Quote:It's just as well as the Jaguars have been playing, and as porous as the Ravens secondary has been, I presumed the spread would be something like Ravens by 2 1/2 where it's virtually even after accounting for home field with the jaguars pushing the line slightly their way. Are they giving the Ravens an extra 3 points because of Myers?

 

It's hard to say.  The betting world and Vegas is all about odds and numbers.

 

My guess is that they factor in games played, scoring margins, injuries for not only this game but past games, etc.  If you look at the games played, the Jaguars' loss to New England had a pretty big margin (lost by 34), so that could factor into how they determine a favorite.  The Ravens haven't lost by that big of a point spread with their worst loss being by only 8 points.  The 2 games that both teams won were by 3 points.  I don't know that it's a fact, it's purely speculation on my part, but that's probably at least partially how they figure this out.

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