The Tennessee Titans will travel to play the Jacksonville Jaguars this week in a matchup between two teams headed for the draft lottery. The game starts at 8:25 p.m. ET on Thursday and can be seen on NFL Network.
The last meeting between the Jaguars and Titans came in Week 6 when Jacksonville suffered a narrow defeat against Tennessee 16-14. Clay Harbor had a big performance in that game, pulling in three balls for 91 yards and one TD. Blidi Wreh-Wilson led the way for the Tennessee defense, registering 11 tackles and one interception.
Oddsmakers have deemed the Jacksonville and Tennessee game an even matchup and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at zero points. Heading into Week 16 of league action, the Jaguars are 2-11 Straight Up (SU) and 3-9-1 Against The Spread (ATS). Over their last five games, the Jaguars have records of 1-3 both SU and ATS. Scoring against the Jaguars has been harder than usual as of late. While they’ve given up an average of 27.4 points for the season, they have stepped it up in the last five games, only allowing 21. The Jacksonville defense has played at another level during those games. Its given up only 284 total yards per game during that span. One of the keys to the game will be if the Titans can protect the quarterback against Jacksonville’s aggressive pass rush. The defense ranks third in the league in sacks with three per game. Jacksonville isn’t likely to jeopardize its chances of winning this week with penalties. The team is the least penalized in the league, averaging only 4.7 per game.
On the other side, the Titans head into Week 16 with records of 3-9-1 ATS and 2-11 SU. In the previous five games, Tennessee has a record of 0-4 SU and 1-3 ATS as well. The Titans defense will look to take advantage of Jacksonville’s offensive line, which sometimes appears uninterested in blocking. The Jaguars give up an average of 4.2 sacks per game, worst in the league. The Titans will look to put the ball in the end zone against a Jacksonville defense that allows the most points on average (12.1 points) in the second quarter of home games.
Predictions: SU Winner – JAC, ATS Winner – JAC, O/U – Over
Notes
Tennessee is 0-4-1 SU in its last 5 games,.
Jacksonville is 2-14-1 SU in its last 17 games,.
Tennessee is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Jacksonville is 4-19 SU in its last 23 games at home.
Tennessee is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road.
Jacksonville is 3-11-1 ATS in its last 15 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tennessee’s last 10 games when playing Jacksonville.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Jacksonville’s last 6 games at home.
Tennessee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Jacksonville.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Jacksonville’s last 10 games when playing Tennessee.
Tennessee is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Jacksonville.
Jacksonville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tennessee.
Tennessee is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Jacksonville.
Jacksonville is 6-1-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Tennessee.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tennessee’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Jacksonville.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Jacksonville’s last 7 games when playing at home against Tennessee.
Tennessee is 2-3 SU when leading at the half this season. Jacksonville is 1-2 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Tennessee is 2-2 SU when leading at the start of the fourth quarter this season. Jacksonville is 1-1 SU when leading after three quarters.
Tennessee is 2-1 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle this season, and 0-8 SU in games where it loses the turnover battle.
Jacksonville is 1-3 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, and winless (0-8 SU) when losing the turnover battle.
Tennessee is only 2-6 SU this season when allowing at least 3 sacks in a game. The Jacksonville defense is currently averaging 3.0 sacks over the last five games.
The Tennessee defense has forced an average of 2.6 turnovers over its last five games. Jacksonville is an even 2-2 SU this season when turning the ball over at least 2 times in a game.
Since the beginning of last season, both teams are just 3-7 SU against AFC South opponents.
The Jacksonville passing attack is ranked only 28th in the league, while the Tennessee pass defense is ranked 19th. The Titans’ passing game is ranked just 22nd, compared to the 18th-ranked pass defense of the Jaguars.
The Jacksonville rushing attack is ranked 24th in the league, while the Tennessee run defense is only ranked 32nd. The Titans’ rushing game is ranked 27th, compared to the 28th-ranked run defense of the Jaguars.
