The Los Angeles Chargers (4-8) travel across the country to play the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-8) on Sunday, with kickoff set for at 4:05 p.m. ET at TIAA Bank Field.
Los Angeles at Jacksonville: Week 14 preview, betting trends and notes
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- The Jaguars are 2-5 against the spread in their last seven home games.
- The Chargers are 3-6-1 ATS in their last 10.
- The under has hit nine times in the last 11 Jacksonville home games.
- The Chargers have been much better on the road ATS, posting a record of 9-4-1 in their last 14 road games.
- The Jaguars have played their best against struggling teams — they’re 4-1 ATS this season against teams with a losing record.
- All eight of the Chargers’ losses have been by seven points or less.
Los Angeles at Jacksonville: Key injuries
The Chargers are as healthy as they’ve been all year. The only player who has been limited is WR Mike Williams and he’s expected to play Sunday. The Jags’ practices have been interesting because they haven’t had their starting wide receivers — DeDe Westbrook (personal) hasn’t practiced and while D.J. Chark (back) and Chris Conley (ankle) have been limited. Cornerbacks D.J. Hayden (neck) and Tre Herndon (shoulder) have also been limited.
Los Angeles at Jacksonville: Odds, betting lines and prediction
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Prediction
Los Angeles 23, Jacksonville 17
Moneyline (?)
Any spread under three points (this is 2.5) is pretty simple on the moneyline. If you think the Chargers (-176) are going to win, you play the spread. If you think the Jags are going to win, you take the +145 as opposed to the +115 you’re going to get by having 2-and-a-hook thrown on their score. The only bet here is to take the Jaguars. If you want to take the Chargers, get the better price against the spread.
Against the Spread (?)
Same story, different team. The Chargers are at -2.5, -139 — a better return if you’re convinced Philip Rivers & Co. will win than you would get on the moneyline. If you think the Jags (+115 while getting the 2.5) are going to win, take the moneyline.
New to sports betting? A $10 wager on the Chargers on the moneyline would return a profit of $5.68. But that same wager on the Chargers to win giving the 2.5 points would profit $7.19. $10 on the Jaguars profits $14.50 on the moneyline, $11.50 when getting the 2.5 points.
Over/Under (?)
This isn’t a huge number at 43.5 (-106 for the over, -115 for the under), but these are two underachieving teams that have had QB struggles and will look to run the ball with Melvin Gordon and Leonard Fournette. Take the UNDER 43.5 (-115).
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