NFL Football Betting – Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars
The Cleveland Browns (2-4 SU, 4-2 ATS) are trying to fight off charges that last season’s 10-6 record was a fluke. On Sunday they will visit the state of Florida to face the Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3 SU, 2-4 ATS) in NFL action that is set to begin at 4:05 PM ET at Municipal Stadium (natural turf) in Jacksonville, FL.
Sunday, October 26
BetUS NFL Betting Odds: JACKSONVILLE -7, Total 42
NOTABLE STAT: Browns have averaged 5.1 yards per pass
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: Jags have played 14 of last 18 over the total
In the BetUS NFL football betting odds, the Jaguars are listed as a seven-point favorite, with a posted total of 42 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* CLEV has covered four of its last five games
* CLEV has lost four of its last six games SU
* CLEV has played ten of its last 12 games UNDER the total
* CLEV has covered six of its last nine road games
* CLEV has lost 18 of its last 25 road games SU
* CLEV has played five of its last six road games UNDER the total
* JAX has covered two of its last six games
* JAX has won 15 of its last 23 games SU
* JAX has played 14 of its last 18 games OVER the total
* JAX has won 18 of its last 25 home games SU
* JAX has played six of its last seven home games OVER the total
Also…
* JAX has covered four of the last six meetings
* JAX has won six of the last eight meetings SU
Cleveland beat Cincinnati four weeks ago and then followed that with an outstanding offensive effort against the Giants, rolling up 454 yards against the undefeated Super Bowl champs in a three-touchdown victory. But those who thought this might have been the start of something really good were disappointed, as the Brownies were stymied for the most part against Washington, outgained 351-236 by the Redskins, though the score in this defeat was rather respectable (14-11).
Back in the year 2000, Jacksonville dealt out one of the most severely one-sided beatings in the history of the NFL, winning 48-0 and outgaining the Browns by a 449-53 margin (and that is no typo). We wouldn’t dream of that happening again, but we see the Jaguars, after a lot of early offensive line problems, starting to get things going again on the ground. Against Indianapolis they rolled up 236 yards, followed by 139 against Houston, and two weeks ago they had 155 against Denver. Only Pittsburgh shut them down during this period (just 38 yards).
Take note of Derek Anderson’s inability to really get any consistent performances going (less than 50%, with a 6-6 ratio). David Garrard may not be super-productive (4 TD’s), but he hasn’t thrown an interception in his last three starts. Cleveland is giving up 4.8 yards a carry, which isn’t good news. Let’s go with Jacksonville, the seven-point favorite in the BetUS NFL football betting odds.
