Friday, May 18th, 2012
The first game on this week’s NFL schedule will be a Thursday clash between the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-9) and the Atlanta Falcons (8-5).
The game will be shown on the NFL Network, and kickoff is slated for 8:20 PM ET. These teams have met up twice since 2003 and the Falcons have covered the point spread in both games.
Atlanta was a 21-14 winner at home as 2.5-point favorites in 2003 and a 7-13 loser on the road as a 10-point underdog in 2007.
All 4 head-to-head meetings since 1996 have gone under the total.
Atlanta will be the home team for Thursday’s game and they are 11-point favorites with a total of 42.5.
The Falcons opened up at -13.5 with a total of 43, but the betting public was quick to adjust the lines.
Each team sports a 5-7-1 record against the point spread this season, while the Jaguars and the Falcons have combined to go under the total in 19 of their 26 games this year.
Jacksonville pulled off a nice upset in a 41-14 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week, but it was the first time they had won outright or on the point spread since early November.
The Jaguars are just 1-5 on the road this year and their only victory was against the winless Indianapolis Colts.
The Falcons have won 6 of their last 8 games but have covered the point spread in only 1 of their last 5 overall.
Atlanta is 4-2 at home this year and their only losses have come against the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers.
One trend supporting the Falcons in this game is that they have covered the point spread in 7 of their last 9 games during the month of December.
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