Jacksonville Jaguars vs Las Vegas Raiders Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/22/2024

Game Time: 4:25 pm ET, Sunday, December 22, 2024

Venue:  Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

Where to Watch:  CBS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Jaguars +1, Raiders -1; Over/Under:  40 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Jaguars +1, Raiders -1; Over/Under:  40 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Jaguars +1, Raiders -1; Over/Under:  39.5 points

Jacksonville Jaguars:  3-11 (3rd place, AFC South)

Las Vegas Raiders:  2-12 (4th place, AFC West)

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Jacksonville Jaguars:  lost their last game at home against the New York Jets 32-25.

Las Vegas Raiders:  lost their last game at home against the Atlanta Falcons 15-9.

The Jaguars are entering this game with a 3-11 record overall and they have a 2-2 record in their divisional games too. They are 1-5 in their home games, 1-5 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 New York Jets 32-25. Mac Jones was the starting QB and he completed 31/46 passes for 294 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Travis Etienne Jr. led the team in rushing yards with 65. Brian Thomas Jr. led the receivers with 105 receiving yards on 10 receptions and 2 TDs. Tyson Campbell led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Jeremiah Ledbetter led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

The Raiders are entering this game with a 2-12 record overall and they have a 0-5 record in their divisional games too. They are 1-5 in their home games, 1-7 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 lost their last game against the Atlanta Falcons 15-9. Desmond Ridder was the starting QB and he completed 23/39 passes for 208 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Desmond Ridder led the team in rushing yards with 28. Jakobi Meyers led the receivers with 59 receiving yards on 5 receptions. Isaiah Pola-Mao led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Jonah Laulu, Adam Butler, and Tyree Wilson each led the defense in sacks with 1. Robert Spillane came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have the Jaguars listed as a 1 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Jaguars have looked terrible in their games this season with their 3-11 record overall which has them right near the bottom of the AFC South with one of the worst records in the NFL. They are down to their backup QB Mac Jones, but they haven't looked that bad in their last 2 games. They do have a win in their last 2 games and they are coming off a 32-25 loss to the Jets in a back-and-forth game which they had a chance to win. Meanwhile, the Raiders have looked terrible in their games this season with their 2-12 record overall which has them right at the bottom of the AFC West with the worst record in the entire NFL. They are coming off a 15-9 loss to the Falcons last week and did have a chance to win that game, but that was more so the Falcons offense looking terrible with Kirk Cousins lately. The Raiders had no offense in that game and the Jags have shown some fight now in their last 2 games. Aidan O'Connell could be back for this game, but they have had a huge question mark at QB all season and all they have to look forward to is next season. The Jags actually looked good on offense last week against the Jets so they will be able to put up points on this bad Raiders defense and the Jags have looked like the better team lately too. The best way to place a bet here is on the Jaguars to cover the spread in this game. 

Jaguars Raiders Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, December 22, 2024 (4:25 pm ET start time) is Jaguars 17 Raiders 13.

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Jacksonville Jaguars: 4-7 ATS off a home loss. 6-11 1H ATS as a road underdog. 1-4 1H ATS vs. bad defensive teams who give up 24 or more points/game. 5-2 UNDER against AFC West division opponents. 6-3 UNDER after a game with a turnover margin of -2 or worse. 4-1 UNDER vs. poor teams - outscored by 6+ points per game on the season.

Las Vegas Raiders: 9-4 ATS as a home favorite of 7 points or less. 8-4 ATS after a loss by 6 or less points. 8-1 ATS versus poor rushing defenses - allowing 130 rushing yards/game or more. 14-8 UNDER in games where the line is +3 to -3. 14-6 UNDER after playing a game at home. 11-6 UNDER when playing against a team with a losing record.

Jacksonville Jaguars:  B. Strange (TE) Injured - Shoulder. W. Little (OL) Injured - Ankle. E. Cleveland (OL) Injured - Knee. B. Scherff (OL) Injured - Knee.

Las Vegas Raiders:  D. Ridder (QB) Injured - Hip. J. Meredith (G) Injured - Ankle. A. Mattison (RB) Injured - Neck. A. O'Connell (QB) Injured - Knee. J. Meyers (WR) Injured - Ankle. S. Webb (CB) Injured - Back.

“Aaron is a great quarterback. He’s a Hall of Fame quarterback. They made plays that we didn’t make, and that part’s unfortunate. It comes down to just a couple plays in your season or your game or whatever could be a little bit different.” - Doug Pederson after his team’s loss against the Jets in their last game. 

“We were never able to find a rhythm until late in the game. By then, it's too little, too late.” - Desmond Ridder after their loss against the Falcons in their last game. 

WR Thomas Jr., Brian

WR Washington, Parker 

WR Duvernay, Devin  

TE Strange, Brenton

QB Jones, Mac

RB Etienne Jr., Travis 

WR Tucker, Tre 

WR Meyers, Jakobi

TE Bowers, Brock 

TE Mayer, Michael 

QB O'Connell, Aidan

RB Mattison, Alexander 

Passing: T. Lawrence (2045)

Rushing: T. Bigsby (644)

Receiving: B. Thomas (956)

Touchdowns: B. Thomas (8)

Passing: G. Minshew (2013)

Rushing: A. Mattison (341)

Receiving: B. Bowers (968)

Touchdowns: A. Mattison (4)

Coaches:

Jacksonville Jaguars: Doug Pederson (3rd season)

Las Vegas Raiders: Antonio Pierce (2nd season)