Arizona Cardinals vs Denver Broncos Prediction, 8/25/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 3 Preseason

Game: Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, CO

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Broncos (-4.5)

Total/Over-Under: 35.5

The Denver Broncos (8-9 last year) will play the Arizona Cardinals (4-13 last season) at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday. Arizona opens this contest as 4.5-point underdogs. The total comes in at 35.5.

The Arizona Cardinals wrapped up their year with a 4-13 mark. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Cardinals played the Steelers and took home the win by a score of 24-10. Kyler Murray went 13/23 with 145 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 89.9 and ended the game without throwing a pick. Trey McBride had an average of 11.1 yards per reception by earning 89 yds on 8 receptions. James Conner was the rushing leader for the Cardinals with 25 attempts for 105 yds (4.2 yards per attempt). When all was said and done, they ran 63 plays which converted into 282 yards. The Arizona Cardinals ran the ball 38 different times and recorded 150 yards, which came out to an average of 3.9 yards per carry. On the ground, the Cardinals conceded 130 yards on 31 attempts, which calculates to 4.2 yds per rush surrendered. Arizona allowed 18 pass completions on 27 attempts for a total of 187 yards, and a completion rate of 66.7%.

In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the Arizona Cardinals had an average of 19.4 points per outing. As a unit they held an average of 139.1 yds via the ground game, which was 4th in the league. The Cardinals racked up 5,509 total yards last year. Arizona compiled 173 1st downs offensively, and they were flagged for 101 penalties for 859 yds. They turned the football over 18 times (12 picks and 6 fumbles lost). Arizona amassed 18 touchdowns through the air and 17 rushing touchdowns.

The Cardinals were sitting in 31st in the league regarding their opponents scoring, conceding 26.8 points per contest. They allowed an average of 4.7 yards per rushing attempt and 143.2 rushing yards per game for the previous year. During the season, they allowed 2,434 running yards through 17 contests. In terms of yards via the pass, the Cardinals gave up 3,613 yards which ranked them 13th in the league. Over the course of their 17 games played last season, they conceded 212.5 yards per game via the pass in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 68.6%. They granted 355.7 yards/game ranking them 25th in the NFL.

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The Broncos ended the year holding a 8-9 record. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 24-7 against the Chargers. Russell Wilson (2 touchdowns) ended the contest with 224 yards on 21/33 through the air while his quarterback rating was 91. He had 1 interception and his average yards per pass attempt was 6.8 yards. Courtland Sutton had the best day in terms of receiving for the Broncos, hauling in 3 passes for 62 yds (20.7 yds per catch). Javonte Williams ran the football 17 times for 66 yds, walking away from the contest with 3.9 yards per carry for Denver. The Broncos ended up finishing with 322 yards and they ran 66 plays (4.9 yds per play). Denver ran for 3.4 yds per carry, finishing the contest with 106 yds on 31 attempts. Denver conceded 19 attempts on the ground for 76 yds (4.0 yds per rush). The Broncos secondary conceded a completion rate of 52.4%, surrendering 207 yds on 22 out of 42 through the air.

In relation to the points being put on the board, the Broncos were 19th in the league averaging 21.0 points per game. Last season, the Broncos threw for 3,262 yards via the pass as well as an average of 191.9 throwing yards per contest, ranking them 24th in football. They had an average of 106.5 yards per game on the ground and rushed for 1,810 yards overall. The Denver Broncos averaged 298.4 yards/outing which had them sitting 26th in the league. The Denver offense had 749 yards of penalties on 99 infractions, which ranked them 15th in the league in terms of giving up free yards. They tossed 9 picks while conceding 13 fumbles and they obtained 154 1st downs.

They allowed 29 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 233.6 yards per game, which had them ranked 22nd in the league. Denver surrendered a total of 2,331 yards rushing (137.1 yards per contest) in addition to 15 touchdowns on the ground throughout last season. Last year, they allowed 413 total points. Their defense tallied 26 takeaways (15 fumbles and 11 interceptions) over the course of the prior season. The Broncos defense took part in 1,083 plays, which was 19th in the league. The Broncos gave up 24.3 points per game, which had them ranked 27th in the league.

Who will win tonight's Cardinals/Broncos NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Broncos -4.5

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