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| San Francisco 49ers | Jacksonville Jaguars |
The 0-7 Jacksonville Jaguars have as many losses this season as touchdowns. And one of those scores came on an interception return.
Three times this year, including in a loss at home to San Diego Sunday, the Jags have failed to visit the end zone even once.
One of the worst teams in the league now takes on one of the best when Jacksonville, 1-6 ATS on the season, "hosts" another outfit from the West Coast, 5-2 San Francisco, Sunday afternoon (1 pm ET, Fox). We put "host' in quotation marks because the game is actually at London's Wembley Stadium.
The only time this year the Jags covered the spread came while getting 26 points from the Broncos. Outside of that Jacksonville has come up short in trying cover 19 points at Seattle, 10 points against the Colts, 11 points against the Rams and 7.5 points against the Chargers.
The 49ers, on the other hand, have won four games in a row, covering each time, after winning at Tennessee Sunday 31-17.
As of early this week the Niners were favored by 17 points over the Jags.
They will face the 5-2 49ers, who own a 5-2 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Jaguars are 3-4 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the 49ers are 4-3 favoring the OVER.
View San Francisco 49ers vs Jacksonville Jaguars Odds and Stats.
According to the Power Rankings here at OddsShark it's the No. 32-rated Jaguars and the No. 11-rated 49ers in this matchup. Predictive formulas point to a 26-1 win for the 49ers on Sunday.
San Francisco won its last outing, a 31-17 result against the Titans on October 20. The 49ers covered in that game as a 3.5-point favorite, while the 48 combined points took the game OVER the total. Frank Gore scored twice in San Francisco's most recent game, earning a 31-17 win over Tennessee at LP Field. In their last game, Jacksonville's aerial attack generated 318 yards but it was the Chargers coming away with a 24-6 victory over Jacksonville at EverBank Field.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Jacksonville's No. 32-ranked offense (10.86 PPG) against a 49ers defense that ranks No. 8 at 19.29 PPG. The Jaguars passing attack has averaged 219 yards per game, less than the 49ers give up through the air (219.43 YPG on average).
In comparing defenses, the 49ers own the league's No. 6-rated front 7 in terms of stopping the run, allowing 86.67 yards per game when on the road. Jacksonville, on the other hand, rates No. 30 this week in generating rushing yards at home.
A few 49ers at Jaguars trends to consider:
San Francisco is 5-0-1 SU in its last 6 games
Jacksonville is 1-18-1 SU in its last 20 games
Next up:
San Francisco at Carolina, Sunday, November 10th
Jacksonville at Tennessee, Sunday, November 10th
