Titans Continue Playoff March in Road Clash with Slumping Jaguars
The Tennessee Titans look to continue their chase for the AFC South divisional crown with a third straight outright road victory on Saturday, when they take on the toothless Jacksonville Jaguars in a Christmas Eve matchup at EverBank Field. The 2-12 Jaguars have lost nine straight and have failed to cover in four straight home dates.
The 8-6 Titans enter Week 16 tied with Houston atop the AFC South following last week's 19-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs as 6-point road underdogs. That also extended their current straight-up win streak to three games, and marked their first back-to-back wins against the spread this season. The point total has finished UNDER in three of four, ending a 7-0 run for the OVER.
The Jaguars generated just 150 total yards in last week's narrow 21-20 loss to the Texans as 3.5-point road underdogs, and have tallied 20 or more points just four times in their past 10 outings. Jacksonville is a meagre 2-15 SU in its past 17 as home underdogs by four or more points, but covered in its past two. Doug Marrone will be calling the shots for the Jags as he'll take over head coaching duties on an interim basis after Gus Bradley was canned earlier in the week.
Tennessee has averaged 39 points per game in two straight wins over Jacksonville, but the Jaguars have posted SU wins in four of five home dates with the Titans, going undefeated ATS during that stretch
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Odds at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had the Jacksonville Jaguars pegged as 3.5-point underdogs in this betting matchup. The total, meanwhile, was listed by books like Sportsbook at 44.5.
A 25-18 result in favor of the Titans was the prediction by the Odds Shark handicapping pick engine earlier this week. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NFL matchups here.
Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Tennessee Titans will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 6-8 ATS against the spread this season, while the Jacksonville Jaguars are 7-7 ATS. Tennessee is 9-5 on the over under betting totals; Jacksonville is 9-5. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Jacksonville vs Tennessee injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 28 (Jacksonville Jaguars) and the No. 13 (Tennessee Titans) teams in the league, according to our current NFL Power Rankings at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up the Jacksonville Jaguars No. 27-ranked offense (18.57 PPG) against a Tennessee Titans defense that ranks No. 18 at 23.07 PPG. The Jaguars passing attack has averaged 222.07 yards per game, less than the Titans give up through the air (266.64 YPG on average).
Defensively, the Tennessee Titans feature the league's No. 18-rated road run defense, allowing 113.67 yards per game. The Jacksonville Jaguars, meanwhile, ranks No. 27 in rushing offense at home.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Titans grabbed a Week 14 victory over the Broncos in their last game, winning 13-10 at Nissan Stadium.
Jacksonville lost its last outing 25-16 against Minnesota on Sunday, getting a 113-yard receiving performance from Marqise Lee in a losing cause at EverBank Field.
Next Betting Matchups
Tennessee home to Houston, Sunday, January 1st
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, Sunday, January 1st