Free NFL Picks For Today, Saturday 8/10/2024
Washington Commanders vs. New York Jets NFL Pick Prediction 8/10/2024
Commanders at Jets—Washington backup quarterback Jayden Daniels is going to start. Behind Daniels are Marcus Mariota, Jeff Driskel and Sam Hartman. Some starters will play alongside Daniels. The teams held joint practices on Thursday. Aaron Rogers sits for the Jets. Veteran Tyrod Taylor and rookie Andrew Peasley are the two healthy options at quarterback.
The Pick:
Media reports site poor execution from the Commanders offense in their joint practice against the Jets defense. Washington is 6-1 to the under in their preseason openers. New York will evaluate many from their 90-man roster here. Peasley is a running style quarterback who could see much work in the second half. New York was fourth in scoring defense in the preseason last season. Play Washington and NY under 34.5.
Chicago Bears vs. Buffalo Bills NFL Pick Prediction 8/10/2024
Bears at Bills—Chicago comes off a good offensive output in the Hall of Fame Game against Houston. Media speculations point to Caleb Williams making a start here. There is experience behind him with Tyson Bagen, Brett Rypien and Austin Reeds. Buffalo will play starting quarterback Josh Allen for one quarter. Behind Allen are Mitch Trubisky and Shane Buechele.
The Pick:
Buffalo is dealing with injuries to the second and third units at the receiver position. Backup running back Ty Johnson is questionable. The Bills were in the bottom ten in scoring defense in the preseason last year by giving up 22.3 points per game. The Bears have a strong battle for the backup job behind Williams. Bears head coach Eberflus is 5-1 to the spread in the preseason and was covering in the HOF Game after the postponement was announced. Play Chicago +2.5.
Las Vegas Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings NFL Pick Prediction 8/10/2024
Raiders at Vikings—Las Vegas has a battle for the starting coaching job with both candidates Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell seeing action this and next week. Minnesota will start Sam Darnold at quarterback then rookie J.J. McCarthy will relieve. Some starters will see action for the Vikings except for Jefferson on the offensive side.
The Pick:
Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell is 0-6 straight up and 1-5 to the spread in preseason. He is a McVay prodigy who does not show much in the preseason. Raiders experience and battle at the quarterback position is key. Las Vegas had the third best scoring offense in the preseason in 2023 putting up 28 points and 342 yards per game. The Vikings were a bottom ten scoring offense last preseason. Play Las Vegas -3.
Green Bay Packers vs. Cleveland Browns NFL Pick Prediction 8/10/2024
Packers at Browns—Jordan Love and some starters are expected to see some action here. The backup quarterbacks are Sean Clifford and Michael Pratt. Deshaun Watson will sit the opener. Jameis Winston will start for Cleveland with Tyler Huntley and Dorian Thompson Robinson to backup.
The Pick:
Cleveland has great depth in their quarterback rotation with all four seeing action in regular season games. Sean Clifford and Michael Pratt don’t match up experience wise over the Browns. Green Bay was seventh in scoring offense in the preseason last season putting up 24 points and 375 yards per game. There is a battle for the backup spot behind Love. Matt LaFleur is 8-5 to the over in preseason. Play Green Bay and Cleveland over 39.
San Francisco 49ers vs. Tennessee Titans NFL Pick Prediction 8/10/2024
49ers at Titans—San Francisco will sit all key starters. Tennessee will play healthy starters up to two series. The quarterback rotation figures to be Joshua Dobbs for San Francisco with Brandon Allen and Tanner Mordecai behind him. Will Levis starts for Tennessee. His backups are Mason Rudolph and Malik Willis.
The Pick:
Dobbs is not a bad option to have at quarterback in the preseason. Allen is 31 years old and has NFL experience. There is a battle for this backup job. The 49ers are 7-1 to the under in their past eight preseason road games. These backups are not well accomplished in their careers. San Francisco was the sixth worst scoring offense in the preseason last year. The Titans were the sixth best scoring defense last year in the preseason. Play San Francisco and Tennessee under 38.5.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Cincinnati Bengals NFL Pick Prediction 8/10/2024
Buccaneers at Bengals—Tampa Bay will sit all starters. Kyle Trask to start at quarterback with John Wolford to backup. Joe Burrow is expected to see action in the opener. Behind him are Jake Browning, Logan Woodside and Rocky Lombardi.
The Pick:
Wolford has regular season experience in his time with the Rams. Trask has attempted 10 passes in his four-year career as a backup. These backups are not accomplished NFL quarterbacks. Tampa Bay is 4-0-1 to the under in their past five preseason games. Expect a vanilla package offensively by the Bengals. Play Tampa Bay and Cincinnati under 38.5.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Pick Prediction 8/10/2024
Chiefs at Jaguars—Both starting quarterbacks will start in the opener. Carson Wentz will relieve Mahomes. Behind Wentz are Chris Oladokun and Ian Book. Mac Jones and CJ Beathard backup Trevor Lawrence.
The Pick:
Cincinnati was the seventh and KC was the eighth highest scoring defenses in the preseason last season allowing an average of 46 points and 706.7 yards per game combined. KC had the highest scoring offense in the preseason in 2023 by putting up 31.7 points and 414 yards per game. Expect points to be scored in this game. Play Kansas City and Jacksonville over 40.5.
Seattle Seahawks vs. LA Chargers NFL Pick Prediction 8/10/2024
Seahawks at Chargers—Geno Smith will sit the opener for Seattle. Sam Howell will start with PJ Walker his backup. Justin Herbert will miss the preseason due to an injury. Key starters on both sides expected to miss. Easton Stick will start at quarterback for LA. Behind Stick are Max Duggan, Casey Bauman and Luis Perez.
The Pick:
Not much in the way of accomplishments for any of these backup quarterbacks. Harbaugh is 10-5-1 to the under in his NFL preseason career. Harbaugh is expected to build a better running attack for the Chargers and the pieces of that construction could be on display here. Play Seattle and LA under 34.5.
New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals NFL Pick Prediction 8/10/2024
Saints at Cardinals—New Orleans head coach Dennis Allen did not reveal his plan in the opener. Derek Carr returns as the starter at quarterback. The backups are Jake Haener, Spencer Rattler and Taysom Hill. Kyler Murray will not play in the preseason. His backups are Desmond Ridder and Clayton Tune.
The Pick:
Last year the Saints starters saw only one series in the preseason. Ridder has starting experience at quarterback. Hill has experience for New Orleans but is way down the depth chart and is a running style quarterback unlikely to see action. Play Arizona +2.