AFC teams fighting to get in the 2022 NFL playoffs collide when the New York Jets host the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Week 16 Thursday Night Football game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Jets (7-7) are one game behind Miami (8-6) for the third and final wild card spot in the conference. New York is coming off a crushing 20-17 loss to Detroit. Meanwhile the Jaguars (6-8) sit in second place in the AFC South, only one game behind Tennessee for the division lead. Jacksonville is riding high after an overtime victory over Dallas. Zach Wilson will start for New York with Mike White (ribs) ruled out. Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. ET. Caesars Sportsbook lists New York as the 1.5-point favorite in the latest Jets vs. Jaguars odds, while the over/under is 36. Before making any Jaguars vs. Jets picks or NFL predictions, you’ll want to see what SportsLine’s resident Jaguars expert, Mike Tierney, has to say.A veteran sportswriter whose work appears periodically in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Mike Tierney has covered the NFL for decades and reported from seven Super Bowls. He entered the 2022 NFL season 232-204-10 ATS since the start of the 2018 season. He also is 31-14 on his last 45 NFL picks in games involving the Jaguars, returning $1,593. Anyone who has followed him is way up.Now, Tierney has zeroed in on Jags vs. Jets and just locked in his picks and TNF predictions. You can head to SportsLine to see his picks. Now, here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Jets vs. Jags:
Jaguars vs. Jets spread: Jets -1.5Jaguars vs. Jets over/under: 36 points Jaguars vs. Jets money line: Jets -1.5, Jaguars +105NYJ: The Jets rank third in the NFL in total defense (305.4 yards allowed per game).JAX: Foyesade Oluokun leads the league in tackles (156).Jaguars vs. Jets picks: See picks at SportsLine
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Why the Jets can coverNew York has one of the best defenses in the league. The Jets rank third in the NFL in total defense (305.4 yards allowed per game) and yards per play allowed (4.82) and fourth in scoring defense (18.8 points per game). The team has allowed 30 points in only one game this season, Week 2 against the Browns.In addition, New York will face a Jacksonville team that will be without starting left tackle Cam Robinson. The No. 34 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, Robinson suffered a meniscus injury to his right knee on Sunday that will likely force him to miss the rest of the season, coach Doug Pederson said Monday. Robinson will be replaced by Walker Little, who has started just three games in his career and none this season. See which team to pick here.Why the Jaguars can coverQuarterback Trevor Lawrence is playing the best football of his young career. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Lawrence has thrown 14 touchdown passes versus just one interception since Week 9. He threw 10 touchdowns and six interceptions over the first eight weeks. Jacksonville is 4-2 over the last six games.
In addition, the Jaguars face a New York offense that has struggled recently. Over the last three games the Jets have scored just four offensive touchdowns. Just seven teams have scored fewer, and five of those teams had bye weeks over that stretch. See which team to pick here.How to make Jaguars vs. Jets picksWe can tell you Tierney is leaning Over on the point total, but he also has isolated a critical X-factor that has him going big on one side of the spread. He’s only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine.Who wins Jets vs. Jaguars on Thursday Night Football? And which critical X-factor makes one side of the spread hit hard? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Jaguars vs. Jets spread to back, all from the expert who is 31-14 on his last 45 against-the-spread picks involving Jacksonville, and find out.