The Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars meet in week 17 NFL action from Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans Prediction.
Tennessee Titans Recap
The Tennessee Titans come into this game looking to bounce back from a 38-30 loss to Indianapolis last time out to fall to 3-12 on the year. After this game, Tennessee will finish the regular season at home against Houston.
Titans Lose 4th Straight
Will Levis has thrown for 1,916 yards, 12 touchdowns and 12 interceptions on 63.7% passing while Mason Rudolph has thrown for 1,267 yards, 8 touchdowns and 8 interceptions on 63.8% passing. Tony Pollard has a team-high 1,017 rushing yards with 5 touchdowns. Calvin Ridley leads Tennessee’s receiving group with 857 receiving yards while Nick Westbrook-Ikhine has 410 receiving yards and Chig Okonkwo has 438 receiving yards. Tyler Boyd has 376 receiving yards and three more Titans each have 200+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Kenneth Murray Jr. has a team-high 95 total tackles while Harold Landry III has a team-high 8 sacks. Tennessee’s defense as a whole has combined for 29 sacks and 11 interceptions this season.
Why the Tennessee Titans will win
- The Jaguars have lost each of their last six December home games against AFC opponents.
- The Titans have won each of their last two games as underdogs in Florida.
- The Jaguars have failed to cover the spread in five of their last six December games as favorites.
- The Titans have covered the spread in four of their last five Sunday games at EverBank Stadium.
Jacksonville Jaguars Recap
The Jacksonville Jaguars come into this game looking to rebound from a 19-14 loss to Las Vegas last time out, falling to 3-12 on the year. After this game, Jacksonville will head on the road to close out the regular season against Indianapolis.
Jaguars Lose Back-To-Back Games
Mac Jones has thrown for 1,273 yards, 5 touchdowns and 7 interceptions on 65.4% passing while Tank Bigsby has rushed for a team-high 694 yards and 6 TDs and Travis Etienne Jr. has 478 rushing yards. Brian Thomas Jr. has a team-high 1,088 receiving yards along with 9 TD while another four Jaguars have 300+ receiving yards as well on the year. Devin Lloyd leads the Jaguars’ defense with 101 total tackles while Travon Walker has a team-high 8.5 sacks and Josh Hines-Allen has 7 sacks. As a unit, Jacksonville’s defense has combined for 28 sacks and 5 interceptions.
Why the Jacksonville Jaguars will win
- The home team has won 18 of the Jaguars’ last 19 Week 17 games.
- The Titans have lost 15 of their last 16 Sunday road games.
- The Titans have failed to cover the spread in each of their last 10 December games as underdogs against AFC South opponents.
- The Jaguars have covered the spread in eight of their last 10 December home games against AFC South opponents.
Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans Prediction
I’m on the under here. Two teams that would be better off losing this game for draft positioning, and I think this is one of those games where there’s just going to be a lot of mucking around between the 20s. Give me the under here.
