Jacksonville Jaguars vs Carolina Panthers 10/6/19 Betting Odds

The Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers face each other in an inter-conference matchup at the Bank of America Stadium.

Jaguars Pounding The Rock

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed former Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles to lead the team to new heights this season but Foles went out with an injury shortly after the season started. The Jaguars’ fate now lies in the hands of QB Gardner Minshaw II and while people are talking about the Minshaw Magic, the Jaguars have been pounding the rock and they have started winning games.

Jacksonville ranks 6th in the NFL with an average of 135.3 rushing yards per game. In their last game, Jacksonville was committed to their running game despite trailing the Denver Broncos 3-17 in the first half. That paid off a Leonard Fournette had a monster game with 225 rushing yards on 29 carries as Jacksonville came from behind to pull off a 26-24 win. With the Jaguars facing a Carolina team that is ranked in the bottom 10 in the league in rushing defense, look for them to run the football again to ease the pressure on their rookie QB Minshaw.

Two Straight Wins

The Carolina Panthers opened their 2019 NFL season with a pair of losses to the Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But the Panthers have clawed their way back to .500 with wins against the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans. Both wins have come on the road and head coach Ron Rivera says that traveling has brought the team together.

The Panthers head home to face the Jaguars on Sunday and with both of their losses coming at home, it will be an interesting scenario especially since quarterback Kyle Allen is as new a Gardner Minshaw to the starting quarterback job. Allen has done a good job taking over from the injured Cam Newton but give credit to the Carolina defense which has helped this turnaround. The Panthers defense has forced four turnovers and 14 sacks in their last two games.

Who Wins?

Jacksonville is 4-12 SU in their last 16 games played. The Jaguars are 2-7 SU in their last nine games played on the road. Carolina is 3-9 SU in their last 12 games played and 0-5 SU in their last five games played on the road. Head to head, these teams have split their last six meetings although Carolina has won three out of the last four. The Panthers are the NFL betting favorites in this matchup.

Both these teams lost their starting quarterbacks to injury early in the season. Gardner Minshaw and Kyle Allen have been thrust into the limelight and between the two, I’m buying the Minshaw Magic, even if it has really been the running game that has kept Jacksonville afloat. I’m picking the Jacksonville Jaguars to beat the Carolina Panthers. Prediction: Jacksonville Jaguars

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The Jaguars are 4-2 ATS in their last six games played. Jacksonville is 0-5 ATS in their last five games against an NFC South division opponent and 1-5 ATS in their last six games played in October. The Panthers are 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games played. Carolina us 6-1 ATS in their last seven games played against the AFC South Division and 3-6 ATS in their last nine games played on a Sunday.

The Panthers have outscored the Jaguars by an average of 4.2 points per game in their last 10 games played and 4.67 points per game in their last three meetings. Carolina ranks 23rd in the league in run defense while Jacksonville has run the ball well this season. I don’t expect Fournette to run for 200+ yards again but I think he will have another big outing against a sub-par run defense. Carolina is 0-5 ATS in their last five games as favorites. Give me the Jaguars and the plus points. Prediction: Jaguars +3.5

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The total has gone under in five out of the last seven games played by the Jaguars. The total is 11-5 in Jacksonville’s last 16 games played in week 5. The total has gone under in six out of the last nine games played by the Panthers. The under is 4-2 in Carolina’s last six games played in October and 11-5 in their last 16 week 5 games. Head to head, the under is 4-2 in the last six meetings between these two teams.

These teams have combined to score 37.5 points per game in their last 10 meetings and 32.67 points per game in their last three matches. Both these teams have gone over the 40-point total in half of their first four games played. This is a battle between back-up QBS who have been thrust in the spotlight. I’m not underestimating Gardner Minshaw and Kyle Allen but against each other, I’m expecting a low-scoring affair. Prediction: Under 41

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