Jacksonville Jaguars (+6)* at Tennessee Titans
Thank you, Jacksonville.
Finally, the team that has done this column the most harm (1-4) yet continues to receive the benefit of the doubt will be the other side of the pick this week. The numbers that have forced these hands into picking Tennessee on a weekly basis have finally turned on the Titans of disappointment. It is almost cruel justice that the team that reaps these benefits is the lowly Jaguars. Almost.
0-5 against the spread, outscored by 102 points – that’s triple digits, three, if you’re counting – in five games played, and on the road, the Jaguars are actually in the more favorable position of the two teams. Despite winning less than one-third of their games (.325 winning percentage) over their past five seasons, the Jaguars have split the season series with Titans all five times. More recently, the Titans are responsible for two of the Jaguars’ last six wins – spanning the past two seasons – and only once in their past six meetings have the Titans won by more than six points.
The Jaguars are not only the confidence pick to cover the spread, but should earn their first win of the season against the even more frustrating Titans. Jaguars win by four, beat the spread, and no one watches. Nor cares.
