Jacksonville Jaguars Betting Lines: Preview, Odds, Spreads, Win Total, and More
The Jacksonville Jaguars enter 2023 with the fourth-longest active regular-season win streak (five straight) and have something new to deal with: expectations.
Coming off of just their second division title this millennium, the Jags will look to ride the growth of Trevor Lawrence to consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 2004-05. Where do they stand in the betting landscape, and what’s the best bet you can make involving Jacksonville?
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Jacksonville Jaguars Futures Odds
Super Bowl Odds: +3000
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AFC Odds: +1400
AFC South Odds: -155
Win Total: 9.5 (Over -140/Under +120)
To Make/Miss the Playoffs: -195/+165
Jacksonville Jaguars Offense
We saw Lawrence thrive last season with the new coaching regime, and Calvin Ridley’s addition to the field figures to accelerate his development in 2023.
Ridley joins a talented offense that averaged 29.2 points per game over the final month of last season and has the potential to be one of the most potent in the league as soon as this season.
Jacksonville Jaguars Defense
There is work to be done on the defensive end, as this team was a bottom-10 unit in yards, red-zone defense, and sack rate in 2022.
They had four different players intercept three passes last year, and all three of their tackle magnets (115+ for Foyesade Oluokun, Rayshawn Jenkins, and Devin Lloyd) return, giving this defense some building blocks. If the Jahs want to take the next step, consistency on this side of the ball will be critical.
One Betting Trend To Know
The Jaguars are just 2-8 ATS over the past two seasons when playing in cold weather, according to Inside Edge.
Best Bet for the Jaguars in 2023
Soppe: I’ve made no bones about my love for this team, and that is going to lead to me investing in them going over 9.5 wins. Most people will try to “count” wins when looking at a schedule, but I tend to go the other direction: losses. Before making any future win total bet, I want to get a feel for how the schedule looks and where the most likely stumbling spots are.
For the Jags, all five of those games come at home (or in London, which is a pseudo-home game). And that’s just the start. They get the Chiefs at home in September … teams hate going to Florida in the fall. I mentioned them playing the Bills in London, a game that will require no extensive travel for the Jags due to them being there the week prior.
Following their bye week, they host the 49ers. They get a likely worn-down Bengals team (consecutive AFC North blood baths prior) at home in Week 13 after they played the Texans the week before. And then there’s Week 15 against a Ravens team that is on the fourth contest of a four-game run where they play in four different cities.
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Those are the “loss” spots I highlighted for the Jags, and they happen to have a nice scheduling edge in all of them. Of course, I don’t expect them to win all of those games, but what if they can steal two of them?
If that’s the case, now we can count wins. You’ve got two there, probably a minimum of four in their divisional games, and then bouts against the Falcons, Bucs, and Panthers. I just got you to nine wins without a ton of effort. Teams like the Steelers, Saints, and Browns are still on the schedule … not to mention that the Jags sweeping their six divisional games wouldn’t be a shocking result.
Good luck in finding eight losses on this schedule!
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