NFL preseason picks: Rams over 16.5 points and Panthers with the points against Bills

Well, the archetypal acceptable of preseason games that I stake didn’t precisely spell arsenic planned. I had 1 triumph and 2 losses. The losses were interesting. I was WAY disconnected astir the Packers and Steelers game, with the Packers scoring lone 9 points successful the contest. The Cardinals and Raiders enactment connected a show, arsenic expected, but I missed the champion of the fig and mislaid connected the over. I had 41.5 and the full deed close astatine 41. Looks similar I americium successful preseason signifier for NFL betting arsenic well. Let’s effort to get a small backmost present arsenic determination are immoderate amusive games to look guardant to.

Kansas City Chiefs caput manager Andy Reid gestures during the archetypal fractional of the team's NFL wild-card playoff shot crippled against the Miami Dolphins Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, successful Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Rams vs Chiefs

This would beryllium a large crippled to ticker if it were during the regular season. As it stands, we conscionable person to woody with the preseason and bask whoever takes the field. There is precise small accidental that Matthew Stafford sees immoderate enactment successful this game, and astir apt doesn’t spot it successful astir immoderate preseason game, with the objection of possibly the 3rd oregon 4th game. It is simply a spot shocking that Patrick Mahomes is adjacent successful a speech for him to play again, but helium won’t beryllium retired determination either. So that leaves backups.

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Stetson Bennett and Ty Simpson volition spot the bulk of work, and with them battling for the backup position, I deliberation they volition some bash well. Justin Fields is the caller Chiefs backup, and helium should beryllium absorbing with the Andy Reid offense. I’m not definite however agelong helium volition play, but I’d similar to spot him get a 4th of action. I’ll backmost the implicit 16.5 points for the Rams. I deliberation they person much than capable weapons and precise motivated quarterbacks.

Then-Buffalo Bills violative coordinator Joe Brady stands adjacent to backmost Josh Allen (17) earlier a crippled against the Seattle Seahawks astatine Lumen Field connected Oct. 27, 2024 successful Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Panthers vs. Bills

Believe it oregon not, this really could’ve been a Super Bowl matchup past year. Obviously things didn’t shingle retired that way, but some did marque the postseason. Both besides suffered heartbreaking losses successful the playoffs. Now they get to conflict successful the preseason. The Panthers are playing their 2nd crippled of the preseason, portion the Bills are taking successful their first. This volition besides beryllium the archetypal crippled played successful their caller stadium. That truly doesn’t adhd overmuch different than immoderate imaginable other motivation.

In their archetypal game, the Panthers had Haynes King propulsion the shot 34 times. Kenny Pickett added different 11 tosses. They ran it 22 times total. If that continues, you tin expect a spot higher of a score. I can’t ideate they volition look to tally the shot a ton, unless they are trying to support King. I don’t cognize if determination is an authoritative connection connected whether Bryce Young volition get immoderate action, but if helium has a thrust oregon two, that besides could lend to points.

Carolina Panthers backmost Haynes King passes successful the 2nd fractional of the Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL preseason crippled against the Arizona Cardinals successful Canton, Ohio, connected Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/David Richard)

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The Bills person been a small much upfront with what is happening. Josh Allen volition instrumentality a bid oregon two, which is astir apt partially due to the fact that of the caller stadium. It isn’t precisely similar helium needs practice. Maybe they privation to get him immoderate crippled enactment with DJ Moore present that helium is with the club. I don’t person overmuch religion successful Kyle Allen oregon Shane Buechele to pb the charge.

I’m going to instrumentality the Panthers with the points. I get that it would beryllium a bully communicative for the Bills to triumph the game, but the world is that the Panthers backups should beryllium better, and much adjusted to crippled speed, than the Bills. Give maine the Panthers with the points, and I’ll sprinkle that moneyline arsenic well.

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