The Jacksonville Jaguars haven’t won a game in October and are in the midst of a three-game losing streak. The New York Giants are on a three-game win streak and improved to 5-1 with a win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
Yet, it’s the Jaguars that opened as 2.5-point favorites for a Week 7 matchup at home against the Giants.
A rule of thumb is that oddsmakers add a three-point advantage for hosting teams, so that would translate to the Giants being slight favorites in neutral territory. The Jaguars lost their last home game, 13-6, against the previously winless Houston Texans.
Evidently, the Giants still haven’t managed to win over the betting community, despite winning as an underdog in four of the first six weeks of the 2022 season, tying an NFL record in the process.
The Week 5 matchup against the Texans is the only other time this season that the Jaguars were favorites. The point total is set at 42.5.