New England at Jacksonville has suddenly become a marquee matchup, especially after the Patriots came from behind to beat the Jaguars 24-20 in last year's playoffs. The Patriots outgained Houston 389-325 in their 27-20 win in Week 1 and Tom Brady was his old self with 26-of-39 passing for 277 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Brady connected seven times with Rob Gronkowski for 123 yards and Rex Burkhead rushed for 64 yards on 18 carries although he is questionable this week due to a concussion. New England is 9-1 ATS its last 10 games as a non-division favorite and the Jaguars are 1-10 ATS the last 11 years in Week 2. The Patriots are 14-3 ATS their last 17 road games and 15-5 ATS their last 20 against teams with winning records. Blake Bortles was 18-of-33 for 176 yards with a TD and interception against the Giants and he also had a 41-yard run. The Jaguars have gone OVER the last four years in Week 2 and they have soared OVER the total 10 of their last 14 in the month of September. New England did not look good in preseason, but it put together a solid performance last week and it's still Brady vs. Bortles. Play the Patriots and OVER.
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NFL
New England at Jacksonville
September 16, 2018
4:25 PM Eastern
1 unit on New England PICK (-115) (risk 1 to return 1.87)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
1 unit on Game Total OVER 45.5 +100 (risk 1 to return 2)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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