The Jacksonville Jaguars appear well-positioned to get back in the win column. After losing to the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2, the Jaguars get a much easier test when the 0-2 Houston Texans come to EverBank Stadium.
But beating teams they should beat hasn’t always been the Jaguars’ strong suit. Just last season the Texans, who finished the year 3-13-1, came into Duval and handed the Jaguars a 13-6 loss.
Buy Jaguars TicketsHouston’s success against the Jaguars dates back more than a decade. Since 2011, Jacksonville has managed to win just five of its last 25 games against the Texans.
Experts don’t think Houston will get another win against the Jaguars on Sunday, though. Here’s a roundup of who pundits are picking in the Week 3 matchup:
USA Today
Chris Bumbaca: Jaguars 24-17
Jarrett Bell: Jaguars 27-17
Lorenzo Reyes: Jaguars 24-10
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Jaguars 28-21
Nate Davis: Jaguars 27-20
Safid Deen: Jaguars 24-17
Tyler Dragon: Jaguars 27-14
Victoria Hernandez: Jaguars 20-12
NFL.com
Ali Bhanpuri: Jaguars 27-17
Brooke Cersosimo: Jaguars 26-18
Dan Parr: Jaguars 27-17
Gennaro Filice: Jaguars 27-20
Tom Blair: Jaguars 35-21
ESPN
Matt Bowen: Jaguars
Mike Clay: Jaguars
Jeremy Fowler: Jaguars
Dan Graziano: Jaguars
Kimberley Martin: Jaguars
Eric Moody: Jaguars
Jason Reid: Texans
Lindsey Thiry: Jaguars
Sam Wickersham: Jaguars
CBS Sports
Pete Prisco: Jaguars
Will Brinson: Jaguars
Jared Dubin: Jaguars
Ryan Wilson: Jaguars
John Breech: Jaguars
Tyler Sullivan: Jaguars
Dave Richard: Jaguars
Jamey Eisenberg: Jaguars
Sporting News
Rookie C.J. Stroud passed for 384 yards in Week 2, but the Texans still lost to the Colts. There could be a similar theme in Week 3. Stroud should have some success against a Jacksonville defense that allows 256.5 yards per game, but Trevor Lawrence will return the favor. That spread is a little high knowing Jacksonville is 0-3 ATS a home favorite since last season.
Pick: Jaguars 31, Texans 24
Athlon Sports
Alek Arend: Jaguars 27-13
Matt Audilet: Jaguars 30-17
Cameron Flynn: Jaguars 31-20
Bleacher Report
Bleacher Report’s Week 3 picks
Gary Davenport: Jaguars
Brad Gagnon: Texans
Ian Hanford: Texans
Kris Knox: Jaguars
Maurice Moton: Texans
Wes O’Donnell: Texans
Brent Sobleski: Jaguars
Bottom Line
Outside of four Bleacher Report analysts picking the Texans, experts are overwhelmingly siding with the Jaguars. Here’s the final tally of picks:
Jaguars: 36
Texans: 5
