The New York Jets (+8) are traveling south to face the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field. This early afternoon matchup will begin at 1:00 p.m. ET and FOX will televise the action.
New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars Betting Preview
In this Sunday AFC game, Jacksonville is getting picked as the favorite and the team’s currently giving up 8 points. The Jets are also receiving +260 moneyline odds while the Jaguars are -330. Oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 38 points, and if one side can catch a lucky break early on, it’ll likely lead to a worthy betting opportunity in-game.
The O/U has not changed after being set initially at 38. Having said that, the line opened at -9 and early action has leaned toward the Jets.
The Jets are 1-2 against the spread (ATS) and have lost 0.2 units so far in 2018. The team has posted an Over-Under mark of 1-2. The Jaguars are down 2.7 units for moneyline bettors this season. They’re 2-1 ATS and also have an O/U record of 1-2.
The Jets are 1-2 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Jaguars are 2-1 SU.
When these two squads faced each other last year, New York won by a field goal 23-20.
The Jets fell to Cleveland 21-17 in a Week 3 matchup where the passing attack wasn’t where it needed to be as Sam Darnold completed only 15-of-31 passes for 169 yards and two interceptions. Isaiah Crowell (only 34 yards on 16 rushes, but two TDs) and Bilal Powell (73 yards on 14 carries) led the ground attack while Quincy Enunwa (four receptions, 57 yards) and Jermaine Kearse (three catches, 35 yards) shared the receiving duties in the defeat.
Jacksonville narrowly lost a 9-6 game to Tennessee in Week 3. Blake Bortles completed 21-of-34 passes for 155 yards. T.J. Yeldon contributed all over the place in the loss. In addition to 44 rushing yards on seven attempts, Yeldon also reeled in six receptions for 46 yards.
New York has run the ball on 47.8 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Jacksonville has a rush percentage of 38.8 percent. The Jets have produced 106 rush yards/game and have four scores on the ground this year. The Jags are averaging 109 rush yards per game and have yet to record a rushing TD.
The Jets offense has tallied 234 yards/game through the air overall and has three passing TDs so far. The Jags have produced 236 pass yards per contest and have five total pass score.
New York has let opponents rush for an average of 102 yards and throw for 229 yards per game. The Jacksonville D has allowed 188.7 yards per game to opposing passers and 115.3 yards per game on the ground. The Jets are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 3.73 to opponents, while the Jags have given up a 5.08 ANY/A.
Offensively, Darnold is up to 367 passing yards this year. The signal-caller has connected on 60 percent of his 52 attempts with two scores through the air and three interceptions. Darnold has a 4.39 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 4.17 over the last two games.
On the other sideline, Blake Bortles has managed to complete 39-of-67 passes for 331 yards, one TD and one INT. Bortles’ ANY/A sits at 4.06 for the season and 6.78 over his past two games.
Free NFL Tip: New York Jets vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
SU Winner – Jaguars, ATS Winner – Jaguars, O/U – Under
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The New York defense has eight sacks on the year while Jacksonville has seven.
The Jacksonville offense has lost two fumbles this season while New York has lost three.
The Jets offense has created two pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Jaguars have accounted for one such play.
Both defenses have allowed zero pass plays of 40 yards or more and zero pass plays of 30+ yards.
Both teams have produced two rushing plays of 20 or more yards and nine running plays of 10+ yards.
The Jets defense has allowed four rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Jaguars have given up one such run.
Jacksonville was favored by 10 points in its previous match and the Over/Under was set at 39.5. The under cashed and Jacksonville failed to cover in the 9-6 defeat to Tennessee.
In its last three contests, Jacksonville is 2-1 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
In its last three matches, New York is 1-2 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
New York was favored by 3 points in its last game and the Over/Under was set at 41. The under cashed and New York did not cover in the 21-17 loss to Cleveland.
As a team, New York has averaged 3.0 yards per carry over its last two contests.
Jacksonville has averaged 4.4 yards per carry over its last two.
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