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Experts predict Chargers vs. Jaguars playoff game

Much of Wild Card Weekend has matchups with obvious favorites and underdogs. Hardly anyone is picking the Skylar Thompson-led Miami Dolphins to upset the Buffalo Bills, and an overwhelming majority are picking the 13-4 San Francisco 49ers to roll through the Seattle Seahawks.

The Saturday night meeting of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Chargers is a different story.

Los Angeles is a slight favorite after finishing the regular season with the better record, but the Jaguars will have home field advantage at TIAA Bank Field. There’s also the 38-10 blowout that Jacksonville laid on the Chargers in September.

Experts are pretty evenly split on the rematch. Here’s a roundup of predictions of the primetime game in Duval (this will be updated until kickoff):

  • Jarrett Bell: Jaguars (23-17)
  • Chris Bumbaca: Jaguars (21-20)
  • Nate Davis: Jaguars (27-23)
  • Safid Deen: Chargers (24-20)
  • Tyler Dragon: Chargers (24-20)
  • Lorenzo Reyes: Chargers (26-20)

Total: Three picking Jaguars, three picking Chargers

  • Zach Berman: Chargers
  • Michael-Shawn Dugar: Chargers
  • Larry Holder: Jaguars
  • Mark Kaboly: Jaguars
  • Josh Kendall: Chargers
  • Nick Kosmider: Jaguars
  • Austin Mock: Jaguars
  • Jay Morrison: Chargers
  • Tashan Reed: Jaguars
  • Ben Standig: Jaguars

Total: Six picking Jaguars, four picking Chargers

  • Pete Prisco: Jaguars
  • Jason La Canfora: Jaguars
  • Will Brandon: Jaguars
  • Jared Dubin: Chargers
  • Ryan Wilson: Chargers
  • John Breech: Jaguars
  • Dave Richard: Jaguars
  • Jamie Eisenberg: Chargers

Total: Five picking Jaguars, three picking Chargers

  • Adam Rank: Jaguars (28-27)
  • Marcus Grant: Jaguars (23-20)
  • Colleen Wolfe: Chargers (26-23)
  • Maurice Jones-Drew: Chargers (27-24)
  • Kevin Patra: Chargers (24-21)
  • GPG: Jaguars (24-20)
  • Grant Gordon: Chargers (31-24)
  • Eric Edholm: Jaguars (24-21)
  • Marc Sessler: Jaguars (27-24)
  • Nick Shook: Chargers (26-24)

Total: Five picking Jaguars, five picking Chargers

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