Philadelphia Eagles vs Miami Dolphins Prediction, 8/27/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 3

Game: Philadelphia Eagles vs Miami Dolphins

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2022

Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL

TV: NFL League Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Dolphins (-2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 38

The Philadelphia Eagles (9-8 last year) are on their way to Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Miami Dolphins (9-8 last season). Philadelphia opens this matchup as 2.5-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total is 38.

The Philadelphia Eagles wrapped up their season holding a 9-8 record. In their last contest of last season, the Eagles went up against the Buccaneers and ended up losing by a score of 31-15. Jalen Hurts finished 23/43 with 258 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a QB rate of 60 and ended the contest with 2 picks. Miles Sanders was the best rusher for the Eagles with 7 totes for 16 yds (2.3 yds per attempt). Dallas Goedert left with an average of 15.3 yards per reception by notching 92 yards on 6 receptions. The Philadelphia Eagles ran the football 17 different times and compiled 95 yards, which earned them an average of 5.6 yards per attempt. In all, they had 62 plays which totaled 339 yds. Philadelphia conceded 29 completions on 37 attempts for a total of 243 yds, and a completion rate of 78.4%. On the ground, the Eagles gave up 106 yds on 31 tries, which calculates to 3.4 yards per run allowed.

In terms of scoring, the Philadelphia Eagles held an average of 26.1 points per game. Offensively they held an average of 159.7 yds on the ground, ranking this team 1st in the NFL. The Eagles earned 6,119 total yards over the course of last season. Philadelphia recorded 167 1st downs as a team, and they were flagged for 107 penalties for 842 yards. They surrendered the ball 16 times (10 interceptions and 6 fumbles lost). Philadelphia totaled 20 touchdowns via the pass and 25 rushing touchdowns.

In terms of yards through the air, the Eagles allowed 3,756 yards which put them in 11th in the league. In their 17 games played last season, they yielded 220.9 yards per contest through the air in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 69.4%. They yielded 328.8 yards per contest ranking them 10th in football. They gave up 28 touchdowns through the air and 18 rushing touchdowns. The opposition ran for an average of 4.0 yards per run and 107.9 rushing yards per game for the previous season. For the year, they conceded 1,834 rushing yards through 17 games. The Eagles were sitting in 18th in the NFL in relation to the opposition scoring, giving up 22.6 points per game.

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The Dolphins ended the year with a 9-8 mark. For their last game of last season, the Dolphins got the victory with a final of 33-24 when they faced the Patriots. Duke Johnson carried the ball 25 times for 117 yds, walking away from the contest with 4.7 yards per carry for Miami. Jaylen Waddle was featured in the passing game for the Dolphins, bringing in 5 footballs for 27 yards (5.4 yards per reception). Tua Tagovailoa (1 TD) ended the contest with 109 yds on 15/22 passing while his quarterback rate was 94.7. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 4.95 yards. Miami conceded 27 attempts on the ground for 134 yds (5.0 yds per carry). The Dolphins secondary conceded a completion percentage of 66.7%, surrendering 245 yards on 20 for 30 passing. The Dolphins finished the contest with a total of 298 yards on 66 plays (4.5 yards per play). Miami rushed for 4.5 yards per attempt, finishing with 195 yards on 43 carries.

The Miami Dolphins averaged 307.0 yards per contest which ranked them 25th in the NFL. They had an average of 92.2 yards per game via the rush and ran for 1,568 yards overall. The Miami offense totaled 825 yards of penalties on 105 infractions, which had them ranked 14th in the NFL in terms of helping out the other team. They gave away 14 interceptions while surrendering 12 fumbles and they obtained 206 1st downs. Over the course of last year, the Dolphins threw for 3,651 yards via the pass along with an average of 214.8 throwing yards per outing, which had them ranked 17th in the league. In relation to the points being put on the board, the Dolphins ranked 22nd in football averaging 20.1 points per game.

Miami allowed a total of 1,867 rushing yards (109.8 yards per outing) and 16 touchdowns via the rush last season. They allowed 23 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 227.7 yards/outing, which put them in 16th in the league. They totaled 26 takeaways (12 fumbles and 14 interceptions) over the course of last year. Over the course of the season, they surrendered 373 total points. The Dolphins defense was on the field for 1,081 plays, which was 19th in football. The Dolphins allowed 21.9 points per game, which had them ranked 16th in football.

Who will win tonight's Eagles/Dolphins NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Eagles +2.5

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