The Jacksonville Jaguars and Trevor Lawrence are back to life and suddenly they’ve made their way to the top of the AFC South. The Houston Texans did them a favor, beating Tennessee last week. Regardless of the results of both teams in week 17, they will play for the AFC South title in week 18.
The Jaguars reached the top of the division by defeating the Jets on Thursday Night Football to reach 7-8. They have now won four in a row and five out of six. In fact, Texas has more at stake in this with a chance of losing the first pick in the draft. They’re 2-12-1 and Chicago is 3-12, a win could mean they lose the franchise’s next quarterback.
Let’s take a look at the odds for the South Asian match.
Jaguars did it. They fought back in the play-offs and now they are in control of their own destiny. The thing is, it doesn’t matter if they win this game and this is a dangerous place to be a gambler. As much as we want to look at the numbers and think of these games as being played in a simulation, they’re human, they know the reality of the situation and it’s human nature to just keep your foot off the gas.
Not that the game means much to Houston, but there is a drive to play spoiler against a division opponent.
Vegas knows the truth about the situation here too and that is hidden in the four point spread. Jacksonville has shown itself to be a very good team, Trevor Lawrence played as one of the elite quarterbacks in the NFL. It didn’t stand out against New York and Houston was so confused, Kansas City took an overtime win over Tennessee.
Houston has the worst defense in the NFL, and they surrender 184 on the ground to Tennessee, so that’s concerning when betting on the Texans, but I’ll do it knowing it’s a great place to look forward to the Jaguars, perhaps the biggest in franchise history.
