Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars Prediction 9-29-24 NFL Picks

The Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans meet Sunday in NFL action from NRG Stadium. Here’s a Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Texans vs Jaguars pick.

Jacksonville Jaguars Betting Preview

The Jaguars got off to a rocky start this year, taking a couple of close losses in their first pair of outings. The opener was a 20-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Game two was another close one, this time an 18-13 loss to the Cleveland Browns.

In Game three versus Buffalo on Monday, the Jaguars faced an ugly 34-3 deficit by halftime. Things didn’t get any better from there in an eventual 47-10 blowout loss. QB Trevor Lawrence finished with 170 yards, one TD and a pick. Tops in receiving was Christian Kirk with six grabs for 73 yards.

Houston Texans Betting Preview

Over on the Texans’ side, they got into a couple of close finishes in their first two Games as well. Houston came out on the winning end of both, however. The Texans took out the Indianapolis Colts 29-27 in their opener, then dispatched the Bears 19-13 on September 15.

Back on Sunday versus the Vikings, Houston was down 14-0 by the end of the first quarter and ultimately got blown out 34-7. CJ Stroud threw for 215 yards, one TD and two interceptions. Stefon Diggs led the receivers with 94 yards from 10 catches.

Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars Prediction

I might try the Jaguars here, but only if the line iNFLates a bit more this week. On Monday Jacksonville looked pretty bad against a Bills team playing just about as well as possible. The Jags offense mustered just 239 total yards (147 passing), 19 first downs, 2-of-13 on third-down tries and two turnovers. Defensively it wasn’t much better with 389 yards (266 passing) and 24 first downs given up.

As for Houston, they didn’t fare so well against the Vikings over the weekend. The Texans posted 296 total yards (38 rushing) with 17 first downs and a rough 4-of-14 on third-down tries. The 11 penalties (88 yards) and two interceptions didn’t help matters. Jacksonville gets the disadvantage of one less day of prep here, but if their offense can recover from Monday’s humiliation I think the Jags can potentially cover. I’m probably staying away, though.