Baltimore Ravens vs Jacksonville Jaguars Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/17/2023

Game Time: 8:20 pm ET, Sunday, December 17, 2023

Venue:  EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL

Where to Watch:  NBC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Ravens -3.5, Jaguars +3.5; Over/Under:  42 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Ravens -3.5, Jaguars +3.5; Over/Under:  42 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Ravens -3, Jaguars +3; Over/Under:  41.5 points

Baltimore Ravens:  10-3 (1st place, AFC North)

Jacksonville Jaguars:  8-5 (1st place, AFC South)

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Baltimore Ravens:  won their last game at home against the Los Angeles Rams in overtime 37-31.

Jacksonville Jaguars:  lost their last game on the road against the Cleveland Browns 31-27.

The Ravens are entering this game with a 10-3 record overall and they have a 3-2 record in their divisional games too. They are 5-2 in their home games, 4-1 in their road games, and they are also 1-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against the LA Rams 37-31 in OT. Lamar Jackson was the starting QB and he completed 24/43 passes for 316 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Lamar Jackson led the team in rushing yards with 70. Odell Beckham Jr. led the receivers with 97 receiving yards on 4 receptions and 1 TD. Roquan Smith led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles while Justin Madubuike and Travis Jones each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

The Jaguars are entering this game with an 8-5 record overall and they have a 4-1 record in their divisional games too. They are 2-4 in their home games, 4-1 in their road games, and they are also 2-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against the Cleveland Browns 31-27. Trevor Lawrence was the starting QB and he completed 28/50 passes for 257 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. Travis Etienne Jr. led the team in rushing yards with 35 and 1 TD. Evan Engram led the receivers with 95 receiving yards on 11 receptions and 2 TDs. Montaric Brown led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Antonio Johnson led the defense in sacks with 1. Darious Williams came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have the Jaguars listed as a 3.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Jaguars have looked good in their games this season with their 8-5 record overall but lately they haven't looked as good and need to start winning again with the Colts and the Texans on their trail in the division. Meanwhile, the Ravens have also looked great in their games this season with their 10-3 record overall which is the number 1 seed in the AFC right now. The Ravens have been dominant all season but lately they haven't looked as good in their games and almost lost at home to the Rams last week. Their defense has been giving up a lot more points in their games lately and that is going to help this Jaguars team stay in this game since their offense has been rolling lately, putting up a ton of points in their games. The Jaguars will be able to exploit the Ravens defense here at home with the Ravens defense being on the decline lately and the Jags are going to have the fire under them in this game with the division getting much closer now. Even if the Jags fall short here, their offense is good enough to keep this game within a field goal. The best way to place a bet here is on the Jaguars to cover the spread in this game. 

Ravens Jaguars Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, December 17, 2023 (8:20 pm ET start time) is Jaguars 31 Ravens 28.

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Baltimore Ravens: 13-6 ATS in games where the line is +3 to -3. 15-6 ATS after 1 or more consecutive losses against the spread. 13-7 UNDER in games where the line is +3 to -3. 10-4 UNDER in all games where the total is between 35.5 and 42 points. 11-1 UNDER after a win by 6 or less points.

Jacksonville Jaguars: 4-9 ATS after 2 or more consecutive losses against the spread. 5-11 ATS after 2 or more consecutive losses. 15-23 ATS after scoring 25 points or more in 2 straight games. 10-4 UNDER as a home underdog. 11-4 UNDER after allowing 30 points or more last game. 12-5 UNDER after playing a game where 50 total points or more were scored.

Baltimore Ravens:  K. Hamilton (S) Prob Sun - Knee. T. Huntley (QB) Ques Sun - Personal. R. Smith (LB) Prob Sun - Back. M. Harrison (LB) Prob Sun - Groin. D. Williams (CB) Prob Sun - Ankle. D. Duvernay (WR) Out indefinitely - Back. M. Hamm (LB) Ques Sun - Lower Body. M. Andrews (TE) I-R - Ankle. D. Ojabo (LB) Out indefinitely - Ankle. A. Washington (S) Out indefinitely - Chest. J. Dobbins (RB) I-R - Achilles. T. Bowser (LB) Out indefinitely - Knee. T. Mullen (CB) Out indefinitely - Toe. A. Vorhees (OL) Out indefinitely - Knee.

Jacksonville Jaguars:  J. Agnew (WR) Prob Sun - Shoulder. R. Matiscik (LS) Ques Sun - Back. T. Campbell (CB) Out Sun - Quadricep. A. Cisco (S) Out Sun - Groin. D. Johnson (RB) Prob Sun - Knee. Z. Jones (WR) Prob Sun - Knee. T. Etienne Jr. (RB) Prob Sun - Ribs. T. Lawrence (QB) Prob Sun - Ankle. C. Beathard (QB) Prob Sun - Shoulder. E. Cleveland (G) Ques Sun - Knee. F. Fatukasi (DL) Ques Sun - Heel. T. Herndon (CB) Ques Sun - Concussion. W. Little (OL) Ques Sun - Hamstring. B. Strange (TE) Ques Sun - Foot. C. Braswell (CB) Ques Sun - Hamstring. Y. Abdullah (LB) Out indefinitely - Illness. C. Kirk (WR) Out indefinitely - Knee. C. Robinson (OL) Mid Jan - Knee. C. Hodges (OT) Out indefinitely - Knee. V. Miller (LB) I-R - Achilles.

“It was mountains and valleys. It was peaks and there was lows in that game. National Football League in December against a very, very good opponent. Our guys just weather all those storms, figuratively and literally out there.” - John Harbaugh after his team’s win against the LA Rams in their last game. 

“We just shot ourselves in the foot over and over. It was not one of our cleaner games. Just too many mistakes. We were so inconsistent and didn’t get into rhythm. There were too many miscommunications. There were too many things that we turned into turnovers or sacks or bad plays. There is stuff I didn’t do well today.” - Trevor Lawrence after their loss against the Browns in their last game. 

WR Beckham JR., Odell

WR Bateman, Rashod 

WR Flowers, Zay 

TE Likely, Isaiah 

QB Jackson, Lamar 

RB Mitchell, Keaton 

FB Ricard, Patrick

WR Ridley, Calvin

WR Jones, Zay

WR Washington, Parker  

TE Engram, Evan 

QB Lawrence, Trevor 

RB Etienne Jr., Travis

Passing: L. Jackson (2934)

Rushing: L. Jackson (644)

Receiving: Z. Flowers (673)

Touchdowns: G. Edwards (10)

Passing: T. Lawrence (3261)

Rushing: T. Etienne Jr. (806)

Receiving: C. Kirk (787)

Touchdowns: T. Etienne Jr. (10)

Coaches:

Baltimore Ravens: John Harbaugh (16th season)

Jacksonville Jaguars: Doug Pederson (2nd season)