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(NFL) Patriots (NE) vs. Jaguars (JAC),
Point Spread: -5.50 | -115.00 Jaguars (JAC) (Home)
Result: Win
The Patriots are coming into this game with a 1-5 record this season and they have not been playing well recently. They pulled off an upset win over the Bengals back in week 1, but they have lost 5 straight games since then. Their offense has not been good all season as they have only scored 20 points in 2 of their 6 games this season. Their defense has not been good either as they have allowed at least 30 points in 2 of their last 3 games. They are coming off of a 41-21 loss at home in their last game against the Texans which was also Drake Maye's 1st NFL start. The offense played much better with him starting, but a lot of their scoring also came while they were down big. Now he is only getting his 2nd ever start in the NFL and it is going to be in a completely different country. They are going up against a Jaguars team that is 1-5 this season and has also been awful all season. They are coming off of another loss in their last game, losing 35-16 to the Bears, but they are playing a much weaker defense in this game and have the advantage since this is their 2nd straight week in London. The Patriots have struggled to stop the run on defense all year so the Jags are going to be able to run the ball here. Etienne is dealing with an injury, but that means Tank Bigsby will get more work in this game and he has been the more efficient runner all season. That will help Trevor Lawrence in the passing game as well. The Jaguars defense has been very inconsistent this season, but they will play much better against this weaker offense. The run game will be a big part of the Patriots' gameplan and the Jags will be able to focus on stopping that, forcing a rookie quarterback in an unfamiliar environment to beat them with his arm which he will not be able to do. The Jaguars will cover the spread in this game.