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NFC East prediction | Washington Commanders Over 6.5 Wins

NFC EAST Prediction on the Washington Commanders Over 6.5 Wins in 2023

NFL WIN TOTAL – OVER 6.5 WINS WASHINGTON COMMANDERS +110

The number on the Commanders opened at 7.5 wins at several shops (even 8.5 at a few) but was bet down to the current O/U of 6.5 with plus money. We like the value now and will bet Washington Over 6.5 wins and would even consider Over 7.5 wins at plus +175. Washington has decided to start Sam Howell at quarterback after a failed experiment with Taylor Heinicke and Carson Wentz in 2022. The Commanders won 8 games last season with a passing offense that was 21st in the NFL in yards per game and was 28th in passing DVOA. Howell will be an upgrade at that position if he plays as well as he did in the preseason where he was28 of 37, 75% completion rate for 265 yards with 3 TD’s and zero interceptions. Washington allowed just 20.2PPG last season which ranked 8th best in the NFL. The Commanders allowed 5.2 Yards Per Play which was 10th best in the league and were 3rd overall in Yards Per Game allowed at 304.6YPG. Teams had a very tough time sustaining drives against the Commanders as they allowed foes to convert 3rd downs at a 31.90% which was best in the league. Teams had a tough time scoring TD’s in the Red Zone against the Commanders as they finished the 2022 season ranked 9th best in the NFL at 51.92%. Washington relied heavily on their running game with the 4th most rushing attempts in the league at 31.6. They averaged 126.1 rushing yards per game, which was 12th most. Granted, the Commanders play in the very tough NFC East, but they have a great defense, an upgrade at the QB position and should benefit from more fans support this season with Dan Snyder out as owner. Washington faces Arizona, Denver, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, and the Giants in the first seven weeks of the season and other than Buffalo and Philly they are all very winnable games. Over 6.5 wins for the Washington Commanders in the NFC East prediction.

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  • Terry McLaurin OVER 4.5 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS -108 – McLaurin has produced over 3,300 total receiving yards in three combined seasons and is only 1 of ten players to accomplish this impressive feat. His TD production is low considering the yardage, but he has caught 4, 5 and 5 TD’s in his last three seasons. His Red Zone targets have also been low considering his overall usage, but we are betting those change with new QB Sam Howell under center.

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NFC North Prediction | Bears Win Total

NFC NORTH Prediction – Chicago Bears UNDER 7.5 TOTAL WINS – By ASA

NFL WIN TOTAL – UNDER 7.5 WINS CHICAGO BEARS -122

The oddsmakers have set the Bears O/U win total at more than twice their number of wins from a season ago when they went 3-14. Has Chicago gotten that much better in the offseason? They lost ten straight games to close the season in 2022 and had the worst average margin of victory at minus -8.1PPG. Six of the Bears losses a season ago were by a touchdown or more. Chicago had a negative Yards Per Play differential at minus -0.8YPPL as they averaged 5.3YPPL but allowed 6.1YPPL. The Bears weren’t good on either side of the football with a defense that was 32nd in DVOA rankings and 25th in offensive DVOA. Chicago ranked 32nd defensively against the pass and 30th in stopping the run. Offensively it was only slightly better than defensively with the 30th ranked passing offense and the 25th rated rushing offense. Teams were able to sustain drives against the Bears as they were last in the NFL in 3rd down conversion defense allowing opponents to successfully convert 49.02% of their 3rd downs. Chicago QB Justin Fields was 15th in QBR last season and made more plays with his feet than his arm as he rushed over 1,143 yards last season which was 7th most in the NFL. The Bears were 30th in the league in passing yards per game at just 130.5. We can’t overlook the fact that the Bears play a soft schedule this season, but our expectations are the Packers and Vikings will be better than most experts anticipate. That means winning games in the NFC North Division will be tougher than expected. Our NFC North Predicted wins for Chicago is a max of 7 wins.

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  • JUSTIN FIELDS – OVER 800.5 RUSHING YARDS -112 – You may want to shop for the best number on this O/U as we’ve seen totals as high as 825.5 rushing yards for Fields this season. Last season Fields rushed for over 1,100 yards and was 7th in the league in rushing yards. That’s not just QB’s either, but the entire league. To put that into perspective he had more rushing yards than: Christian McCaffrey, Aaron Jones, Najee Harris, Tony Pollard just to name a few marquee running backs in the NFL. Fields averaged 7.1-yards per rush and he’ll produce plenty of big plays with his feet again in 2023.

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NFC South Prediction | Panthers Win Total

