Sports Betting Spotlight: Jacksonville Jaguars 2017 season preview
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Wynn sports book director Johnny Avello preview the Jaguars’ season in the sixth of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days.
The Jaguars finished 3-13 last season, 8-8 against the spread and went over in 10 of their 16 games.
Jacksonville has plenty of young talent on both sides of the ball, including rookie running back Leonard Fournette, wide receiver Allen Robinson and cornerback Jalen Ramsey. The big question mark is at quarterback, where Blake Bortles has thrown almost as many interceptions (51) as touchdowns (69) in his first three seasons.
The Jaguars have the second-easiest schedule in the league. Of the teams with the five easiest schedules heading into last season, four made the playoffs.
Jacksonville’s 2017 season win total is 6.5 and it’s plus-350 to make the postseason.
2017 Sports Betting Spotlight schedule*
Aug. 16: Jacksonville Jaguars
Aug. 17: Baltimore Ravens
Aug. 18: Houston Texans
Aug. 19: Chicago Bears
Aug. 20: New Orleans Saints
Aug. 21: Atlanta Falcons
Aug. 22: Minnesota Vikings
Aug. 23: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Aug. 24: Carolina Panthers
Aug. 25: Detroit Lions
Aug. 26: Green Bay Packers
Aug. 27: San Francisco 49ers
Aug. 28: New York Giants
Aug. 29: Washington Redskins
Aug. 30: Dallas Cowboys
Aug. 31: Seattle Seahawks
Sept. 1: Los Angeles Rams
Sept. 2: Philadelphia Eagles
Sept. 3: Arizona Cardinals
Sept. 4: Oakland Raiders
Sept. 5: Buffalo Bills
Sept. 6: Kansas City Chiefs
Sept. 7: New England Patriots
Sept. 8: New York Jets
Sept. 9: Miami Dolphins
Sept. 10: Los Angeles Chargers
Sept. 11: Denver Broncos
*Schedule is subject to change
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