No team was busier at the trade deadline than the AFC South-leading Jaguars (6-2), and for a third consecutive week, they are double-digit favorites.
Liam Coen and Jacksonville’s recent streak of facing lethargic opponents continues in Tennessee, where an injury-riddled 1-7 Titans team awaits.
The Jaguars have been blessed by the NFL schedule makers to begin November, thrashing the lowly Colts by 35 points in Week 8 and beating a Lamar Jackson-less Ravens team in Baltimore on “Thursday Night Football” by 23 points last week.
This time around, they are favored by 10.5 points.
Jaguars vs. Titans prediction, best bet
It’s hard to believe a defense ranked fourth in DVOA and second in points allowed (15.1 points per game) could improve, but that’s exactly what the Jags did, adding Jordan Davis and Davon Godchaux in separate deals to bolster their pass-rushing attack.
The Jaguars also added safety Jessie Bates to an already stingy secondary core.
Davis and Bates will not suit up in this one, but they likely wouldn’t be needed anyway.
Tennessee was the opposite of Jacksonville at the deadline, kickstarting the trade bonanza by sending All-Pro Jeffery Simmons to the Bears and then trading Amani Hooker to Buffalo.
With top pass-catcher Carnell Tate, several defensive pieces and a member of their offensive line all unable to play, this matchup for Cam Ward against a division rival is not ideal.
However, as bad as their record looks, the Titans are coming off a respectable overtime loss to the Bengals before their bye. In fact, Tennessee jumped out to early leads in both recent losses to the Bengals and Browns.
Tony Pollard has turned back the clock, but he’ll face a well-rested Jaguars defense that ranks fifth in the NFL against the run, allowing just 89.5 yards per game.
I don’t want to assume the writing is on the wall, but the Jaguars have won the last two regular-season games vs. the Titans by a combined 56 points.
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The Jags have also been putting teams away at ease, boasting a league-best +108 point differential entering Week 10.
Trevor Lawrence has been allergic to the fourth quarter due to how much this team has been dominating the opposition and I see this trend continuing.
The PLAY: Jaguars -10.5 (-110, FanDuel) | Jaguars to win by 15 or more (52 percent, Kalshi)
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