Cincinnati Bengals vs New York Giants Prediction, 8/21/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 2

Game: Cincinnati Bengals vs New York Giants

Date: Sunday, August 21, 2022

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

TV: NFL League Pass/NFL Network

Odds/Point Spread: Giants (-2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 38

The Cincinnati Bengals (13-7 last year) are traveling to MetLife Stadium on Sunday where they will take on the New York Giants (4-13 last season). Cincinnati opens as 2.5-point underdogs. The over/under has been set at 38.

The Cincinnati Bengals ended the season having earned a 13-7 mark. In their last game of last year, the Bengals went up against the Rams and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 23-20. Joe Mixon was the rushing leader for the Bengals with 15 carries for 72 yds (4.8 yds per carry). Tyler Boyd had an average of 9.6 yards per catch by earning 48 yards on 5 catches. Joe Burrow finished 22/33 with 263 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a QB rating of 100.9 and finished the contest with no picks. In the running game, the Bengals gave up 139 yds on 24 attempts, which is 5.8 yds per run surrendered. Cincinnati relinquished 26 completions on 39 attempts for a total of 236 yards, and a completion percentage of 66.7%. In all, they ran 61 plays which converted into 305 yds. The Cincinnati Bengals ran the football 20 times and amassed 79 yards, which earned them an average of 4.0 yards per tote.

The Bengals racked up 6,145 total yards for last year. Cincinnati amassed 208 1st downs as a team, and they committed 72 penalties for 620 yards. Cincinnati earned 36 touchdowns via the pass and 16 touchdowns via the ground. They gave the ball to the opposition 21 times (14 interceptions and 7 fumbles). As a unit they held an average of 102.5 yds via the ground game, which ranked them 23rd in the league. When talking about putting the ball in the endzone, the Cincinnati Bengals averaged 27.1 PPG.

The Bengals were sitting in 17th in the NFL concerning team defense, giving up 22.1 PPG. They allowed an average of 4.3 yards per rushing attempt and 102.5 rushing yards per game last year. Overall, they gave up 1,742 rushing yards through 17 games. In terms of yards via the pass, the Bengals gave up 4,222 yards which had them ranked 26th in football. During their 17 games played last season, they conceded 248.4 yards per game via the pass and relinquishing a completion percentage of 67.1%. They relinquished 350.8 yards/game which had them sitting 18th in the league. They allowed 26 touchdowns through the air in addition to 15 running touchdowns.

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The Giants ended the season having earned a 4-13 mark. The last time they took the field last season, the Giants went home defeated by a final of 22-7 against the Commanders. Jake Fromm (1 TD) finished the contest with 103 yards on 15/31 passing while his quarterback rate was 40.1. He tossed 2 interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 3.32 yards. Saquon Barkley carried the ball 11 times for 30 yards, finishing the contest with 2.7 yds per attempt for New York. Kyle Rudolph was featured in the passing game for the Giants, snagging 4 balls for 17 yds (4.3 yards per reception). New York ran for 3.8 yards per carry, finishing with a total of 94 yards on 25 carries. The Giants finished with 177 yards on 59 plays (3.0 yds per play). The Giants pass defense allowed a completion rate of 50.0%, relinquishing 99 yards on 9 for 18 through the air. New York conceded 37 rushing attempts for 226 yards (6.1 yds per rush).

The New York Giants maintained an average of 287.3 yards per contest ranking them 31st in football. They averaged 99.3 yards per game via the rush and toted the ball for 1,688 yards for the season. The New York offense compiled 674 penalty yards on 88 violations, which ranked them 26th in the league in terms of making mistakes. They threw 20 picks while allowing opponents to recover 10 fumbles and they recorded 171 1st downs. Last year, the Giants threw for a total of 3,196 yards via the pass along with averaging 188.0 passing yards per outing, putting them at 31st in the league. In terms of the points being put on the board, the Giants were ranked 31st in football averaging 15.2 points per outing.

New York gave up a total of 2,193 yards rushing (129.0 yards per game) in addition to 15 touchdowns by way of the ground game over the course of last season. They allowed 27 touchdowns through the air as well as 225.8 yards per contest, ranking them 15th in football. They compiled 22 takeaways (7 fumbles recovered and 15 interceptions) last season. Last season, they gave up 416 total points. The Giants defense was on the field for 1,137 plays, which was good for 29th in the league. The Giants surrendered 24.5 points per contest, which had them ranked 23rd of all teams in the league.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Giants -2.5

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