Carolina Panthers VS Jacksonville Jaguars Betting Pick & Preview – 12/31/2023

In Week 17 of the NFL season, Panthers vs Jaguars is a significant matchup for the playoff hopes of the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jags are in a three-way tie for the AFC South lead, as they are deadlocked with the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans with all three teams holding 8-7 records. Here, expect the Jaguars to win and cover the spread as touchdown favorites against a Carolina Panthers team that has covered the spread just four times this season, tied for the fewest in the NFL.

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cur_selection = “”;
var device_width = (window.innerWidth > 0) ? window.innerWidth : screen.width;
jQuery(document).ready(function(){

jQuery.cookie(“current_pick”, ”, { path: ‘/’ });
jQuery.cookie(“all_pick”, ”, { path: ‘/’ });

//update the already seleted bets
selected_bets();

jQuery(“input[name=”picks”]”).on(‘change’, function(e){
jQuery(‘#loader1’).show();

if(e.target.value==””){
jQuery(‘#’+e.target.id).prop(‘checked’, false);
jQuery(‘#loader1′).hide();
return 0;
}

if(”!=””){
if(e.target.checked){
//check same bet rule
var counter_id = e.target.id.slice(0,-2);
var is_valid = 1;
var same_side_bet = “”;
if(e.target.id == counter_id+’f1’){
if(jQuery(‘#’+counter_id+’f2’).is(‘:checked’)){
is_valid = 0;
same_side_bet = counter_id+’f2′;
}
}else{
if(jQuery(‘#’+counter_id+’f1’).is(‘:checked’)){
is_valid = 0;
same_side_bet = counter_id+’f1′;
}
}
if(is_valid==0){
//remove the same side bet
remove_bet(same_side_bet);
}

window.cur_selection = e.target.id;
var event_id = jQuery(e.target).attr(‘info’);
var menunm = ‘picks’+event_id;
var field_nm = jQuery(e.target).attr(‘field_nm’);
var game_date = jQuery(‘#gdate_’+event_id).val();
var game_time = jQuery(‘#gtime_’+event_id).val();

var option_nm = jQuery(e.target).attr(‘option_nm’);
var v_team_request = jQuery(‘#v_request_’+event_id).val();
var h_team_request = jQuery(‘#h_request_’+event_id).val();
var cur_menu = jQuery(“input[name=””+menunm+””]:checked”).val();

var A_FighterId = “”;
var A_Fighter_Name = “”;
var B_FighterId = “”;
var B_Fighter_Name = “”;
var cur_fighter = “”;

//check the bet units
var fd = new FormData();
fd.append( ‘user_id’, ” );
fd.append( ‘sport’, ” );
fd.append( ‘option’, option_nm );
fd.append( ‘field’, field_nm );
fd.append( ‘v_team_request’, v_team_request );
fd.append( ‘h_team_request’, h_team_request );
fd.append( ‘menu’, cur_menu );
fd.append( ‘game_date’, game_date );
fd.append( ‘game_time’, game_time );

var current_pick = {
sport :”,
option : option_nm,
field: field_nm,
v_team_request: v_team_request,
h_team_request: h_team_request,
menu: cur_menu,
game_date: game_date,
game_time: game_time,
bet_val: e.target.value,
v_team_title: jQuery(‘#v_name_’+event_id).val(),
h_team_title: jQuery(‘#h_name_’+event_id).val(),
sport_id :”,
event_id: v_team_request,
FightId: h_team_request,
A_FighterId: A_FighterId,
A_Fighter_Name: A_Fighter_Name,
B_FighterId: B_FighterId,
B_Fighter_Name: B_Fighter_Name,
cur_fighter: cur_fighter
}

var json_pick = JSON.stringify(current_pick);

jQuery.cookie(“current_pick”, ‘”‘+e.target.id+'”: [‘+json_pick+’]’, { path: ‘/’ });

