Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars Prediction, Preview and Odds - 09/24/2023

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, September 24, 2023

Venue:  TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Texans +8.5, Jaguars -8.5; Over/Under:  44 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Texans +9.5, Jaguars -9.5; Over/Under:  44 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Texans +9.5, Jaguars -9.5; Over/Under:  44 points

Houston Texans:  0-2 (4th place, AFC South)

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

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Houston Texans:  lost their last game at home against the Indianapolis Colts 31-20.

Jacksonville Jaguars:  lost their last game at home against the Kansas City Chiefs 17-9.

The Texans are entering this game with a 0-2 record overall and they have a 0-1 record in their divisional games too. They are 0-1 in their home games, 0-1 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 Indianapolis Colts 31-20. CJ Stroud was the starting QB and he completed 30/47 passes for 384 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Dameon Pierce led the team in rushing yards with 31. Nico Collins led the receivers with 146 receiving yards on 7 receptions and 1 TD. M.J. Stewart led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one. No one on the defense came away with an interception in that game.

 

 

 

The Jaguars are entering this game with a 1-1 record overall and they have a 1-0 record in their divisional games too. They are 0-1 in their home games, 1-0 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 lost their last game against the Kansas City Chiefs 17-9. Trevor Lawrence was the starting QB and he completed 22/41 passes for 216 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Travis Etienne Jr. led the team in rushing yards with 40. Christian Kirk led the receivers with 110 receiving yards on 11 receptions. Foyesade Oluokun led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while K'Lavon Chaisson led the defense in sacks with 1. Andre Cisco came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have the Jaguars listed as an 8.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Jaguars lost their last game in a low scoring battle against the Chiefs but they still played really well in that game despite losing 17-9. They still have a divisional win under their belt already which they earned in a road win against the Colts to open up their season and now they are getting another divisional game at home this time and against one of the worst teams in the league. The Texans played a lot better in their last game at home as their offense got moving and did put up some points, but they still lost the game 31-20 and weren't able to do anything offensively on the road in week 1. They are going to be facing another good defense on the road here and the Jags are going to be looking to bounce back after losing to the Chiefs again. The Jags have a lot more talent on both offense and defense which will make it really hard for the Texans to move the ball like they struggled in their 1st road game and eventually the Jags will pull away to the point where there will be no way back in this game for the Texans. The best way to place a bet here is on the Jaguars to cover the spread in this game.

Texans Jaguars Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, September 24, 2023 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Jaguars 31 Texans 10.

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Houston Texans: 18-27 ATS after gaining 300 or more passing yards in last game. 16-22 ATS in a road game where the total is between 42.5 and 45 points. 10-3 UNDER in a road game where the total is between 42.5 and 49 points. 6-1 UNDER as a road underdog of 7.5 to 14 points.

Jacksonville Jaguars: 25-18 ATS after scoring 9 points or less last game. 5-1 ATS after a game with a turnover margin of +2 or better. 23-15 UNDER in all games. 12-5 UNDER in home games. 14-6 UNDER off 1 or more consecutive unders.

Houston Texans:  T. Thomas (CB) day-to-day - Hand. J. Pitre (S) day-to-day - Lung. N. Hewitt (LB) day-to-day - Illness. L. Tunsil (OT) day-to-day - Knee. J. Ward (S) day-to-day - Hip. H. Ridgeway (DT) Out indefinitely - Calf. N. Brown (WR) Out indefinitely - Groin. T. Howard (OT) Out indefinitely - Hand. C. Johnston (P) Out indefinitely - Calf. J. Scruggs (C) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. K. Green (G) I-R - Shoulder. C. Heck (OT) Out indefinitely - Foot. K. Zierer (OT) I-R - Ankle. T. Hairston (FB) I-R - Back. J. Matthews (WR) I-R - Knee. D. Scaife Jr. (OT) I-R - Leg. S. Quessenberry (C) I-R - Knee.

Jacksonville Jaguars:  A. Johnson (S) day-to-day - Hamstring. G. Junior (CB) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. C. Hodges (OT) Out indefinitely - Knee. D. Hamilton (DT) Out indefinitely - Back. D. Smoot (LB) Out indefinitely - Achilles. V. Miller (LB) I-R - Achilles. C. Robinson (OL) Elig Week 5 - Suspension.

“Guys are still going out trying to do the best they can do. Doing the job that we ask them to do. Of course, we would like it better. Don’t want to see the quarterback get hit. But I thought the offense took a move in the right direction today, got better overall.” - DeMeco Ryans after his team’s loss against the Colts in their last game. 

“It’s Week 2. I mean, my gosh. Those guys are ticked off in there. They're mad. But it’s so early in this season that one game’s not going to define who we are and it’s not going to define our season.” - Doug Pederson after his team’s loss against the Chiefs in their last game. 

WR Collins, Nico 

WR WOODS, ROBERT 

WR Metchie III, John 

TE Schultz, Dalton 

QB Stroud, C.J. 

RB Pierce, Dameon 

FB Beck, Andrew 

WR Ridley, Calvin 

WR Jones, Zay 

WR Kirk, Christian 

TE Engram, Evan 

QB Lawrence, Trevor 

RB Etienne Jr., Travis 

Passing: C. Stroud (626)

Rushing: D. Pierce (69)

Receiving: N. Collins (226)

Touchdowns: N. Collins (1)

Passing: T. Lawrence (457)

Rushing: T. Etienne Jr. (117)

Receiving: C. Ridley (133)

Touchdowns: T. Etienne Jr. (1)

Coaches:

Houston Texans: DeMeco Ryans (1st season)

Jacksonville Jaguars: Doug Pederson (2nd season)