New York Giants vs New York Jets Prediction, 8/28/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 3

Game: New York Giants vs New York Jets

Date: Sunday, August 28, 2022

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

TV: NFL League Pass/NFL Network

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (-2)

Total/Over-Under: 39

The New York Giants (4-13 last year) are en route to MetLife Stadium on Sunday where they will play the New York Jets (4-13 last season). New York opens this game as 2-point favorites. The total comes in at 39.

The New York Giants wrapped up their year with a 4-13 record. In their last game of last year, the Giants stepped onto the field against the Commanders and took a loss by a score of 22-7. Saquon Barkley was the rushing leader for the Giants with 11 totes for 30 yds (2.7 yards per attempt). Kyle Rudolph held an average of 4.3 yards per catch by recording 17 yds on 4 receptions. Jake Fromm finished 15/31 with 103 yards through the air and 1 touchdown. He had a QB rating of 40.1 and ended the game with 2 picks. In the running game, the Giants conceded 226 yds on 37 attempts, which calculates to 6.1 yards per rush allowed. New York surrendered 9 completions on 18 tries for a total of 99 yards, and a completion percentage of 50.0%. At the end of the game, they had 59 plays which gave them a total of 177 yds. The New York Giants ran the rock 25 times and had 94 yards, which had them averaging 3.8 yards per carry.

Concerning putting the ball in the endzone, the New York Giants averaged 15.2 PPG. As a team they averaged 99.3 yards in the run game, which had them sitting 24th in the league. The Giants racked up 4,884 total yards last season. New York compiled 171 1st downs as an offense, and they were called for 88 infractions for 674 yds. They gave the ball to the opposition 30 times (20 interceptions and 10 fumbles). New York totaled 15 touchdowns via the pass and 8 rushing touchdowns.

Concerning yards through the air, the Giants allowed 3,839 yards which ranked them 15th in the NFL. Over the course of their 17 games played last year, they conceded 225.8 yards per outing through the air as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 65.8%. They gave up 354.8 yards/contest which ranked them 21st in the National Football League. They allowed 27 touchdowns through the air and 15 touchdowns via the ground game. The opposition ran for an average of 4.5 yards per run and 129.0 rushing yards per game for the prior season. During the campaign, they allowed 2,193 rushing yards through 17 outings. The Giants sat in 23rd in the NFL in terms of team defense, allowing 24.5 points per contest.

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The Jets ended the season with a 4-13 record. In their last game last season, the Jets went home defeated by a final of 27-10 when they played the Bills. Michael Carter ran the football 9 times for 19 yards, finishing the contest with 2.1 yards per attempt for New York. Keelan Cole was a featured target for the Jets, snagging 3 footballs for 54 yards (18.0 yards per reception). Zach Wilson (1 touchdown) finished the contest with 87 yards on 7/20 through the air while his QB rating was 66. He didn't toss any picks and his Y/A was 4.35 yds. New York allowed 33 attempts on the ground for 170 yds (5.2 yds per carry). The Jets passing defense gave up a completion rate of 54.3%, surrendering 254 yds on 25 out of 46 through the air. The Jets finished the game with 53 yds while running 46 plays (1.2 yards per play). New York rushed for 2.8 yds per attempt, totaling 48 yds on 17 attempts.

The New York Jets held an average of 306.4 yards per outing which had them sitting 26th out of all teams in the NFL. They held an average of 98.1 run yards per game and toted the ball for 1,667 yards in total. The New York offense totaled 860 penalty yards on 103 infractions, which was 18th in the league in terms of helping out the other team. They threw 20 interceptions while losing 7 fumbles and they obtained 195 1st downs. Over the course of last year, the Jets had a total of 3,541 yards through the air in addition to an average of 208.3 passing yards per contest, giving them a rank of 20th in football. In terms of this team's ability to score points, the Jets ranked 28th out of all teams in football averaging 18.2 points per contest.

The Jets relinquished 29.6 points per contest, which put them in 32nd in football. New York gave up a total of 2,351 rushing yards (138.3 yards per contest) as well as 28 touchdowns on the ground last season. They allowed 28 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 259.4 yards per outing, which had them in 30th in the league. The Jets defense took part in 1,145 plays, which was good for 30th in the NFL. Last season, they surrendered 504 total points. Their defense earned 14 turnovers (7 fumbles recovered and 7 interceptions) over the course of last season.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Giants +2

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