Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots Prediction, 1/2/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 17

Game: Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Date: Sunday, January 2, 2022

Location: Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Patriots (-15.5)

Total/Over-Under: 41.5

The Jacksonville Jaguars (2-13) are headed to Gillette Stadium on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the New England Patriots (9-6). New England opens as 15.5-point favorites. The total has been set at 41.5.

The Jacksonville Jaguars come into this matchup with a record of 2-13 for this season. In their last game, the Jaguars played against the Jets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 26-21. Dare Ogunbowale led the offense in rushing for the Jaguars with 17 totes for 57 yds (3.4 yards per carry). Marvin Jones held an average of 9.3 yards per catch by tallying 74 yards on 8 catches. Trevor Lawrence connected on 26/39 with 280 yards through the air. He had a QB rating of 87.6 and finished the contest without throwing an interception. Against the rush, the Jaguars conceded 273 yards on 36 tries, which is 7.6 yards per run allowed. Jacksonville relinquished 14 pass completions on 22 tries for 100 yards, and a completion percentage of 63.6%. When the final whistle blew, they had 71 plays which gave them a total of 384 yds. The Jacksonville Jaguars ended up running the ball 31 times and compiled 132 yds, which earned them an average of 4.3 yards per attempt.

The Jaguars have tallied 4,620 total yards for the year. Jacksonville has accounted for 159 1st downs as a team, and they have been flagged for 95 penalties for 782 yards. When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, Jacksonville has totaled 9 passing touchdowns and 13 touchdowns on the ground. They have given the ball to the opposition 26 times (14 interceptions and 12 fumbles). As a unit they're averaging 104.9 yards on the ground ranking them 23rd in the NFL. In terms of getting in the endzone, the Jacksonville Jaguars have an average of 14.5 points per game.

When talking about yards via the pass, the Jaguars have surrendered 3,446 yards which puts them in 16th in football. They have conceded 229.7 yards per game via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 69.8%. For the season, they are conceding 353.2 yards/outing which has them ranked 20th in the league. They have allowed 20 touchdowns through the air in addition to 18 touchdowns running the ball. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 4.2 yards per rush and 123.5 yards on the ground per game for the year. In total, they have allowed 1,852 rushing yards through 15 games. The Jaguars sit in 27th in the NFL when it comes to team defense, conceding 26.4 points per contest.

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The Patriots head into this game 9-6 for this season. The last time they took the gridiron, the Patriots took a loss by a score of 33-21 when they faced the Bills. Mac Jones finished the game with 145 yards on 14/32 through the air while his quarterback rating was 31.4. He threw 2 picks and his avg yards per attempt was 4.53 yds. Damien Harris carried the rock 18 times for 103 yards, finishing the contest with 5.7 yards per carry for New England. Jakobi Meyers was featured in the passing game for the Patriots, hauling in 6 passes for 59 yds (9.8 yds per catch). New England rushed the football for 5.5 yds per attempt, finishing with a total of 149 yards on 27 attempts. The Patriots ended up finishing with 288 yards while they ran 60 plays (4.8 yds per play). The Patriots secondary conceded a completion percentage of 63.8%, surrendering 314 yards on 30 for 47 through the air. New England relinquished 28 attempts on the ground for 114 yds (4.1 yds per carry).

When looking at how much they score, the Patriots rank 11th out of all teams in the league with 25.9 PPG. Over the course of the season to this point, the Patriots have earned 3,322 passing yards as well as an average of 221.5 passing yards per game, ranking them 17th in the NFL. They maintain an average of 122.4 rushing yards per game and have toted the ball for 1,836 yards for the season. The New England Patriots maintain an average of 343.9 yards/outing which has them ranked 17th in the NFL. The New England offense has accrued 746 penalty yds on 84 violations, which has them sitting 23rd in the NFL in terms of giving up free yards. They have thrown 12 picks while letting opponents recover 8 fumbles and they have earned 164 first downs.

The Patriots are allowing 17.3 PPG, which has them ranked 1st of all teams in the NFL. New England has given up a total of 1,828 rushing yards (121.9 yards per game) as well as 8 touchdowns by way of the ground game for the season. They have given up 19 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 193.7 yards per game, which puts them in 3rd in football. The Patriots defense has taken part in 926 plays, which ranks them 12th in football. Overall, they have surrendered 260 total points. They have tallied 27 turnovers (7 fumbles recovered and 20 interceptions) so far this season.

Who will win tonight's Jaguars/Patriots NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Patriots -15.5

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