Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Jacksonville Jaguars Prediction, 8/17/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 2

Game: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, FL

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Jaguars (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 37

The Jacksonville Jaguars (9-8 last year) will try to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-8 last season) at EverBank Stadium on Saturday. Tampa Bay opens this game as 3-point underdogs. The over/under comes in at 37.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wrapped up their year having a 9-8 record. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Buccaneers played the Falcons and walked away with a win by a score of 29-25. Baker Mayfield went 14/29 with 144 yards passing and 2 TDs. He had a quarterback rate of 86 and ended the game without throwing an interception. Chris Godwin averaged 10.6 yds per catch by notching 53 yards on 5 catches. Rachaad White led the offense in rushing for the Buccaneers with 25 attempts for 102 yards (4.1 yds per carry). For the game, they ran 67 plays which gave them 290 yards. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended up rushing 37 times and accumulated 148 yds, which is an average of 4.0 yards per carry. Against the rush, the Buccaneers gave up 96 yards on 26 attempts, which is an average of 3.7 yds per rush surrendered. Tampa Bay allowed 26 completions on 40 attempts for a total of 338 yds, and a completion percentage of 65.0%.

When it comes to scoring points, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were sitting at 20.5 points per game. As a team they averaged 88.8 yards rushing, ranking them 32nd in the NFL. The Buccaneers earned 5,321 total yards for the prior season. Tampa Bay compiled 188 1st downs as a team, and they were hurt by 100 penalties for 751 yards. They gave the ball to the opposition 18 different times (10 interceptions and 8 fumbles lost). Tampa Bay earned 28 touchdowns through the air and 8 touchdowns via the ground.

When it comes to yards via the pass, the Buccaneers allowed 4,232 yards which put them in 29th in the NFL. Over the course of their 17 games played, they conceded 248.9 yards per contest via the pass and surrendering a completion percentage of 66.1%. They surrendered 344.2 yards/game which put them 23rd in the NFL. They gave up an average of 3.8 yards per run and 95.3 rushing yards per contest for the previous season. Over the course of last season, they allowed 1,620 yards via the ground game in 17 games. The Buccaneers ranked 7th in the NFL concerning the opposition scoring, conceding 19.1 PPG.

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The Jaguars ended the year holding a 9-8 mark. When they last stepped on the football field, the Jaguars took a loss by a final score of 31-27 when they faced the Browns. Travis Etienne carried the rock 14 times for 35 yds, finishing the game with 2.5 yds per carry for Jacksonville. Evan Engram was the best receiver for the Jaguars, snagging 11 balls for 95 yds (8.6 yds per reception). Trevor Lawrence (3 TDs) ended the game with 257 yards on 28/50 passing while his quarterback rating was 65.2. He had 3 picks and his average yds per pass attempt was 5.1 yds. Jacksonville surrendered 28 run attempts for 82 yds (2.9 yards per rush). The Jaguars secondary gave up a completion percentage of 57.8%, surrendering 307 yards on 26 out of 45 through the air. The Jaguars finished with 293 yds and they ran 74 plays (4.0 yards per play). Jacksonville rushed for 2.9 yds per carry, finishing with a total of 58 yds on 20 attempts.

When discussing their scoring prowess, the Jaguars were 14th in the league with a maintained average of 22.2 points per outing. Over the course of last year, the Jaguars compiled 4,126 passing yards as well as an average of 242.7 throwing yards per game, which ranked 9th in the league. They had an average of 96.8 yards per game via the rush and rushed for 1,646 yards in total. The Jacksonville Jaguars held an average of 339.5 yards/outing ranking them 13th in the NFL. The Jacksonville offense racked up 644 yards of penalties on 83 violations, which was good for 29th in the NFL in terms of giving up free yards. They threw 14 picks while letting opponents recover 16 fumbles and they tallied 199 first downs.

The Jaguars conceded 21.8 points per contest, ranking them 17th of all teams in the NFL. They allowed 27 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 239.8 yards/outing, which had them in 26th in the NFL. Jacksonville surrendered a total of 1,752 rushing yards (103.1 yards/game) in addition to 15 touchdowns on the ground over the course of last season. The Jaguars defense participated in 1,078 plays, which ranked 15th in the NFL. Their defense had 27 turnovers (11 fumbles and 16 picks) over the course of last year. Overall, they gave up 371 points in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Jaguars -3

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