New England Patriots vs Las Vegas Raiders Prediction, 8/26/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 3

Game: New England Patriots vs Las Vegas Raiders

Date: Friday, August 26, 2022

Location: Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, NV

TV: NFL League Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Raiders (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 38

Allegiant Stadium is the site where the Las Vegas Raiders (10-7 last season) will try to beat the New England Patriots (10-7 last year) on Friday. New England opens this matchup as 3-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 38.

The New England Patriots finished the season holding a 10-7 mark. In their last game of last season, the Patriots took on the Bills and ended up losing by a score of 47-17. Mac Jones finished 24/38 with 232 yards through the air and 2 TDs. He had a quarterback rate of 75.8 and ended the game with 2 picks. Kendrick Bourne held an average of 11.0 yds per reception by accumulating 77 yds on 7 receptions. Damien Harris was the leader on the ground for the Patriots with 9 carries for 30 yards (3.3 yards per attempt). Overall, they tallied 61 plays which totaled 305 yards. The New England Patriots ended up rushing 20 times and accrued 89 yards, which earned them an average of 4.5 yards per tote. Against the rush, the Patriots gave up 174 yds on 29 attempts, which is 6.0 yds per rush allowed. New England allowed 21 pass completions on 25 tries for 308 yards, and a completion rate of 84.0%.

Regarding putting points on the board, the New England Patriots averaged 27.2 PPG. As a team they had an average of 126.5 yds on the ground, ranking them 8th in the league. The Patriots attained 6,008 total yards for the prior season. New England accrued 187 1st downs, and they were called for 95 penalties for 854 yds. They surrendered the football 23 times (13 interceptions and 10 fumbles lost). New England earned 24 touchdowns via the pass and 24 touchdowns via the ground.

Concerning yards through the air, the Patriots gave up 3,181 yards which ranked them 2nd in the league. During their 17 games played last year, they surrendered 187.1 yards per outing via the pass and relinquishing a completion percentage of 59.3%. They gave up 310.8 yards per contest which put them 4th in football. They conceded 21 passing touchdowns as well as 9 touchdowns on the ground. They allowed 4.5 yards per run and 123.7 rushing yards per game for the previous season. During the campaign, they gave up 2,103 yards via the ground game in 17 games. The Patriots were ranked 2nd in the NFL regarding the opposition scoring, giving up 17.8 points per contest.

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The Raiders wrapped up their season holding a 10-7 record. The last time they took the field last season, the Raiders took a defeat with a final score of 26-19 against the Bengals. Derek Carr (1 touchdown) ended the contest with 310 yards on 29/54 through the air while his quarterback rating was 69.2. He had 1 pick and his average yards per pass attempt was 5.74 yds. Josh Jacobs carried the rock 13 times for 83 yds, ending the game with 6.4 yards per carry for Las Vegas. Hunter Renfrow was a featured target for the Raiders, bringing in 8 balls for 58 yards (7.3 yds per catch). Las Vegas rushed for 7.4 yards per tote, finishing with a total of 103 yards on 14 carries. The Raiders finished the game with 385 yards while they ran 71 plays (5.4 yds per play). The Raiders pass defense allowed a completion percentage of 70.6%, relinquishing 225 yds on 24 out of 34 through the air. Las Vegas allowed 25 attempts on the ground for 83 yds (3.3 yards per rush).

The Las Vegas Raiders held an average of 363.8 yards per game ranking them 11th in football. They had an average of 95.1 yards via the ground game and toted the ball for 1,617 yards overall. The Las Vegas offense compiled 1,104 yards of penalties on 124 violations, which had them ranked 2nd in the league in terms of hurting your team. They tossed 14 picks while letting opponents recover 10 fumbles and they obtained 217 1st downs. Last year, the Raiders compiled 4,567 yards through the air not to mention an average of 268.6 passing yards per game, which ranked 6th in the league. In terms of their ability to score points, the Raiders ranked 18th out of all teams in football maintaining an average of 22.0 points per outing.

The Raiders surrendered 25.8 PPG, which had them ranked 26th of all teams in the league. Las Vegas allowed the opposition a total of 1,943 rushing yards (114.3 yards per outing) and 18 touchdowns on the ground last season. They gave up 29 touchdowns via the pass and 222.9 yards/game, which had them in 13th in the NFL. The Raiders defense took part in 1,103 plays, which ranked them 24th in the NFL. Last season, they surrendered 439 total points. They tallied 15 takeaways (9 fumbles recovered and 6 picks) over the course of the prior season.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Patriots +3

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