Jacksonville Jaguars vs Dallas Cowboys Prediction, 8/12/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Jacksonville Jaguars vs Dallas Cowboys

Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023

Location: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX

TV: No TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cowboys (+2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 33

The Jacksonville Jaguars (10-8 last season) are en route to AT&T Stadium on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Dallas Cowboys (13-5 last year). Dallas opens this game as 2.5-point underdogs. The over/under is set at 33.

The Jacksonville Jaguars finished the season having earned a 10-8 record. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Jaguars faced off with the Chiefs and took a loss by a score of 27-20. Travis Etienne was the leader on the ground for the Jaguars with 10 totes for 62 yards (6.2 yds per carry). Zay Jones averaged 16.6 yds per catch by accumulating 83 yds on 5 catches. Trevor Lawrence finished 24/39 with 217 yds passing and 1 TD. He had a quarterback rating of 74.4 and ended the contest with 1 pick. On the ground, the Jaguars gave up 144 yards on 30 attempts, which averages out to 4.8 yards per rush allowed. Jacksonville relinquished 27 pass completions on 37 tries for 218 yds, and a completion rate of 73.0%. In all, they tallied 60 plays which gave them a total of 349 yards. The Jacksonville Jaguars ended up rushing 19 times and accounted for 144 yards, which is an average of 7.6 yards per attempt.

The Jaguars racked up 6,075 yards in total for the prior year. Jacksonville accounted for 208 1st downs as a unit, and they were hurt by 90 infractions for 674 yards. Jacksonville earned 25 touchdowns through the air and 16 touchdowns on the ground. They turned the football over 22 different times (9 picks and 13 fumbles). As a unit they averaged 124.5 yards on the ground, giving them a rank of 14th in the league. In terms of getting in the endzone, the Jacksonville Jaguars held an average of 23.8 points per contest.

In terms of passing yards, the Jaguars gave up 4,055 yards which ranked them 28th in the NFL. In their 17 games, they allowed 238.5 yards per game through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 64.1%. They granted 353.3 yards per game which put them 24th in the National Football League. They conceded 25 touchdowns through the air as well as 14 rushing touchdowns. They allowed 4.2 yards per rush and 114.8 yards on the ground per game for the previous year. Over the course of last season, they allowed 1,951 running yards through 17 outings. The Jaguars were sitting in 12th in the league concerning the opposition scoring, allowing 20.6 PPG.

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The Cowboys ended the season having earned a 13-5 mark. The last time they took the field, the Cowboys walked away with a loss by a score of 19-12 when they faced the 49ers. Dak Prescott (1 touchdown) finished the game with 206 yds on 23/37 through the air while his quarterback rate was 63.6. He had 2 picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 5.6 yds. Ezekiel Elliott carried the ball 10 times for 26 yds, ending the game with 2.6 yards per carry for Dallas. CeeDee Lamb was the best receiver for the Cowboys, snagging 10 footballs for 117 yds (11.7 yds per reception). Dallas rushed for 3.5 yds per attempt, totaling 76 yards on 22 carries. The Cowboys finished with a total of 282 yards while they ran 60 plays (4.7 yards per play). The Cowboys secondary allowed a completion percentage of 65.5%, relinquishing 199 yds on 19 for 29 through the air. Dallas conceded 32 rushing attempts for 113 yds (3.5 yds per carry).

Regarding their scoring prowess, the Cowboys ranked 4th in the league averaging 27.5 points per game. Last year, the Cowboys had a total of 3,736 passing yards not to mention averaging 219.8 throwing yards per outing, which had them ranked 14th in the NFL. They averaged 135.2 yards via the ground game and ran for 2,298 yards for the season. The Dallas Cowboys averaged 354.9 yards per outing ranking them 11th out of all teams in the league. The Dallas offense racked up 842 yards of penalties on 104 infractions, which had them ranked 8th in the league in terms of giving up free yards. They threw 18 picks while allowing opponents to recover 5 fumbles and they earned 194 first downs.

The Cowboys allowed 20.1 points per game, which had them in 5th in football. They gave up 23 touchdowns via the pass and 200.9 yards/contest, which put them in 8th in football. Last year, they surrendered 342 total points. Dallas surrendered a total of 2,198 yards via the ground game (129.3 yards per game) in addition to 9 touchdowns by ground last season. The Cowboys defense took the field for 1,101 plays, which ranked 27th in football. Their defense totaled 33 takeaways (17 fumbles recovered and 16 interceptions) during the previous year.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Cowboys +2.5

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