The Jaguars were one of the worst bets in all of football last year. Can Trevor Lawrence and a new-look Jacksonville squad reverse the tide in 2022?
Doug Pederson enters the building in the wake of Urban Meyer after the Jags went 3-14 straight-up and covered less than 30% of their games.
The front office also made a concerted effort to touch up the receiving corps, inking Christian Kirk and Evan Engram in free agency.
Whether you're hopping on the bandwagon — Trevor Lawrence MVP, you heard it here first — or fading Jacksonville into oblivion, there are plenty of markets available to bet, including Super Bowl, AFC South, win totals and more, with the season roughly a month out.
2022 Jaguars NFL Odds
Only the Texans, Falcons, Jets and Seahawks have longer Super Bowl odds than the Jaguars, who own a consensus price of +12500, with a peak of +13000 to win it all (shop and browse all futures odds here).
Meanwhile, the Colts are the chalk to take the AFC South and are followed by the Titans (+165).
The Jaguars are a distant third (+700 consensus, best price +750), but they're at least on the same planet as Indianapolis and Tennessee. The Texans are going off at about +2800.
Jaguars Win Total Analysis
The Jaguars consensus win total for the 2022 campaign is 6.5, with the under priced as the chalk.
Sean Koerner, Action Network's Director of Predictive Analytics, recently profiled all 32 teams' win totals and had this to say about Jacksonville.
"It’s difficult to blame Trevor Lawrence for his awful rookie season, which saw him lead the league with 17 interceptions. I have no doubt that new head coach Doug Pederson will be an upgrade over Urban Meyer, but it’s hard to get too excited about Christian Kirk, Marvin Jones, Zay Jones and Evan Engram as Lawrence’s primary targets.
I’m not a place where I can feel confident betting for or against Trevor Lawrence right now, so I will pass on their win total.
Verdict: Lean Under 6.5 (-115, WynnBet)"
