Opened Broncos -3 now -6, total opened 43.5 now 46, indications of what could be a touchdown or more win for the road team here, or it appears betters are way more likely to take the Broncos versus taking the Jaguars after week 1’s games. The Jags catching points here and I wouldn’t think of betting anything on this one myself. The reason being that the Broncos on paper are the easy double digit win, but the Jaguars likely to be down and throwing the ball which led to several late game underdog covers last week.
Jags 9th in passing offense last week, defensively The Jaguars have allowed 24+ points in 16 straight games (longest streak in NFL history). Things may end up being easier for Lawrence without facing the crowd noise as well, but if they fall behind the crowd may not help them much either. Rookie QBs are 9-11 as starter vs Vic Fangio-led defenses since 2000 (sacked 2.3 times per game).
The Jaguars facing another veteran with a shot to be a franchise QB is where all they expectations are on Denver coming in for this early start. You know there will be games when the Jags show up and do better than expected this year, we just don’t know when those will games will be.
My prediction 27-20 Denver.