Denver Broncos (2-5) vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-5)
October 30, 2022 9:30 am EDT
The Line: Jacksonville Jaguars -3 / Denver Broncos +3; Over/Under: +42.5
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The Jacksonville Jaguars and Denver Broncos square off Sunday morning in week 8 NFL action from Wembley Stadium in London.
The Denver Broncos will be out to snap a four-game losing streak, falling to 2-5 on the year after a 16-9 loss to the New York Jets in their last game. Russell Wilson’s thrown for 1,442 yards, 5 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 58.6% passing but is still dealing with an injury after missing the last game, while Melvin Gordon III has 234 rushing yards and a touchdown. Courtland Sutton leads Denver’s receiving group with 34 grabs for 454 receiving yards while Jerry Jeudy has 386 receiving yards this season. On defense, Alex Singleton has a team-high 58 total tackles while Bradley Chubb has 5.5 sacks and Dre’Mont Jones has 4.5 sacks so far this season.
The Jacksonville Jaguars will try to rebound from their own four-game skid, also dropping to 2-5 on the year after a 23-17 loss to the New York Giants last time out. Trevor Lawrence has thrown for 1,707 yards, 9 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 63% passing while Travis Etienne Jr. has 415 rushing yards as well this season. Christian Kirk has a team-high 451 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns with 25 receptions while Zay Jones, Evan Engram and Marvin Jones Jr. each have 200+ receiving yards as well this season. Foyesade Oluokun has a team-high 70 total tackles with 47 solo tackles while Josh Allen has 3 sacks this season.
Denver is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following an ATS loss. Jacksonville is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a losing record and 8-20 ATS in their last 28 games overall while the under is 14-6 in their last 20 games following a loss.
I get the reasoning for backing either side here, but I’m firmly backing the under here. It’s a low total, but I honestly think it’s low for a reason. The Broncos have been abysmal offensively with or without Wilson, and Jacksonville is again, not a team I’m looking to back in the favorite role. I think this is going to be an offensive slopfest for 60 minutes, so give me the under here.
