Houston Texans (2-11) vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-11)
December 19, 2021 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Jacksonville Jaguars -3 / Houston Texans +3; Over/Under: +39.5
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The Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans square off Sunday in a week 15 NFL contest from TIAA Bank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Houston Texans come into this game fresh off of a 33-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in their last game. Davis Mills has thrown for 1,737 yards, 8 touchdowns and 8 interceptions on 65.8% passing while Mark Ingram II leads the Texans in rushing with 294 rushing yards this season. Brandin Cooks leads Houston’s receiving group with 843 receiving yards and 73 receptions while Nico Collins, Chris Conley and David Johnson all have 200+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Kamu Grugier-Hill leads the Texans with 94 total tackles while Jonathan Greenard has a team-high 8 sacks and Lonnie Johnson Jr. has a team-high 3 interceptions this season.
The Jacksonville Jaguars will try to bounce back from a 20-0 loss at the hands of Tennessee last time out. Trevor Lawrence has thrown for 2,735 yards, 9 touchdowns and 14 interceptions on 58.2% passing while James Robinson leads the Jags in rushing with 682 rushing yards and 7 scores. Marvin Jones Jr. has a team-high 610 receiving yards with 3 TDs and a team-high 54 catches while Laviska Shenault Jr. has 52 grabs for 505 yards and Dan Arnold has 324 receiving yards at tight end. On defense, Myles Jack leads the Jaguars with 92 total tacles while Damien Wilson is right behind with 90 total tackles. Josh Allen leads the Jags with 5.5 sacks and Dawuane Smoot has 5 sacks of his own this season.
Houston is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a double-digit loss at home while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 road games. Jacksonville is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite while the under is 6-0 in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record.
There’s no way I’m backing either of these teams as I don’t trust Jacksonville as a favorite and I’m not going near the Texans with Davis Mills as the starting QB so give me the under here. The total is this low for a reason as this is simply going to be a slopfest from the opening kickoff.
