Jags Go West to Face Pumped-Up Niners
The Jacksonville Jaguars might be celebrating their first playoff berth since the 2007 season, but there is still some work to be done. They will have an opportunity to clinch the AFC South division title if they can beat the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon. Of course, the Niners roll into this game with a lot of confidence, having scored victories in three consecutive games. The kickoff is set for 4:05 PM ET at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA, and while CBS televises the game on a regional basis, VietBet customers will have the opportunity for reduced juice prior to the game, and real-time wagering with Live Betting Ultra once it begins.
Jaguars vs 49ers Odds:
In the odds posted at VietBet upon which we will make our NFL predictions on this one, in the Jaguars are the road favorites:
Jacksonville Jaguars -4
San Francisco 49ers +4
Over 42 points -110
Under 42 points -110
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Jaguars vs 49ers Odds – Betting Preview
The Jaguars (10-4 straight-up, 9-5 against the football pointspread) were able to take a breather last week against the Houston Texans, who they held to 186 yards in a 45-7 victory. They had the good fortune to be able to go up against third-string quarterback TJ Yates in that one, but they will encounter whole different animal here. San Francisco is riding high on the arm of Jimmy Garoppolo, who was acquired at the trade deadline from the New England Patriots and has really given this team hope. Garoppolo has made three starts, all of them victories, and he has looked like a 10-year veteran in the pocket. For a team that started 0-9, these guys are now positively radiant around the complex, because they can see the future.
If Jacksonville winbs this game, it will make next week’s matchup with the Tennessee Titans somewhat moot, although there is still the possibility that the Jaguars can gain the #2 seed in the AFC, because they have a tiebreaker advantage over the Pittsburgh Steelers. What they’ve done this season is remarkable, particularly on the defensive end, and interestingly enough, they can become the first stop unit since the merger in 1970 to be #1 in the NFL in scoring defense, sacks and turnovers forced. That’s how good these guys are. They may have the best pair of cornerbacks in the league in Jalen Ramsey and AJ Bouye, and Calais Campbell is second in the league in sacks on individual basis.
Part of the Jaguars’ approach, as VietBet patrons may be aware, involves establishing superiority on the ground. That’s why they drafted Leonard Fournette out of LSU in the first round, and he is just 77 yards short of 1000 on the season, something that hasn’t been done by a Jacksonville rookie since Fred Taylor in 1998. It may not be that easy a task for them to control things with the ground game, however, as San Francisco gives up just 3.9 yards per carry and has vastly improve themselves on the defensive line since last season, when they were dead last in rushing defense.
What’s important for the Jaguars as well is the play of Blake Bortles, who came into this season with a reputation as an error-prone gunslinger, but has toned down his game to accommodate the overall philosophy. Bortles has thrown only eight interceptions and has been solid otherwise, with 60% accuracy. He threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns against Houston last weekend. And in a season where the wide receivers have suffered a lot of attrition, it was a big shot in the arm to have Keelan Cole, the rookie out of Kentucky Wesleyan, catch seven passes for 186 yards.
Garoppolo had 381 yards through the air against Tennessee last Sunday, and very calmly led a drive that resulted in the winning field goal. But field goals seem to be what the Niners are coming up with these days; Robbie Gould kicked six of them against the Titans, and remember that Jacksonville defends in the red zone better than anyone. We see this as a difference-maker in the game, so if the Jags are sufficiently motivated, we would rate than the edge here, minus the points.
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By Charles Jay