The New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars meet Sunday in week 7 NFL action at TIAA Bank Field. The New York Giants look to build on their 3-game winning streak. The Jacksonville Jaguars look to snap a 3-game losing streak.
The New York Giants have lost 7 of their last 8 road games. Daniel Jones is completing 67.3 percent of his passes for 1,021 yards, 5 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Richie James and Saquon Barkley have combined for 344 receiving yards on 40 catches, while Sterling Shepard has 13 receptions. The New York Giants ground game is averaging 163 yards per contest, and Barkley leads the way with 616 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, New York is allowing 18.8 points and 339.3 yards per game. Julian Love leads the New York Giants with 41 tackles, Dexter Lawrence has 4 sacks and Xavier McKinney has 4 pass deflections.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have lost 7 of their last 10 home games. Trevor Lawrence is completing 65.5 percent of his passes for 1,397 yards, 9 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Christian Kirk and Zay Jones have combined for 589 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Evan Engram has 24 receptions. The Jacksonville Jaguars ground game is averaging 136.7 yards per contest, and James Robinson leads the way with 340 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Jacksonville is allowing 19 points and 333.8 yards per game. Foyesade Oluokun leads the Jacksonville Jaguars with 58 tackles, Josh Allen has 3 sacks and Andre Cisco has 2 interceptions.
The Giants are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Jaguars are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 home games and 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The under is 23-6-2 in Giants last 31 games overall. The over is 7-3 in Jaguars last 10 games overall. The Giants are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 meetings.
I don't understand why the Jacksonville Jaguars are favored here. The Jags went from one of the worst teams in the league to a team everybody wants to back every week, only for them to disappoint. The Jaguars are not a good team yet. Yes, the New York Giants have had some luck on their side and could easily be sitting with a losing record, but they're finding ways to win, and you can't take that from them. Give me the free field goal with the team that knows how to win.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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