The NFL comes to London and the punters are picking Jacksonville for a W.
The NFL brings the show to the UK this weekend with an intriguing matchup between a powerful Baltimore Ravens side, and the young and loaded Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Ravens come to the UK as 3½ point favourites against the Jaguars, but the UK punters have been eager to back their “home team” with 70% of bets so far being placed on Jacksonville to win outright, odds that can be found at 17/10 with some bookies. This is the most recent in a long line of games the Jags have played at Wembley and their popularity appears to be catching on.
History shows that previous NFL games in the UK haven’t been high scoring, air-it-out affairs, and with this in mind, as well as potential inclement weather, another popular bet has been on promising Jags rookie running back Leonard Fournette to cross the line as first scorer, an outcome with odds of 7/1.
40% of bets have been on Fournette in this market and he looks good value to score anytime at 17/20 with some bookies after rumbling in for touchdowns in his first two NFL starts.
Ravens wide receiver Jeremy Maclin has grabbed two touchdowns in his first two games with the team after signing as a free agent this summer, and he is 6/5 to score anytime.
