The gridiron comes to London for the first time this year, and history could repeat itself if the Jaguars suffer defeat...
{ODDS:110766010:10/11} – Indianapolis Colts (-2.5) @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Should Jacksonville lose their fourth straight game this weekend, then Gus Bradley could become the third coach in as many years to be fired after a defeat in London.
The 50-year-old is in trouble after winning just 12 of his 51 games in charge of the Jaguars, especially considering owner Shahid Khan was expecting a playoff push this season.
Their chances of earning their first win of the season are slim against Andrew Luck and the Colts, who have won six of the past seven meetings between these two sides.
Quarterback Luck has only ever lost once to the Jaguars, and that was in the third game of his rookie season in 2012.
The Jaguars’ Blake Bortles, however, has only ever won two games outside of Jacksonville, although one of those was in London last year.
{ODDS:110768096:20/23} – Los Angeles Rams (+8) @ Arizona Cardinals
NFC teams have beaten the handicap in just seven of 19 games when favoured this season, and while the Cardinals are a better team than the Rams, an eight-point margin seems too high here.
Arizona were soundly beaten away at the Buffalo Bills last week despite being four-point favourites, while the underdog Rams earned an impressive win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Los Angeles’ 28-0 defeat in week one was embarrassing, but they have improved since then, covering the spread in each of their past two games.
Their defensive line is one of the most formidable in the NFL, led by dominant defensive tackle Aaron Donald.
He’s yet to record a sack this season, but he leads the league in quarterback hurries and should have some success against an Arizona offensive line that could be without injured guard Evan Mathis.
The Rams won this fixture by two points in 2015, and this weekend’s game should be just as tight.
{ODDS:110767215:10/11} – Tennessee Titans @ Houston Texans (-4.5)
This meeting of AFC South teams features the two worst offenses in the NFL.
Tennessee are the only team to have scored less points than the Texans this season, who should respond at home after a humbling defeat against the New England Patriots last week.
Houston have beaten their division rivals in seven of their last eight games – including the last four – and conceded no more than six points in their two meetings last year.
Defensive star J.J. Watt will be a big miss for the Texans after he underwent back surgery this week, but they won each of their first two games this season when he was not fully fit.
They will still be too strong for the Titans on that side of the ball, having allowed less passing yards than any other team this season and just 57 total points – the seventh-best mark in the NFL.
{ODDS:110767384:10/11} – Oakland Raiders (+3.5) @ Baltimore Ravens
The Raiders have been very poor defensively this season, but they have faced some of the most explosive attacks in the NFL so far.
The Ravens do not fall into that category.
They are unbeaten, but rank just 22nd in passing yards, 28th in rushing yards and 26th in total points, despite facing three of the league’s worst teams in the Bills, Browns and Jaguars.
The Raiders’ well-rounded offense, featuring quarterback Derek Carr, receivers Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree, and running back Latavius Murray, will provide a much sterner test.
They have gained more yards than all but three teams this year, and have won on the road twice against the New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans.
A £10 bet on this four-fold accumulator returns 130.01*.
*Odds and amounts correct at the time of publication, but subject to change. See site for latest.
