Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars: 8/12/22 NFL Picks and Prediction
The Cleveland Browns will visit the Jacksonville Jaguars on Friday night in this AFC North vs AFC South preseason matchup. This will take place at TIAA Bank field.
The Browns parted from Baker Mayfield after a poor showing last year and have been in deep with DeShaun Watson controversy. He is currently facing a 6 game suspension. This will be their first game of the preseason.
The Brown depth chart at quarterback has Jacoby Brissett, Josh DobbsBrissett played in 11 games last season for Miami and completed 62.7% of his passes, with five touchdowns and four interceptions.
Doug Pederson is getting his chance to run the team this season. He earned a 42-37-1 regular season record and a 4-2 playoff record in five seasons with the Eagles
The Jacksonville Jaguars are coming off a preseason loss in the hall of fame game against the raiders, 27-11 a little over a week ago. The Cleveland Brown beat the Jaguars 23-13 in the opening preseason game for both teams last year. Last year, the Jacksonville Jaguars were 8-9 during the regular season.
Lawrence did not play in the first game of preseason. Whether or not Lawerence will play on Friday was still unknown. Jake Luton started in that one.
The Under is 4-0 in Browns last 4 games overall and is 4-0 in Browns last 4 games on grass. The under is also 5-1 in Jaguars last 6 home games.
The Browns are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games on grass and are 8-20 ATS in their last 28 vs. AFC. The Browns are also 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. This team will have a lot to distract them as they wait for Deshaun Watson to return.
The Jaguars are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games and are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. AFC. The Jaguars are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games on grass and are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Jaguars should get the win in this one as they have a lot to play for at the moment.
AUTHOR: Clayton Fountain
