Someone has to win when the Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Tennessee Titans in an AFC South rivalry matchup on Sunday. Both of these teams are long eliminated from playoff contention, with the question being which of these struggling teams will get a victory in Week 17. The Jaguars are one-point home favorites going into this game, while the total for the game has been set at 39.5 points.
Get ready for Titans vs Jaguars with our comprehensive breakdown of the game. Here, we will look at the recent performance of both teams, the keys to the game, and our top betting prediction for the contest as well. We have used our NFL model to project the outcome of this contest to provide you with a pick that you can trust before kickoff on Sunday.
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Titans Look to Avoid Fifth Straight Loss
The Tennessee Titans have lost four games in a row coming into Week 17 of the NFL season. The most recent of those losses came against the Indianapolis Colts, despite a valiant comeback attempt by the Titans. Tennessee trailed 38-7 against Indianapolis but managed to get the game back to 38-30 before running out of time in their comeback attempt. Here, NFL odds have the Titans as slight underdogs, as Tennessee looks to build on their second-half performance against the Colts.
Stopping the run will be a key for the Titans in this game after they did such a bad job of doing so against Indianapolis in Week 16. The Titans allowed 218 yards and three rushing touchdowns to Jonathan Taylor in their last outing. And while the Jaguars lack the same quality of running backs as the Colts, Tennessee still needs to pay more attention to the run on defense if they want to come away with a win this week.
Jaguars Coming Off Tough Loss to Las Vegas
The Jacksonville Jaguars gave the Las Vegas Raiders one of their three wins of the season in Week 16 by losing 19-14 at Allegiant Stadium. Despite Brian Thomas Jr. reaching 1,000 receiving yards for the season as a rookie in that game, the Jaguars couldn’t get much else going offensively. That might be a good thing as the Jaguars think about their draft positioning heading into 2025, but the play of the Jaguars on the field has not been good enough to say the least.
Mac Jones was not terrible against the Jaguars despite the team only scoring 14 points. He completed 25 of his 39 pass attempts for 247 yards, a touchdown, and no interceptions. That last number is the most important, as Jones avoiding turnovers is integral to any chance of success that the Jaguars have in any game down the stretch this season.
Titans vs Jaguars Pick & Prediction
We are going to take the Jacksonville Jaguars to win at home in Sunday’s Titans vs Jaguars matchup from Florida. Jones should be more productive through the air against a bad Tennessee team at home, while the struggles of the Titans stopping the run should work in Jacksonville’s favor as well. In a game where both teams would be best served to lose, look for the Jags to come away with a victory.
