Bills secondary gave up a completion rate of 62.5%, surrendering 319 yds on 25 out of 40 passing.
The Buffalo Bills average 440.8 yards/outing which has them sitting 1st out of all teams in the NFL. They are averaging 117.8 run yards per game and have rushed for 707 yards for this year. The Buffalo offense has accrued 230 penalty yds on 36 violations, which is 24th in football in terms of helping out the other team. They have thrown 4 picks while letting opponents recover 6 fumbles and they have been able to tally 96 1st downs. Over the course of the season so far, the Bills have thrown for a total of 1,938 yards via the pass as well as an average of 323.0 throwing yards per contest, which has them ranked 1st in football. When discussing their scoring prowess, the Bills rank 2nd in football averaging 29.3 points per game.
The Bills are allowing 13.5 points per game, which has them ranked 1st in football. They have conceded 5 touchdowns through the air and 205.3 yards/outing, which has them in 11th in the NFL. In total, they have given up 81 total points. Buffalo has given up a total of 457 yards rushing (76.2 yards per game) and 4 touchdowns on the ground for the year. The Bills defense taken the field for 355 plays, which is 2nd in the league. They have 13 turnovers (3 fumbles recovered and 10 interceptions) over the course of the season.
Who will win tonight's Packers/Bills NFL game against the spread?
Guy's Pick: Take the Bills -8
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