Jacksonville Jaguars (3-11) vs. Las Vegas Raiders (2-11)
December 22, 2024 4:25 pm EDT
The Line: Las Vegas Raiders +1; Over/Under: +44.5
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The Jacksonville Jaguars and the Las Vegas Raiders will meet Sunday in NFL action from Allegiant Stadium. Here’s a Las Vegas Raiders vs Jacksonville Jaguars prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Raiders vs Jaguars pick.
Jacksonville Jaguars Betting Preview
The Jaguars won just two of their first seven games, taking out the Colts and Patriots. Since then it’s been a 1-6 skid featuring losses to the Packers, Eagles, Vikings, Lions, Texans, and Jets (with a lone win over the Titans).
On Sunday versus the Jets, Jacksonville held a 13-7 edge at the break. The Jags gave up 25 points from there in a 32-25 loss, though. Mac Jones threw for 294 yards, two scores, and two picks. Brian Thomas caught both TDs on 10 receptions for 105 yards as the leading receiver.
Las Vegas Raiders Betting Preview
Over on the Raiders’ side, they went 2-2 over their first four games. Las Vegas hit the skids after that, falling to the Broncos, Steelers, Rams, Chiefs, Bengals, Dolphins, Broncos again, Chiefs again, and Buccaneers over the next nine games.
On Monday versus Atlanta, the Raiders gave up points in every quarter—but only eight across the final three—in a 15-9 loss. QB Desmond Ridder threw for 208 yards, one TD, and two picks while also leading the rush on 28 yards. Jakobi Meyers caught five balls for 59 yards as leading receiver.
Total Points Facts
- Eight of the Raiders’ last nine games as underdogs following a home loss have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Six of the last seven Sunday games at Allegiant Stadium have gone OVER the total points line.
- Five of the Jaguars’ last six games in December have gone UNDER the total points line.
Las Vegas Raiders Player Prop Facts
- Alexander Mattison has recorded 24+ rushing and receiving yards in each of his last 12 appearances on the West Coast.
- Alexander Mattison has recorded 15+ rushing yards in each of his last eight appearances.
- Tre Tucker has scored at least one touchdown in three of the Raiders’ last four home games against teams with a losing record.
- Tre Tucker has recorded 26+ receiving yards in five of the Raiders’ last six home games against AFC opponents.
- Aidan O’Connell has recorded 244+ passing yards in three of his last four home appearances against AFC opponents.
- Heading into Week 16, Brock Bowers ranks T2nd in the NFL in 20+ yard receiving touchdowns (4) this season.
Jacksonville Jaguars Player Prop Facts
- Brian Thomas has scored at least one touchdown in five of the Jaguars’ last six games against AFC opponents.
- Brian Thomas has recorded 76+ receiving yards in each of the Jaguars’ last six games against AFC opponents.
- Travis Etienne has recorded 40+ rushing yards in each of the Jaguars’ last seven games against AFC West opponents.
- Mac Jones has recorded 220+ passing yards in each of his last four December appearances.
- Travis Etienne has recorded 58+ rushing and receiving yards in each of his last 18 appearances against AFC opponents.
- Mac Jones has recorded 20+ completions in seven of his last eight appearances with his team as a favorite against AFC opponents.
- Mac Jones has thrown two touchdowns in three of his last four appearances in December.
- Heading into Week 16, Travis Etienne ranks 1st in the league amongst qualified players for broken tackle percentage (56.5%) this season.
Las Vegas Raiders vs Jacksonville Jaguars Prediction
I might take a stab at the Jaguars here. Probably not touching it, though; there’s not a whole lot to like about this matchup unless you’re interested in next year’s draft order. The Jags played pretty well overall on offense versus the lowly Jets in their last appearance, notching 421 total yards (285 passing) and 27 first downs. Jacksonville gave up 400 yards (275 passing) on the other side, though. The Jags had been below 21 points in four straight games prior to that, so the defense is likely going to have to step up in some capacity this weekend.
As for the Raiders, on Monday they played great defense, giving up just 261 yards (93 passing) and 14 first downs. The Las Vegas offense came up with just 16 first downs and 249 yards for themselves, though. The Raiders have scored below 21 points in 10 of the last 11 games, but they’ve also given up 20 points or fewer in two of the last three. This is looking like a low-scoring—and close—matchup.
