Jacksonville Jaguars vs Detroit Lions Prediction, 8/19/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Jacksonville Jaguars vs Detroit Lions

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Location: Ford Field in Detroit, MI

TV: NFL NET

Odds/Point Spread: Lions (+5)

Total/Over-Under: 38

Ford Field is where the Detroit Lions (9-8 last year) will attempt to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars (10-8 last season) on Saturday. Jacksonville opens this matchup as 5-point favorites. The total is set at 38.

The Jacksonville Jaguars ended the year having earned a 10-8 mark. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Jaguars played against the Chiefs and went home with a loss by a final score of 27-20. Travis Etienne led the offense in rushing for the Jaguars with 10 carries for 62 yds (6.2 yds per carry). Zay Jones averaged 16.6 yds per reception by accumulating 83 yds on 5 catches. Trevor Lawrence finished 24/39 with 217 yards through the air and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rate of 74.4 and walked away from the game with 1 interception. When it came to stopping the run, the Jaguars conceded 144 yards on 30 tries, which calculates to 4.8 yards per run surrendered. Jacksonville gave up 27 completions on 37 tries for a total of 218 yds, and a completion percentage of 73.0%. At the end of the game, they tallied 60 plays which totaled 349 yds. The Jacksonville Jaguars rushed the ball a total of 19 different times and accrued 144 yards, which is an average of 7.6 yards per carry.

Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the Jacksonville Jaguars were sitting at 23.8 PPG. Offensively they held an average of 124.5 yards on the ground, which had them sitting 14th in the league. The Jaguars had 6,075 total yards over the course of last season. Jacksonville amassed 208 1st downs as a team, and they committed 90 penalties for 674 yds. They turned the ball over 22 different times (9 interceptions and 13 fumbles lost). Jacksonville amassed 25 touchdowns via the pass and 16 rushing touchdowns.

The Jaguars were sitting in 12th in the league concerning team defense, giving up 20.6 points per game. The opposition ran for 4.2 yards per rush and 114.8 rushing yards per contest last year. Overall, they allowed 1,951 running yards through 17 contests. Concerning yards through the air, the Jaguars gave up 4,055 yards which ranked them 28th in football. In their 17 games, they yielded 238.5 yards per game through the air in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 64.1%. They surrendered 353.3 yards/game ranking them 24th in the National Football League. They gave up 25 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 14 running touchdowns.

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The Lions ended the season with a 9-8 mark. When they last stepped on the football field, the Lions took home the win by a final score of 20-16 when they played the Packers. Jared Goff finished the contest with 224 yds on 23/34 through the air while his quarterback rating was 85.9. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yds per pass attempt was 6.6 yds. Kalif Raymond was the leading receiver for the Lions, snagging 4 passes for 66 yards (16.5 yds per reception). Jamaal Williams carried the football 16 times for 72 yards, finishing the contest with 4.5 yds per carry for Detroit. The Lions finished the contest with a total of 323 yds and they ran 60 plays (5.4 yds per play). Detroit rushed for 4.2 yards per attempt, finishing the game with 104 yds on 25 carries. Detroit allowed 28 rush attempts for 103 yards (3.7 yards per carry). The Lions pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 63.0%, relinquishing 188 yards on 17 for 27 through the air.

The Detroit Lions had an average of 380.0 yards per contest ranking them 4th in football. They averaged 128.2 yards via the ground game and rushed for 2,179 yards in total. The Detroit offense had 773 yards of penalties on 90 violations, which ranked them 20th in the league in terms of helping out the opposition. They gave away 7 picks while allowing opponents to recover 8 fumbles and they recorded 228 first downs. Last season, the Lions threw for 4,281 yards through the air along with averaging 251.8 passing yards per game, which was ranked 8th in the league. In relation to putting points on the board, the Lions ranked 5th in the league scoring 26.6 points per contest.

The Lions conceded 25.1 points per game, which had them sitting 29th of all teams in the league. They surrendered 26 touchdowns through the air as well as 245.8 yards per contest, which had them ranked 30th in the league. Last year, they surrendered 427 points in total. Detroit gave up a total of 2,491 yards via the ground game (146.5 yards per outing) and 22 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. The Lions defense participated in 1,076 plays, which had them ranked 16th in football. They totaled 22 takeaways (10 fumbles recovered and 12 interceptions) last year.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Lions +5 and over 38 total points

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