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Predicting the Final Score of New York Giants vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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The New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars meet in Week 13 and each team is trying the snap an extended losing streak. The Giants are looking for their second road win of the season, while the Jags are just looking for win No. 2 period.

Eli Manning has a decent season going despite a couple of bad games, especially considering the limited weapons the Giants have on offense. Rookie receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is nothing short of explosive, but Manning was without his services for the first third of the season. Now that Beckham Jr.’s healthy, the Giants’ offense has opened up and become much more dangerous.

If the football world didn’t know Beckham Jr. already, everyone’s taken notice after the rookie’s jaw-dropping one-handed catch last week. Manning wants to get the ball into Beckham Jr.’s hands as much as possible, and he should have a big day against a Jaguar defense that ranks 30th in the league.

The Giants defense is no better, ranking 31st in the league, but the unit has played better of late. Besides that, the Jaguars offense hasn’t been good and rookie quarterback Blake Bortles hasn’t been that impressive. Bortles has at least one interception in each of his nine games and has multiple picks in five games. Both teams have bad defenses, but the Giants have a far better offense.

As long as Manning and the Giants avoid turnovers, New York should be able to handle a Jaguar team that is lower competition than the Giants are used to seeing lately. The Giants have lost six in a row and all of those games were against teams with winning records. New York was close in most of those games, so it should take care of business vs. Jacksonville. The game will be relatively high scoring, but the Giants will make more plays on offense and win the turnover battle.

The combination of a persistent Giants ground game and Beckham Jr. catching the ball will help snap a six-game losing streak for New York. Rashad Jennings should have a good day and rookie Andre Williams is a great goal-line back. New York’s offense looked as dynamic as it’s been all season last week and it should continue to play well against Jacksonville.

For Bortles, it’s still a work in progress in his first season, but he has to start making better decisions and taking care of the ball. Bortles and the Jaguar offense fails to keep up with Manning, and the Giants head home with their first win since Oct. 5.

Final Score: Giants 31, Jaguars 17

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