Dallas Cowboys vs Jacksonville Jaguars Prediction, 12/18/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 15

Game: Dallas Cowboys vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Date: Sunday, December 18, 2022

Location: TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, FL

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Jaguars (+5.5)

Total/Over-Under: 47

The Jacksonville Jaguars (5-8) are welcoming the Dallas Cowboys (10-3) at TIAA Bank Field on Sunday. Jacksonville is 5.5-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 47.

The Dallas Cowboys come into this game with a record of 10-3 for this season. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Cowboys faced off with the Texans and notched a win by a score of 27-23. Dak Prescott connected on 24/39 with 284 yards passing and 1 TD. He had a quarterback rate of 70.9 and finished the contest with 2 picks. Ezekiel Elliott led the offense in rushing for the Cowboys with 15 totes for 62 yds (4.1 yards per attempt). Dalton Schultz left with an average of 14.5 yds per reception by totaling 87 yds on 6 catches. The Dallas Cowboys ran the football 31 different times and totaled 127 yards, earning them an average of 4.1 yds per carry. Overall, they tallied 71 plays which converted into 404 yds. Dallas surrendered 20 pass completions on 27 attempts for a total of 213 yds, and a completion rate of 74.1%. When it came to stopping the run, the Cowboys conceded 114 yards on 37 tries, which calculates to 3.1 yards per run surrendered.

Regarding putting points on the board, the Dallas Cowboys are sitting at 27.7 points per game. As a unit they're averaging 144.5 yards on the ground which is 7th in the National Football League. The Cowboys currently have 4,675 yards in total for this campaign. Dallas has tallied 140 first downs as an offense, and they have been called for 89 infractions for 679 yds. They have turned the ball over 15 times (12 picks and 3 fumbles lost). With reference to scoring touchdowns, Dallas has totaled 19 touchdowns via the pass and 21 touchdowns on the ground.

When talking about passing yardage, the Cowboys have surrendered 2,371 yards which puts them in 2nd in the league. They have given up 182.4 yards per contest through the air in addition to allowing a completion percentage of 64.1%. Over the course of this season, they are granting 310.9 yards per contest which has them ranked 5th in the league. They have surrendered 15 touchdowns by air and 7 touchdowns via the ground game. They are giving up an average of 4.4 yards per rushing attempt and 128.5 rushing yards per contest this year. Overall, they have allowed 1,671 yards via the ground game in 13 outings. The Cowboys sit in 3rd in the league in relation to the opposition scoring, conceding 17.6 PPG.

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The Jaguars head into this game 5-8 for this season. In their last game, the Jaguars went home victorious with a score of 36-22 when they played the Titans. Travis Etienne carried the football 17 times for 32 yds, ending the game with 1.9 yds per carry for Jacksonville. Evan Engram was a featured target for the Jaguars, snagging 11 balls for 162 yds (14.7 yds per catch). Trevor Lawrence (3 touchdowns) finished the contest with 368 yards on 30/42 passing while his quarterback rate was 121.9. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 8.8 yards. Jacksonville relinquished 20 run attempts for 137 yards (6.9 yards per carry). The Jaguars pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 65.8%, surrendering 227 yds on 25 out of 38 through the air. The Jaguars finished the game with 428 yds while they ran 67 plays (6.4 yds per play). Jacksonville ended up running for 2.4 yards per tote, totaling 60 yds on 25 carries.

The Jacksonville Jaguars hold an average of 357.5 yards/game which has them sitting 11th in the league. They average 122.2 yards per game on the ground and have toted the ball for 1,589 yards overall. The Jacksonville offense has totaled 557 yds of penalties on 77 infractions, which is good for 13th in the NFL in terms of hurting your team. They have given away 6 picks while letting opponents recover 9 fumbles and they have been able to tally 165 first downs. During this campaign to this point, the Jaguars have thrown for a total of 3,059 passing yards in addition to holding an average of 235.3 throwing yards per contest, which ranks 10th in the NFL. When it comes to putting points on the board, the Jaguars rank 15th in the league averaging 22.6 points per contest.

They have conceded 21 touchdowns via the pass and 253.3 yards per outing, which has them in 28th in the league. Jacksonville has conceded a total of 1,500 yards via the ground game (115.4 yards/game) and 13 touchdowns rushing this year. Their defense has earned 20 takeaways (10 fumbles recovered and 10 interceptions) on the year. The Jaguars defense taken the field for 837 plays, which ranks 24th in football. This year, they have allowed 294 points in total. The Jaguars are allowing 22.6 points per game, ranking them 15th in the NFL.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Jaguars +5.5

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