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Total Insight: Curran, Ottolini make Pats-Jaguars over/under predictions originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Two of the NFL’s worst teams will square off Sunday when the New England Patriots play the Jacksonville Jaguars in a Week 7 matchup in London.
Both teams are 1-5 at the bottom of the league standings. The Patriots have lost five consecutive games, and the Jaguars are coming off a 35-16 loss in London to the Chicago Bears and their rookie quarterback Caleb Williams.
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Jacksonville’s defense will go up against another rookie QB on Sunday. Drake Maye made his first career start for the Patriots in last week’s 41-21 loss to the Houston Texans.
Normally, a 20-point loss would be pretty discouraging, but it wasn’t because Maye showed flashes of the potential and talent that made him the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He helped make the Patriots lackluster passing attack look like a competent group with 243 yards and three touchdowns.
Will Maye give another encouraging performance in his second start? Can DeMario “Pop” Douglas continue to make a strong impact as the team’s top wideout?
Patriots insider Tom E. Curran and WEEI’s Meghan Ottolini shared their predictions based on the over/under totals for Patriots-Jaguars, as heard during the Total Insight segment on the latest episode of NBC Sports Boston’s Patriots Talk Podcast.
Total points (42.5)
The most points the Patriots have scored this season is 21, which happened last week in a loss to the Texans. They’ve hit the 20-point mark only twice in six games. Both of these teams are averaging less than 20 points per game this season — Jaguars at 18.8 (22nd in the league) and Patriots at 13.8 (31st).
Ottolini: “I’m going to take the under. It’s a London game, these tend to skew lower, and Jacksonville is a mess.”
Drake Maye passing yards (203.5)
Maye completed 20-of-33 pass attempts for 243…
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Publish date : 2024-10-17 20:28:03
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