When looking at their 1-15 record last season, the Jacksonville Jaguars were the worst team in the AFC South by far (and the league), but Vegas isn’t predicting that to be the case in 2021. As it stands, BetOnline.Ag has them down with odds of +750. And while that’s far from the best odds in the division, that figure was good enough to rank them ahead of one team, and of course, that was the Houston Texans (+1,400).
As most fans are aware, the Texans are a mess at the moment as Deshaun Watson doesn’t plan to suit up for them, and if he ever plays football again, he’ll have some legal issues to settle. The former first-round pick is at the center of multiple civil lawsuits where multiple female massage therapists have accused him of sexual assault and other inappropriate occurrences.
When looking at the AFC overall, BetOnline placed the Tennessee Titans way ahead of the Jags with a figure of +135 and the Indianapolis Colts (+100) in front of all of the division.
In terms of the AFC conference as a whole, the Texans (+6,600) are the only team with a worst figure than the Jags (+4,000), who are also tied with the Cincinati Bengals. The Colts came in with the fourth best figure in the conference (+1,100), while the Titans were tied for seventh with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins (+1,600). as expected, the Kansas City Chiefs were ahead of all AFC teams with a +275 figure.
In just a few weeks, the Jags will be landing a player in Trevor Lawrence who could help them fare a little better than oddsmakers are projecting. However, they will need to hit on other additions with him in the draft as their defense ranked 30th against the rush and 31st overall.