Jacksonville Jaguars vs Detroit Lions Prediction, Preview and Odds - 11/17/2024

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, November 17, 2024

Venue:  Ford Field, Detroit, MI

Where to Watch:  CBS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Jaguars +13, Lions -13; Over/Under:  47 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Jaguars +13, Lions -13; Over/Under:  47 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Jaguars +13, Lions -13; Over/Under:  47 points

Jacksonville Jaguars:  2-8 (4th place, AFC South)

Detroit Lions:  8-1 (1st place, NFC North)

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Jacksonville Jaguars:  lost their last game at home against the Minnesota Vikings 12-7.

Detroit Lions:  won their last game on the road against the Houston Texans 26-23.

The Jaguars are entering this game with a 2-8 record overall and they have a 1-1 record in their divisional games too. They are 1-3 in their home games, 0-4 in their road games, and they are also 1-1 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against the Minnesota Vikings 12-7. Mac Jones was the starting QB and he completed 14/22 passes for 111 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Travis Etienne Jr. led the team in rushing yards with 44. Evan Engram led the receivers with 40 receiving yards on 6 receptions. Devin Lloyd led the defense in that game with 9 solo tackles and 7 assisted tackles while Travon Walker led the defense in sacks with 1. Foyesade Oluokun, Darnell Savage Jr., and Montaric Brown each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

The Lions are entering this game with an 8-1 record overall and they have a 2-0 record in their divisional games too. They are 3-1 in their home games, 5-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against the Houston Texans 26-23. Jared Goff was the starting QB and he completed 15/30 passes for 240 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions. Jahmyr Gibbs led the team in rushing yards with 71. Sam LaPorta led the receivers with 66 receiving yards on 3 receptions and 1 TD. Brian Branch led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while Alim McNeill, Joshua Paschal, Pat O'Connor, and James Houston each led the defense in sacks with 1. Carlton Davis came away with 2 interceptions for them in that one.

The current betting odds have the Lions listed as a 13 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Lions have looked great in their games this season with their 8-1 record overall which leads the NFC North with one of the best records in the entire NFL. Their only loss this season was at home against the Buccaneers, but they have been rolling since then with 7 wins in a row now. They are also coming off a great win against the Texans on the road in a game where Jared Goff threw 5 INTs, but they still came out ahead. Now they will be back at home and they will be looking to continue on their path to the number 1 seed in the NFC. Meanwhile, the Jaguars have looked terrible in their games this season with their 2-8 record overall which has them at the bottom of the AFC South with one of the worst records in the entire NFL. They also lost their starting QB Trevor Lawrence and had to roll out Mac jones last week, but the offense looked even worse in that game. The offense was starting to look better with Lawrence after a terrible start to the season, but last week with Mac Jones they were only able to muster up 7 points at home. The defense did look a lot better as they held a solid Vikings offense to just 12 points with no TDs, but now they are going to be on the road in a tougher environment against a much better offense too. The Lions have plenty of big wins this season against bad teams and after the way they won last week, they will be looking to bounce back with a better performance here since they didn't play like a winning football team in that game. The best way to place a bet here is on the Lions to cover the spread in this game. 

Jaguars Lions Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, November 17, 2024 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Lions 42 Jaguars 6.

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Jacksonville Jaguars: 3-6 ATS off a home loss. 4-10 1H ATS in non-conference games. 2-6 1H ATS when playing against a top-level team (Win Pct. > 75%). 10-5 OVER as a road underdog. 6-3 OVER off a home loss. 8-4 OVER versus good rushing teams - averaging 130 rushing yards/game or more.

Detroit Lions: 33-13 ATS in all games. 16-7 ATS in home games. 19-9 ATS in all games where the total is between 42.5 and 49 points. 6-1 ATS after a 2 game road trip. 27-18 OVER in all games. 11-2 OVER in a home game where the total is between 42.5 and 49 points. 13-6 OVER after playing their last game on the road.

Jacksonville Jaguars:  D. Johnson (RB) Questionable - Hamstring. D. Thomas (SAF) Questionable - Hamstring. D. Duvernay (WR) Questionable - Hamstring. T. Lawrence (QB) Questionable - Shoulder. B. Scherff (OL) Injured - Knee. E. Cleveland (OL) Out - Ankle. G. Davis (WR) Questionable - Shoulder. T. Etienne (RB) Injured - Hamstring. A. Wingard (SAF) Questionable - Knee. T. Bigsby (RB) Injured - Ankle. K. Robinson (RB) Questionable - Toe. M. Smith (DT) Out - Ankle. B. Thomas (WR) Questionable - Chest.

Detroit Lions:  T. Decker (T) Out - Shoulder. J. Reeves-Maybin (LB) Out - Neck. Z. Smith (DL) Questionable - NIR - Personal. E. Moseley (CB) Out - Pectoral. I. Melifonwu (SAF) Out - Ankle. M. Wingo (DL) Injured - Ankle. M. Rodriguez (LB) Out - Ankle. B. Martin (DL) Out - Knee. S. Vaki (RB) Injured - Knee. J. Paschal (DL) Injured - Illness.

“I never expected to be here, obviously. We have five or six one-score games. It's hard. As a team, as coaches, we're making it hard. We're making it too hard. The guys are frustrated, and they should be. They're angry, and they should be. We all are.” - Doug Pederson after his team’s loss against the Vikings in their last game. 

“That was a hard-fought game. We had to fight our way back in there. I’m proud of the guys. There’s things we’ve got to clean up, but our guys wouldn’t go away. They just wouldn’t go away.” - Dan Campbell after his team’s win against the Texans in their last game. 

WR Davis, Gabe 

WR Thomas Jr., Brian

WR Washington, Parker 

TE Engram, Evan

QB Jones, Mac

RB Etienne Jr., Travis 

WR Patrick, Tim

WR Williams, Jameson

WR St. Brown, Amon-Ra

TE Wright, Brock

QB Goff, Jared 

RB Gibbs, Jahmyr 

Passing: T. Lawrence (2004)

Rushing: T. Bigsby (519)

Receiving: B. Thomas (607)

Touchdowns: B. Thomas (5)

Passing: J. Goff (2080)

Rushing: J. Gibbs (727)

Receiving: A. St. Brown (524)

Touchdowns: J. Gibbs (8)

Coaches:

Jacksonville Jaguars: Doug Pederson (3rd season)

Detroit Lions: Dan Campbell (4th season)