Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets (-9), Total 39.5 |
Jacksonville made a surprising move by letting quarterback David Garrard go leading up to the season open also surprised many by picking up a 16-14 win over the Tennessee Titans as one-point home underdogs.
If you were Jaguars Betting, you saw how they punished the Titans on the ground, out-gaining them by 120 rushing yards, but will likely have a much tougher time against one of the best defenses in the league this week. Running back Maurice Jones-Drew is still the focal point of this offense, rushing for 97 yards on 24 carries.
It’s also important to note that Jacksonville has covered six straight games in this series, including a 24-22 win as 6.5-point road underdogs in the last meeting on Nov. 15, 2009. It was an incredibly exciting contest, as Jones-Drew ran for 123 yards.
Many are not giving the Jaguars a chance due to going 9-12 in their last 21 games, with only one of those wins coming against a winning team.
Word out of the practice facility is defensive end Aaron Kampman will be missing a second consecutive games, as his recovery from a torn ACL is taking longer than expected.
NFL betting players will find that the Jaguars are 15-18 ATS over the last two-plus seasons and the ‘over’ is 19-14 over that span.
New York erased a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit in picking up a 27-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys, but failing to cover the four-point spread. Five of the Jets last 10 victories have come via fourth-quarter comebacks.
This week’s matchup pits a Jets defense that held Dallas to 2.5 yards per carry on 26 attempts, best in the NFL, against a Jacksonville team that rushed for 163 yards, tied for fifth in the league.
Quarterback Mark Sanchez had to throw the ball more than he usually does in winning last week’s game, connecting on 26 of 44 passes for two touchdowns and an interception. He’s still committing mistakes that may cause the team to get back to the ground and pound that it’s used to.
The Jets ran for just 45 yards last week, the worst performance for the team since gaining 41 against the San Diego Chargers during the 2008 season.
Jets betting fans will find that the Jets are 22-17 ATS over the last two-plus seasons and the ‘over’ is 24-14 over that span.
