New Orleans Saints vs. Jacksonville Jaguars: Last Minute Spread and Predictions

In what looks to be one of the week's bigger mismatches, the 2-1 New Orleans Saints will take on the 1-2 Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field on Sunday. Both seems to be moving in different directions and the Saints are big favorites despite being the road team.

New Orleans started off 0-1 due to a heartbreaking Week 1 loss to the Green Bay Packers, but have bounced back in a big way by hanging crooked numbers on the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans over the their past two games.

Quarterback Drew Brees and the passing game are potent as ever, and a light seemed to flip on for rookie running back Mark Ingram last week as well.

After outlasting the Tennessee Titans in Week 1, the Jaguars have been downed by the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers respectively. Outside of running back Maurice Jones-Drew the Jags don't have much going for them. Rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert is now under center and is sure to experience some growing pains.

While a Saints win almost seems like a foregone conclusion, anything can happen in the NFL.

When: Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. ET

Watch: FOX

Spread: New Orleans Saints (-7.5)

Over/Under: 45.5 

Prediction

The New Orleans defense has been torched in two of their three games this season, but that came against elite offensive teams. Jacksonville's offense is certainly among the league's worst so the Saints should have little issue holding them in check.

Jacksonville hasn't been particularly good against the pass in its own right, and that will be a problem against Brees and the New Orleans offense. If the Jags attempt to cheat in pass coverage, then they could easily get burned by Ingram and the Saints' running game as well.

Saints win, 34-14.