On Sunday, the Green Bay Packers will visit the Jacksonville Jaguars in an inter-conference matchup. Green Bay is surging going into this matchup, while the Jaguars are still looking to find a rhythm in what has been a rough season. Jacksonville is a five-point home underdog in this contest, while the total for this game is 49 points. For our NFL picks ahead of this Packers vs Jaguars matchup, continue reading our preview for this matchup.
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Packers Red Hot Heading Into Week 8
The Green Bay Packers have won three games in a row going into their Week 8 matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars. They got a nice home win over the Houston Texans in Week 7, with the Packers winning despite giving up over 100 yards on the ground to Joe Mixon. Doing a better job of stopping the run and forcing Trevor Lawrence to beat them will be the key to this game for the Packers, who can improve to 6-2 if they take care of business on the road here.
Jaguars Back From London After Long Trip
The Jacksonville Jaguars picked up a win in their last outing, finishing their two-game London trip with a win over the New England Patriots. Jacksonville got off to a slow start in that game but eventually took it over, showing some impressive resolve given rumors that coach Doug Pederson is on the hot seat. This week, the Jags are back at home and it will be interesting to see how they respond to that along with traveling back from London.
Packers vs Jaguars Betting Prediction
Green Bay should be able to win this Packers vs Jaguars matchup to improve to an impressive 6-2 on the year. But we will take the points with Jacksonville at home in this game. We saw some flashes from the Jacksonville offense last week, which should spill into this week at home. Meanwhile, the Green Bay defense has been pretty lucky to face the Rams and Titans on the road this year and could be in for a tougher afternoon in this game.