Over/Under Win Total: 6.5
The Jaguars had a terrible season in 2021 finishing 3-14 and in last place in
the AFC SOUTH. A key element that didn’t help their cause was the fact
that they went through two HCs during the season as well. Highly touted HC
Urban Meyer lasted only 13 games, going 2-11 who was fired. He had some
problems off the field which didn’t help his problems on the field. Then
interim HC Darrell Bevell went 1-3. The two lone bright spots during the
season were beating BUFF @HOME, 9-6 where JAGS were a heavy HOME
DOG @ +14. The other was the last game of the season beating INDY
@HOME also as a heavy DOG +15 and knocking INDY out of the playoff
picture. Other than that, the season was a total disaster.
The Jacksonville Offense was ranked 27 th and was ranked 32 nd in scoring in
2021. JAGS averaged 14.9 points per game and only scored more than 23
points in a game once. This was in the last game of the season vs INDY.
This team had troubling getting into the endzone all season. To make matters
worse, the first overall pick, QB Trevor Lawrence didn’t have a good rookie
season. WR Christian Kirk was signed as a FA from ARZ to give Lawrence
a big target on OFF. TE Evan Engram was also added to help Lawrence get
on track.
The team DEF for JAGS was ranked at 19 th which is respectable but has to
learn to make stops and put pressure on opposing QBs. New HC Doug
Pederson comes in with a Super Bowl win as HC of the Philadephia Eagles
in 2017, so he knows how to win. The task won’t be easy as this is a young
team that is predicted to start two rookies on DEF and a rookie at Center.
THE BET: JAGS Under 6.5 wins (-130)
2022 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS SCHEDULE
- Week 1 – at Washington (FOX, 1:00 p.m.)
- Week 2 – vs. Indianapolis (CBS, 1:00 p.m.)
- Week 3 – at L.A. Chargers (CBS, 4:05 p.m.)
- Week 4 – at Philadelphia (CBS, 1:00 p.m.)
- Week 5 – vs. Houston (CBS, 1:00 p.m.)
- Week 6 – at Indianapolis (CBS, 1:00 p.m.)
- Week 7 – vs. N.Y. Giants (FOX, 1:00 p.m.)
- Week 8 – vs. Denver (ESPN+, 9:30 a.m.) – Wembley Stadium
- Week 9 – vs. Las Vegas (CBS, 1:00 p.m.)
- Week 10 – at Kansas City (CBS, 1:00 p.m.)
- Week 11 – BYE
- Week 12 – vs. Baltimore (CBS, 1:00 p.m.)
- Week 13 – at Detroit (FOX, 1:00 p.m.)
- Week 14 – at Tennessee (CBS, 1:00 p.m.)
- Week 15 – vs. Dallas (FOX, 1:00 p.m.)
- Week 16 – at N.Y. Jets (Prime Video, 8:15 p.m.)
- Week 17 – at Houston (CBS, 1:00 p.m.)
- Week 18 – vs. Tennessee (TBD)