Carolina Panthers vs Jacksonville Jaguars Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/31/2023

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, December 31, 2023

Venue:  EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL

Where to Watch:  CBS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Panthers +6, Jaguars -6; Over/Under:  38 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Panthers +6, Jaguars -6; Over/Under:  38 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Panthers +6, Jaguars -6; Over/Under:  38 points

Carolina Panthers:  2-13 (4th place, NFC South)

Jacksonville Jaguars:  8-7 (1st place, AFC South)

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Carolina Panthers:  lost their last game at home against the Green Bay Packers 33-30.

Jacksonville Jaguars:  lost their last game on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-12.

The Panthers are entering this game with a 2-13 record overall and they have a 1-4 record in their divisional games too. They are 2-5 in their home games, 0-8 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against the Green Bay Packers 33-30. Bryce Young was the starting QB and he completed 23/36 passes for 312 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Chuba Hubbard led the team in rushing yards with 43 and 1 TD. D.J. Chark Jr. led the receivers with 98 receiving yards on 6 receptions and 2 TDs. Frankie Luvu led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while Frankie Luvu 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 8-7 record overall and they have a 4-1 record in their divisional games too. They are 3-5 in their home games, 5-2 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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-12. Trevor Lawrence was the starting QB and he completed 17/29 passes for 211 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions before getting replaced by C. J. Beathard who completed 11/15 passes for 94 yards and 1 TD. Trevor Lawrence led the team in rushing yards with 29. Evan Engram led the receivers with 95 receiving yards on 10 receptions. Foyesade Oluokun led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles while Travon Walker and Roy Robertson-Harris each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have the Jaguars listed as a 6 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Jaguars have looked really good in their games this season with their 8-7 record overall but lately they have fallen off the map. They were in a great position to win the AFC South earlier this season and even though they are still in 1st place right now, they have completely blown the lead they had and now need to win every game to finish the season just to clinch. Meanwhile, the Panthers have looked terrible this season with their 2-13 record overall and they have the worst record in the NFL this year. They have looked terrible in their road games too with their 0-8 road record and they have nothing left to play for this season. They did fight hard in their last game to try and come back and beat the Packers, but they were still trailing in that entire game. Now they are facing a better Jags team that is desperate to win this game and stop the bleeding from the losses they have taken over the last few weeks. The Jags still have a really good team with a lot more talent than the Panthers along with a much better coach too, they will respond to the way they were embarrassed last week and try to save their division hopes with a win in this game. The best way to place a bet here is on the Jaguars to cover the spread in this game. 

Panthers Jaguars Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, December 31, 2023 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Jaguars 34 Panthers 13.

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Carolina Panthers: 18-29 ATS in all games. 7-14 ATS as a road underdog. 2-11 ATS off a home loss. 2-8 ATS after a loss by 6 or less points. 10-5 UNDER in all games. 10-3 UNDER after allowing 30 points or more last game. 8-4 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive losses.

Jacksonville Jaguars: 6-3 ATS as a favorite. 8-5 ATS off a non-conference game. 30-21 UNDER in all games. 6-0 UNDER off an upset loss by 10 points or more as a road favorite. 12-4 UNDER after allowing 30 points or more last game. 

Carolina Panthers:  T. Moton (OT) Ques Sun - Knee. D. Jackson (CB) Prob Sun - Ankle. T. Tremble (TE) Prob Sun - Back. S. Sullivan (TE) Prob Sun - Wrist. C. Mays (G) Prob Sun - Ankle. F. Luvu (LB) Ques Sun - Quadricep. J. Horn (CB) Ques Sun - Toe. T. Hill (CB) Ques Sun - Concussion. M. Haynes Sr. (LB) Ques Sun - Back. I. Ekwonu (OT) Ques Sun - Foot. M. Sanders (RB) Prob Sun - Toe. C. Hubbard (RB) Ques Sun - Hamstring. A. Barno (LB) I-R - Knee. C. Cherelus (LB) Ques Sun - Knee. J. McCray (G) I-R - Calf. H. Hurst (TE) I-R - Head. L. Shenault Jr. (WR) Out indefinitely - Ankle. C. Zavala (G) Out indefinitely - Knee. D. Bootle (CB) Out indefinitely - Knee. A. Corbett (G) I-R - Knee. C. Wooten (LB) Out indefinitely - Ankle. L. Vilain (LB) Out indefinitely - Knee. G. Ricci (TE) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. S. Thompson (LB) I-R - Leg. B. Christensen (G) Out indefinitely - Bicep. H. Anderson (DE) I-R - Foot.

Jacksonville Jaguars:  C. Braswell (CB) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. C. Beathard (QB) Prob Sun - Shoulder. B. Strange (TE) Ques Sun - Foot. W. Little (OL) Ques Sun - Hamstring. E. Cleveland (G) Ques Sun - Knee. A. Cisco (S) Ques Sun - Groin. T. Campbell (CB) Ques Sun - Finger. C. Robinson (OL) Ques Sun - Knee. T. Lawrence (QB) Ques Sun - Shoulder. D. Thomas (S) Out indefinitely - Forearm. Z. Jones (WR) Ques Sun - Hamstring. A. Harrison (OT) Ques Sun - Back. Y. Abdullah (LB) Out indefinitely - Illness. C. Kirk (WR) Out indefinitely - Knee. C. Hodges (OT) Out indefinitely - Knee. V. Miller (LB) I-R - Achilles.

“I'm disappointed for those guys in that room. They laid everything on the line there. And we played hard. We just ran out of time. But we are getting better and there is no doubt about that.” - Chris Tabor after his team’s loss against the Packers in their last game. 

“You can’t pin this all on the quarterback, right? Everybody else practiced and as a team it wasn’t good. The sense of urgency wasn’t there. We didn’t execute very well on offense. The turnovers keep piling up. The run game, all that kind of stuff, and it just affects the whole process. It’s not one guy. We’re all in this together.” - Doug Pederson after his team’s loss against the Bucs in their last game. 

WR Chark Jr., DJ 

WR Mingo, Jonathan 

WR Thielen, Adam 

TE Tremble, Tommy 

QB Young, Bryce 

RB Hubbard, Chuba 

WR Ridley, Calvin

WR Jones, Zay

WR Washington, Parker  

TE Engram, Evan 

QB Lawrence, Trevor 

RB Etienne Jr., Travis

Passing: B. Young (2671)

Rushing: C. Hubbard (774)

Receiving: A. Thielen (964)

Touchdowns: D. Chark Jr. (5)

Passing: T. Lawrence (3736)

Rushing: T. Etienne Jr. (849)

Receiving: C. Ridley (871)

Touchdowns: T. Etienne Jr. (10)

Coaches:

Carolina Panthers: Chris Tabor (Interim)

Jacksonville Jaguars: Doug Pederson (2nd season)