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Carolina Panthers vs. New York Giants NFL Betting Pick Prediction 8/18/2023
Panthers at Giants—Carolina is 0-1 in the preseason after their 27-0 home defeat to the New York Jets. Bryce Young threw eight passes. Matt Corral saw the bulk of the action going 15 of 22 for 126 yards and an interception with a lost fumble.
Panthers finished with 165 yards going 3 of 11 on third downs and averaging only 3.4 yards per play. Team surrendered 333 yards to the Jets with only 3.8 yards per rush but 3 of 4 conversions in the red zone. Carolina rookie Bryce Young is QB1. The backups are Andy Dalton, Matt Corral and Jake Luton.
Giants are 0-1 in the preseason following their 21-16 road defeat at Detroit. Tyrod Taylor completed 3 of 4 passes. It was Tommy DeVito getting the bulk of the snaps going 15 of 24 for 155 yards with a touchdown and interception but surrendering five sacks.
New York struggled on third down going 2 of 13 and averaging 3.7 yards per rush. They allowed 327 yards to the Lions with only 2.9 yards per rush attempt. The backups behind Daniel Jones are Tyrod Taylor and Tommy DeVito. Young expects to play two to three series then the backups come in.
Panthers offensive line performed poorly in the opener so all eyes on this unit here. Backup Corral expected to see action and Luton could be in late. Andy Dalton will not play. New York Giants starters expected to play some in this Week Two preseason game.
Daniel Jones could see a series or two. Concern for both offenses here. Both teams combined for 5 of 24 on third down in their preseason opener. Play Carolina and New York Giants under 39.
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Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons NFL Betting Pick Prediction 8/18/2023
Bengals at Falcons—Cincinnati is 0-1 in the preseason after their 36-19 home defeat to the Green Bay Packers. Bengals were outscored 15-3 in the second half. Bengals went with Trevor Siemian and Jake Browning at quarterback with each throwing a pick.
The team was just 4 of 15 on third down and managed 3.9 yards per rush. Bengals allowed Green Bay 437 yards with 183 rushing for seven yards per attempt. Behind Joe Burrow at quarterback for Cincinnati are Trevor Siemian, Jake Browning and Reid Sinnett.
Atlanta is 1-0 in the preseason after a 19-3 road win at Miami. They outscored the Dolphins 13-3 in the final quarter. Logan Woodside played the whole game at QB for the Falcons going 14 of 23 for 146 yards. It was a brutal 3 of 12 on third down for the offense with 3.9 yards per run.
Atlanta allowed 317 yards to the Dolphins with 168 rushing for 6.5 yards per carry. Desmond Ridder is backed up on the depth chart by Taylor Heinicke and Logan Woodside. Bengals quarterback Zac Taylor is searching for QB 2. Both Browning and Siemian have split reps in practice and a backup quarterback battler is in place here.
Siemian goes in the first half and Browning in the second. Both saw significant action in the preseason opener. Falcons offense was held to only six points through three quarters last week.
Desmond Ridder to get the start along with starters here. The backup quarterback battle for the Bengals certainly is a factor to take all these points in a preseason game. Play Cincinnati +6.5.
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