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Jacksonville Jaguars vs New York Jets Prediction, 12/22/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 16

by Tony Sink - 12/19/2022

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Game: Jacksonville Jaguars vs New York Jets

Date: Thursday, December 22, 2022

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

TV: Prime Video

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (-1)

Total/Over-Under: 42

The Jacksonville Jaguars (6-8) are headed to MetLife Stadium on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the New York Jets (7-7). Jacksonville opens this matchup as 1-point dogs from oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 42.

The Jacksonville Jaguars head into this game 6-8 for this season. In their last game, the Jaguars took on the Cowboys and notched a win by a score of 40-34. Travis Etienne was the rushing leader for the Jaguars with 19 attempts for 103 yds (5.4 yds per attempt). Zay Jones averaged 18.2 yards per catch by earning 109 yards on 6 catches. Trevor Lawrence finished 27/42 with 318 yds passing and 4 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rate of 109 and ended the game with 1 interception. In the running game, the Jaguars conceded 154 yds on 41 attempts, which is 3.8 yards per run allowed. Jacksonville gave up 23 pass completions on 30 tries for 243 yds, and a completion rate of 76.7%. In all, they tallied 70 plays which gave them 503 yards. The Jacksonville Jaguars ran the ball 27 times and compiled 192 yards, earning them an average of 7.1 yards per carry.

The Jaguars have earned 5,151 total yards this season. Jacksonville has accumulated 178 1st downs as an offense, and they have been hurt by 81 infractions for 594 yds. When it comes to getting the ball in the endzone, Jacksonville has earned 24 passing touchdowns and 12 rushing touchdowns. They have turned the ball over 18 times (7 picks and 11 fumbles). As a team they have an average of 127.2 yards via the ground game which is 10th in the NFL. When talking about putting points on the board, the Jacksonville Jaguars are averaging 23.9 points per game.

The Jaguars are ranked 21st in the National Football League concerning team defense, conceding 23.4 PPG. They are giving up 4.2 yards per run and 118.1 rushing yards per game this year. During this campaign, they have conceded 1,654 yards via the ground game in 14 contests. Concerning passing yards, the Jaguars have allowed 3,536 yards which has them ranked 29th in the NFL. They have given up 252.6 yards per outing through the air as well as allowing a completion percentage of 64.8%. Over the course of this year, they are conceding 370.7 yards per outing putting them 27th in the NFL. They have yielded 24 touchdowns by air in addition to 14 touchdowns pounding the rock.

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The Jets head into this matchup 7-7 for this season. In their last contest, the Jets walked away with a loss by a score of 20-17 against the Lions. Zach Wilson (2 TDs) finished the contest with 317 yards on 18/35 through the air while his QB rate was 89.8. He tossed 1 interception and his average yds per pass attempt was 9.1 yards. Zonovan Knight carried the football 13 times for 23 yds, finishing the game with 1.8 yards per attempt for New York. Garrett Wilson was featured in the passing game for the Jets, catching 4 footballs for 98 yards (24.5 yards per catch). New York ran for 2.3 yds per attempt, finishing with a total of 50 yds on 22 attempts. The Jets finished the contest with a total of 337 yards while running 61 plays (5.5 yds per play). The Jets pass defense conceded a completion rate of 60.5%, surrendering 252 yards on 23 for 38 through the air. New York conceded 28 attempts on the ground for 107 yds (3.8 yds per rush).

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The New York Jets are averaging 336.9 yards/game which ranks them 19th in football. They hold an average of 107.6 yards per game on the ground and have run for 1,507 yards for the year. The New York offense has totaled 738 penalty yds on 74 violations, which ranks 22nd in football in terms of hurting your team. They have thrown 11 interceptions while surrendering 7 fumbles and they have recorded 160 1st downs. During the season so far, the Jets have thrown for a total of 3,209 yards through the air along with holding an average of 229.2 passing yards per outing, which has them ranked 15th in football. When it comes to their ability to score points, the Jets are ranking 23rd out of all teams in the NFL holding an average of 20.1 points per game.

The Jets are relinquishing 18.8 points per game, which has them in 5th in the league. They have allowed 13 touchdowns through the air in addition to 193.9 yards/outing, ranking them 4th in the league. In total, they have surrendered 263 total points. New York has given up a total of 1,561 yards on the ground (111.5 yards per game) as well as 13 touchdowns by way of the ground game this year. The Jets defense taken the field for 887 plays, ranking them 17th in the NFL. They have earned 15 takeaways (3 fumbles recovered and 12 interceptions) so far this year.

Who will win tonight's Jaguars/Jets NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Jaguars +1

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