Jacksonville
Jaguars @ Houston Texans
The Jaguars are a bit underrated right now. I’m not saying they’re an elite team, but take a look at their last few months of play:
- 3 point win over Bills
- 5 point loss to Jets
- 2 point win over Ravens
- 6 point win over Titans
- 6 point loss to Chargers
- 3 point loss to Titans
- 35 point win over Colts
- 6 point loss to Falcons
- 11 point loss to Saints
The Jaguars have lost just once in the past 9 weeks by more than 6
points. They’ve had a very solid year compared to season’s past and off 2
straight losses, I like them to try and finish the season off with a solid
performance against a Divisional Rival. The first time these two teams met, the
Jaguars were coming home after 3 straight road games – a very tough spot for an
inexperienced team. They still outgained the Texans, but lost in the end 31-20
due to 3 turnovers. I like them to keep this game very competitive.
New
York Jets @ Buffalo Bills
Last week the Jets were out of the playoff picture as the Steelers
and Chiefs were in the comfortable seating. The Jets not only needed a win, but
a Steelers or Chiefs loss against inferior opponents. The Steelers end up
granting the Jets that wish as they lost to the Ravens on the road. The Jets
then, go on to stay in the playoff hunt and get back into the #6 seed due to a
huge overtime win against the defending Superbowl champs and a hated divisional
rival. People are underestimating how big of a win that was for the Jets. I see
this as the worst spot of the year for NY, having to travel to face another
divisional opponent on the road against a solid team and coach that knows them
very well. Last week’s win wasn’t that impressive to me. Think about this: The
Jets were in an absolute must-win game, while the game to the Pats meant very
little to them. All they have to do is win in week 17 against a terrible
Dolphins team to lock up the #1 seed. On top of that, New England was missing
Edelman, Amendola, several offensive lineman (and lost a few more in-game),
several key defensive players, and still forced overtime on the road. Belicheck was completely content moving on to week 17
as healthy as possible when he conceded the ball in OT to NY. The Bills will be
a very large play for me this Sunday as I expect them to win this game straight
up.
Seattle
Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals
One of these 2 teams will have all their focus on this game, while the other one won’t. Pete Carroll isn’t the type of coach to go into the playoffs off an embarrassing home loss and off a 2nd straight loss to the Cardinals who they lost to at home previously this year. The Seahawks will surely want to get revenge this Sunday, and go into the playoffs on a roll. The Cardinals meanwhile, will be battling the Seahawks and scoreboard watching with the Panthers. If the Panthers win, this game means absolutely nothing to Arizona – especially knowing they already beat Seattle in Seattle earlier. The Cardinals will say they are playing to win here, but it will be tough to have 100% focus on the game for these players. I like Seattle to send a message to the Division Champs prior to heading into the playoffs.
- Jaguars +7 -125
- Bills +135
- Seahawks +6.5
- Chargers +9
- Bengals -2.5 / Bills +9.5
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