Not according to the lines which still have the Jags as a 2.5-3 point favorite. A friend alerted me to at least one guy who thinks the Jags are a lock.
We disagree.
That same friend alerted me to the comforting news that Stat Shark, which uses complicated statistical breakdowns to simulate the game 10,000 times and report average scores/stats, has the Redskins as a slight favorite. Important breakdowns:
Favorite:
Redskins 51% - Jaguars 48%
Average Score:
Redskins 18.9 - Jaguars 18.3
% Odds 1 or more passing TD:
Mark Brunell 80.6 - Byron Leftwich 48.9
% Odds Passing Yards >220:
Mark Brunell 42.4 - Byron Leftwich 32.0
% Odds Rushing Yards >80:
Clinton Portis 40.3 - Fred Taylor 34.3
% Odds 1 or more Rushing TD:
Clinton Portis 28.9 - Fred Taylor 29.7
% Odds 1 or more Receiving TD:
Clinton Portis 27.5 - Fred Taylor 14.5
You can get all those stats yourself if you register for free at Stat Shark. Apparently it's starting to make waves in the sports handicapping community if you're into that kind of thing. In any event, I thought that the Redsins being favored anywhere was good news, especially from an intensive 10,000 game simulation. Go Redskins.