Jaguars vs. Ravens prediction, odds, time: 'Thursday Night Football' picks from proven model
Key Points:
- The Jacksonville Jaguars (5-2) aim for their fifth win in six games as they face the Baltimore Ravens (4-4) on Thursday Night Football, with kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET in Baltimore.
- The Ravens are dealing with significant quarterback injuries, sidelining Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley, leaving rookie Joe Fagnano as the starter.
- Jaguars are favored by 10 points, the largest road favorite spread of the 2026 NFL season, with the over/under for total points dropped to 39.5 due to Baltimore's QB issues.
- SportsLine's predictive model, which simulates games 10,000 times and has a strong track record, projects the game to go over 39.5 points with a 64% probability, forecasting a combined score around 46 points.
- Key players include Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence, who has 17 touchdowns in seven starts, and Ravens running back Derrick Henry, who has 632 yards and eight touchdowns this season.