Dallas Cowboys (10-3) vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-8)
December 18, 2022 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Jacksonville Jaguars +6 / Dallas Cowboys -6; Over/Under: +45
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The Dallas Cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars meet in week 15 NFL action from TIAA Bank Field on Sunday afternoon.
The Dallas Cowboys will try to snap a four-game losing skid after a 27-23 win over Houston last time out. Dak Prescott has thrown for 1,847 yards, 14 touchdowns and 9 interceptions on 66.9% passing while Tony Pollard leads the Cowboys in rushing with 894 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns and Ezekiel Elliott has 716 rushing yards with 9 TDs as well. CeeDee Lamb leads Dallas’ receiving group with 74 grabs for 961 yards with 6 touchdowns while Noah Brown and Dalton Schultz each have 400+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Leighton Vander Esch has a team-high 90 total tackles while Micah Parsons has a team-high 12 sacks this season.
The Jacksonville Jaguars will be out to find some consistency after alternating wins and losses in each of their last 6 games following a 36-22 win over Tennessee last time out. Trevor Lawrence has thrown for 3,202 yards, 20 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 66.2% passing while Travis Etienne Jr. has 814 rushing yards as well this season. Christian Kirk has a team-high 874 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns with 67 receptions while Zay Jones has 655 receiving yards with 68 catches and Evan Engram has 548 receiving yards this season. Marvin Jones also has 407 receiving yards as well on the season. On defense, Foyesade Oluokun has a team-high 142 total tackles with 102 solo tackles while the Jaguars’ defense has 23 sacks as a unit this season.
Dallas is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games following an ATS loss and 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games in December while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record. Jacksonville is 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 games following an ATS win while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games in December.
I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m looking at the Cowboys here. Most cases I can try to make an argument for the home underdog, but Jacksonville’s just overmatched here and the Cowboys are realistically the only team with anything to play for. Dallas got a wakeup call last week by narrowly edging the Texans in a game they should’ve routed Houston in and I don’t think the Cowboys take anything lightly here. Give me the Cowboys laying the points.
