Jacksonville Jaguars vs Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia coach Doug Pederson has a winning preseason record. They showed nothing last week in a loss to Tennessee when playing only two starters. Backup QB Nate Sudfeld (broken wrist) is out, so that means starter Carson Wentz will see the field in Week 2. This team made the playoffs last season and won the Super Bowl two years ago, so there is plenty of talent and depth. Meanwhile, Jacksonville coach Doug Marrone has a losing preseason record and is stuck with a terrible QB rotation in Gardner Minshew, Alex McGough and Tanner Lee. The trio had two picks and 44 total yards in a 29-0 loss to Baltimore last week. Marrone isn't going to play a lot of starters in Week 2. He doesn't want to play new starting QB Nick Foles until the offensive line is healthy and three O-line starters are injured and not expected to play this week. Marrone is taking a more cautious approach this preseason because of the injuries that ravaged the team last year, so back the talented and deep underdog. Play Philadelphia.

Both teams head to London with recent struggles as Jacksonville has lost three straight and the defending Super Bowl champion has lost three of its last four. The Jaguars hope the trade to acquire Carlos Hyde will be a boost to the running game, which has suffered due to the hamstring injury to Leonard Fournette. The Jaguars have been hampered by 17 turnovers this season, which has given opponents great field position and explains why an otherwise good defense has allowed 90 points the last three games. Philadelphia has alternated going OVER and UNDER and this week it's time to go OVER after the Eagles lost 21-17 to Carolina on Sunday. Carson Wentz went 30-of-37 for 310 yards with no interceptions, but the defense gave up 7.1 yards per rush. The OVER is 35-17 in the Eagles' last 52 games following a loss and they are 26-10 OVER against teams with losing records dating to previous seasons. Jacksonville has gone OVER in eight of its last 11 games after scoring fewer than 15 points its previous game. Hyde figures to take some of the pressure off Jags QB Blake Bortles, who was replaced by Cody Kessler last week. Play the OVER.

The Philadelphia Eagles are in what used to be a strong division, the NFC East. That has changed recently as these teams have all been up and down. The last five seasons have seen all four teams win the division. The Eagles are the default favorite to win it this year. But, there are some question marks yet to be answered. Will Nick Foles follow up a 27 TD to just 2 INT campaign in his second season? How much will they miss DeSean Jackson? It has been over a decade since a team has repeated as NFC East champions, so history is against them. Jacksonville has to be impressed with what they saw in Blake Bortles during the preseason. They should immediately improve as this is a QB-driven league. I think a lot of the double-digit spread applies to last season's horrible team, but they will be better this season. Let's not forget the progress this team made a season ago. After starting the season 0-8, losing all eight games by 10 points or more, they finished 4-4, losing just two by more than 10 points. The QB upgrade should make them better, so I look for Jacksonville to hang around here. And don't forget that Philly is just 3-13 ATS the past two seasons at home. Take the generous points on the Jaguars.