NFC SOUTH Prediction UNDER 7.5 WINS Carolina Panthers – Sept 5th 2023 – By ASA

NFL WIN TOTAL – UNDER 7.5 WINS CAROLINA PANTHERS -115

This is my least-liked NFL win total projection but in my opinion it’s the best of the NFC South. The Carolina Panthers have decided to ‘hitch their wagon’ to rookie QB Bryce Young as they’ve named him QB1 heading into the regular season. The 5-foot-10 200-pounder is undersized by today’s quarterback standards and even though he was a winner in college the transition to the NFL may not happen and will at a minimum take time. We didn’t see a lot of Young in the preseason but what we did see wasn’t overly impressive. He was 14 of 24 for less than 130 total yards and 1 TD. Carolina won 7 games last season in the NFC South but it will be tough to get to that number in 2023. In the South the Saints and Falcons are expected to be improved and Tampa still has a top 10’ish defense. The Panthers allowed 350.2YPG last season (22nd), 22PPG and 5.4-Yards Per Play which ranked them 17th in the NFL. Offensively the Panthers were 29th in the league in total yards per game at 306.2YPG. They averaged just 5.3-Yards Per Play (17th) and were last in the league when it came to converting 3rd downs at 3.8 per game. The Panthers had a net scoring differential of minus -1.6PPG (23rd). It doesn’t help that the Panthers have a below average offensive line by our metrics which will make life difficult for their rookie QB. The schedule isn’t terrible but the improvement by a couple of teams in the division will make it tough for the Panthers to get to 8 wins.

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  • BYRCE YOUNG UNDER 22.5 TOTAL PASSING TOUCHDOWNS -145 – This number opened 26.5 so we’ve lost some value but will still make an investment in this Under. Carolina was 12th in rushing attempts last season, were 13th in rushing TD’s per game and 10th in rushing TD percentage at 44.44%. Carolina was 28th in passing TD’s per game last season at 0.9 and 29th in passing touchdown percentage at 44.44%. The four QB’s for the Panthers last season threw 16 total touchdown passes. Don’t expect Young to get to 23.

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Seattle Seahawks Prediction | NFC West | Total Wins

Seattle Seahawks Prediction UNDER 9.5 WINS | NFC WEST | August 31st

ASA’s NFL WIN TOTAL – UNDER 9.5 WINS SEATTLE SEAHAWKS -155

Again, you will want to shop for the best Under number on the Seahawks or consider betting an alternate number with varying juice. We found 9.5 wins at Draftkings with a higher money line of minus -155. We are in the minority here with this Under play as I’ve listened to numerous ‘talking heads’ on the NFL TV programs predict Over the number for Seattle, but we are contrarian here. Seattle won 9 games a season ago but had an average +/- of minus -0.7PPG which was 15th in the league. Those nine victories came against teams with a combined 58-94-1 straight up record and only three of those W’s came against a team with a winning record. In fact, they also suffered 5 losses to teams that had losing records including 7-10 Carolina, 6-11 Las Vegas, 8-9 Tampa Bay, 7-10 New Orleans and 7-10 Atlanta. The Seahawks we decent offensively as they amassed 5,976 total yards of offense in 2022 (12th most), but unfortunately the defense gave up the 7th most total yards at 6,149. A plus +2 turnover differential on the season helped mitigate the discrepancy in their offensive/defensive numbers. Geno Smith had a career year as the Seahawks starting QB last season with a QBR of 62.8, 4,282 total passing yards with 30 TD’s to 11 INT’s. Early in his career with the Jets when he played in 14 or more games, he threw 25 total TD’s in two seasons with 34 total interceptions. Prior to last season, Smith had played a total of 15 games in his career from 2015 through 2021 so we’re not ready to buy in on him just yet. Seattle will have to face one of the toughest schedules in the league this season as the Hawks get the NFC and AFC East which are the two best divisions in football. Along with those two East Divisions they face the Lions and Titans on the road which won’t be easy wins. Our Seattle Seahawks prediction is for them to finish at 8-9 this season and miss out on the playoffs.

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  • GENO SMITH UNDER 3900.5 PASSING YARDS +105 – This is a number you’ll find at Draftkings, while a few other Books are carrying a much lower number of 3800. Clearly this wager ties into our Under bet on Seattle’s win total for the season as we expect a regression from Smith and the passing game. When Seattle has been at their best under Pete Carroll is when they feature a run-first mentality. Going back to 2012 the Seahawks have ranked top 3 in rushing attempts per game six times. In 2013 when they won the Super Bowl, they were 2nd in rushing attempts per game at 31.4. In 2014 they were also 2nd in rushing attempts per game and lost in the Super Bowl. Seattle was 22nd in rushing attempts last season but should have an improved rushing attack with Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet.

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NC State vs. UConn prediction | Point Train | Aug 31st 2023

College prediction for Thursday, August 31st

POINT TRAIN NC State at Connecticut – Thursday, 7:30PM EST

WAGER – NC STATE -14

RATING – Beer & Pizza

  • We are going against the line move here as this number opened with the Wolfpack favored by -16.5 points but has since been bet down to -14.
  • Consider this though. These teams played last season and NC State was favored by 38-points and won 41-10. The Pack dominated with 29 first downs to just 8, nearly 400-total yards to just 160.
  • NC State returns 7 starters on offense and 5 on defense. They also have Virginia QB transfer Brennan Armstrong under center who threw for over 4,440-yards with 31 TD’s to 10 INT’s two years ago for the Cavaliers. He’s now reunited with former UVA offensive coordinator Robert Anae so expect this Wolfpack offense to hum.
  • UConn made strides last year under head coach Jim Mora, winning 5 of their last eight games, but they still have a way to go.
  • The Husky were 94th in points per drive scored last season and ranked 69th in scoring defense giving up an average of 28.2PPG. Those rankings/statistics also came against a weak schedule.
  • One negative here is the fact that NC State has a big game on deck against Notre Dame, but with this being the first game of the season we don’t expect them to look past this UConn team.

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