The Jacksonville Jaguars will travel to Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday afternoon to take on the Indianapolis Colts in an AFC South matchup. This season, the Jaguars are third in the division with a 2-6 record and are coming off a 9-6 home win over the Buffalo Bills. Trevor Lawrence finished going 15-of-26 for 118 yards while dealing with an ankle injury. The Colts are second in the division with a 4-5 record and are coming off a 45-30 home win over the New York Jets on Thursday night. Carson Wentz is currently dealing with a non-COVID illness but went 22-of-30 for 272 yards with three touchdowns.
Jaguars at Colts Betting Analysis
On the Jacksonville Jaguars side
Running back James Robinson is limited with a heel injury but has been playing well this season. He has 88 attempts for 482 yards (5.5 yards per carrying) with five rushing touchdowns and 18 receptions for 133 yards (7.4 yards per catch). In his last game against Seattle, he had just four rushes for 22 yards (5.5 yards per run) and a 17-yard reception.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are struggling a bit on the defensive side of the field as they are giving up 26.1 points per game. In their previous game against the Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville allowed six points on 301 total yards of offense (229 passing, 72 rushings). The Jags forced three turnovers last week (one fumble recovery, two interceptions). They need to step up against the run as they allowed 5.1 rushing yards per carrying in the game.
On the Indianapolis Colts side
Running back Jonathan Taylor has been playing well this season as he has 140 rushing attempts for 821 yards (5.9 yards per carrying) with eight touchdowns and 23 receptions for 293 yards (12.7 yards per catch) with a touchdown reception. In his last game against New York Jets, Taylor had a monster game rushing 19 times for 172 yards (9.1 yards per rush) with a pair of touchdowns on the ground and two catches for 28 yards (14 yards per reception).
The Indianapolis Colts have been playing well defensively this season as they are allowing 23.7 points per game. In their previous game against the New York Jets, the Colts gave up 30 points on 486 total yards of offense (398 passing, 88 rushings). Indy needs to work on killing drives as the Jets finished going 8-of-14 on third down attempts and converted their only fourth-down try. The Colts need to get some stops early and often as a weakened Jets offense averaged a whopping 6.5 yards per play.
Jaguars at Colts Prediction
The top sportsbooks across the country list the Indianapolis Colts as a double-digit favorite at home against a divisional opponent. The Jags have been struggling to cover this season as they are 3-5 against the spread while the Colts are 6-3 against the spread this year. Trevor Lawrence is expected to play with his ankle injury but has just three touchdowns and two interceptions in his last five games. On the other side, Wentz did practice on Thursday in a limited role and cut down the sloppy play as he had 12 touchdowns to two interceptions in his previous five games. Indy is just a better franchise at this point, so go with them to cover at home.