The fans at EverBank Field will be treated to a game between the Oakland Raiders and the Jacksonville Jaguars when they take their seats on Sunday.
Oakland Raiders vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 23, 2016
Where: EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
TV: 1 p.m. ET, CBS.
LINE: Jaguars -1.5. O/U: 47
PREDICTION: Raiders 33, Jaguars 27
Oddsmakers currently have the Jaguars listed as 1½-point favorites versus the Raiders, while the game’s total is sitting at 48½.
While Blake Bortles hasn’t put up the numbers to match fellow 2014 draft pick Carr, he also has a big-time receiver to target in Allen Robinson. The 23-year-old Robinson has made 15 touchdown catches in his last 17 games and 10 in his last 10 contests at home. Jacksonville has taken a step backward in the scoring department, entering Week 7 ranked 21st (20.2 points) after finishing 14th (23.5) in the league last season. Last time out for Jacksonville, they were a 17-16 winner as they battled the Bears on the road. The Jaguars covered in the match as a +2.5-point underdog, while 33 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Team record: 2-3 SU,4-1 ATS
Jacksonville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Jacksonville is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Jacksonville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The trio of Derek Carr, Michael Crabtree and Amari Cooper continue to carry Oakland offensively. The quarterback enters Week 7 tied for fifth in the NFL with 12 touchdown passes and has thrown only three interceptions – a league-low among signal-callers with at least 225 passing attempts, Crabtree shares the league lead with five receiving TDs and Cooper is averaging 16.3 yards per catch while ranking fourth with 585 overall. The team’s problems have been on the other side of the ball, as it ranks last in total defense (444.8 yards allowed) and 24th in scoring defense (27.2 points). Oakland lost its last outing, a 26-10 result against the Chiefs on October 16. The Raiders failed to cover in that game as a +2-point underdog, while the 36 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Team record: 4-2 SU,3-3 ATS
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland’s last 6 games
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
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