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The Jaguars are used to going to London and playing well, but they aren't used to playing seven days after that game in England. The Jaguars need to run the ball well to set up the offense, and the Jets defense specializes in shutting down the run. If the Jaguars offense comes down to Blake Bortles making plays with his arm, that's when pick-sixes come into play. Even against the Jets, who played well in their home opener last week, the Jaguars shouldn't be four-point road favorites.
If this total stands, it will match the league low of the season -- also involving the Jaguars, in their opener. Yet Jacksonville easily surpassed this figure on its own last week, rolling up 44 against Baltimore. There will be no repeat, but the outburst suggests that the Jags have solved some offensive woes.
A lot of people are viewing last week's Jets win as a fluke, but I see them winning two straight. Jacksonville didn't take a bye after its London game, so the Jets certainly will be more rested. They're covering 58 percent of my simulations and winning outright 54 percent of the time. The Jets put 10 hits on Jay Cutler last week; they'll rattle Blake Bortles into mistakes.