The Jacksonville Jaguars (1-3) face off against the Houston Texans (0-4) in this week 5 matchup.
The Jaguars come in to this game 18th in total yards per game on offense (367.0 Yds/Game) passing for 262.8 Yds/game and rushing for 104.3 Yds/Game. The Jaguars are 23rd in total yards allowed on defense per game (399.5 Yds/Game) allowing 261.0 Yds/Game through the air and 138.5 Yds/Game on the ground. The Jaguars have 4 sacks, 3 interceptions, and 0 fumbles recovered, while giving up 13 sacks, 4 interceptions, and 1 fumble lost this season.
The Texans come in to this game ranked 26th in total offense (327.5 Yds/Game) passing for 254.0 Yds/Game and rushing for 73.5 Yds/Game. Texans are 22nd in total yards allowed on defense per game (393.3 Yds/Game) allowing 211.5 Yds/Game through the air and 181.8 Yds/Game on the ground. Texans have 10 sacks, 0 interceptions, and 0 fumbles recovered, while giving up 16 sacks, 3 interceptions, and 2 fumbles lost.
I think Houston has an edge to win the game here, but I don't think they'll cover the spread because Jacksonville should be able to keep up. I expect the Texans to come out with a bit more fire after the Bill O'Brien firing but the Jaguars should keep this game within scoring range. I'm going with the Jaguars to cover the spread here.