$.ajax({
url: ‘
data: fd,
processData: false,
contentType: false,
type: ‘POST’,
success: function(data){

var submit_obj = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data));
if(submit_obj.status==true){
//current_pick modify
var cur_pick_str = jQuery.cookie(“current_pick”);
var cur_obj = JSON.parse(‘{‘+cur_pick_str+’}’);
var cur_key = window.cur_selection;

var new_obj = cur_obj[cur_key][0];

new_obj[‘max_units’] = submit_obj.data.max_units;
new_obj[‘current_units’] = submit_obj.data.current_units;
new_obj[‘rest_units’] = submit_obj.data.rest_units;

//set all picks
var update_picks = “”;
if((jQuery.cookie(“all_pick”)!=undefined) && (jQuery.cookie(“all_pick”)!=””)){
update_picks += jQuery.cookie(“all_pick”) + ‘,’;
}

update_picks += ‘”‘+e.target.id+'”: [‘+JSON.stringify(new_obj)+’]’;

jQuery.cookie(“all_pick”, update_picks, { path: ‘/’ });

jQuery.removeCookie(‘current_pick’, { path: ‘/’ });

//get data
update_straight_section();
jQuery(‘#loader1’).hide();
}else{
alert(submit_obj.message);
jQuery(“#”+window.cur_selection).prop(‘checked’, false);
jQuery.removeCookie(‘current_pick’, { path: ‘/’ });
jQuery(‘#loader1’).hide();
}
}
});
}else{
console.log(“Remove the pick”);
remove_bet(e.target.id);
jQuery(‘#loader1’).hide();
}
}else{
jQuery(‘#’+e.target.id).prop(‘checked’, false);
alert(“Please login to proceed further.”);
jQuery(‘#loader1’).hide();
}

});

update_straight_section();
});
$(‘.game_menu’).click(function(event){
var show_result = $(event.target).attr(‘detail_info’);

$(event.target).closest(‘.game-info-card’).find(‘div[game_info]’).css({‘display’:’none’});
$(event.target).closest(‘.game-info-card’).find(‘div[game_info=”‘+show_result+'”]’).css({‘display’:’flex’});
});
function update_straight_section(){
jQuery(‘#loader1’).show();
jQuery(“.bet_type”).removeClass(‘active’);
jQuery(“p[bet_type=”1″]”).addClass(‘active’);
jQuery.get( ” function( data ) {
if(window.device_width > 991){
jQuery(‘#bet_calculator’).html(data);
}else{
jQuery(‘#bet_calculator_mobile’).html(data);
}
jQuery(‘#loader1’).hide();
});
}
function update_parlay_section(){
jQuery(‘#loader1’).show();
jQuery.get( ” function( data ) {
if(window.device_width > 991){
jQuery(‘#bet_calculator’).html(data);
}else{
jQuery(‘#bet_calculator_mobile’).html(data);
}
jQuery(‘#loader1’).hide();
});
}
function update_teaser_section(){
jQuery(‘#loader1’).show();
jQuery.get( ” function( data ) {
if(window.device_width > 991){
jQuery(‘#bet_calculator’).html(data);
}else{
jQuery(‘#bet_calculator_mobile’).html(data);
}
jQuery(‘#loader1’).hide();
});
}
function remove_bet(curent_bet){
jQuery(‘#loader1’).show();

//remove from cookie
jQuery(‘.’+curent_bet).remove();

var del_obj = JSON.parse(‘{ “selected_picks”: {‘+jQuery.cookie(“all_pick”)+’}}’);

delete del_obj.selected_picks[curent_bet];

var up_string = “”;
for (var property in del_obj.selected_picks) {
if(up_string!=””){ up_string += ‘,’;}
up_string += ‘”‘+property+'”: ‘+JSON.stringify(del_obj.selected_picks[property])+”;
}

jQuery.cookie(“all_pick”, up_string, { path: ‘/’ });

jQuery(‘#’+curent_bet).prop(‘checked’, false);
jQuery.removeCookie(”+curent_bet, { path: ‘/’ });

update_straight_section();

jQuery(‘#loader1’).hide();
}
function selected_bets(){
if((jQuery.cookie(“all_pick”)!=undefined) && (jQuery.cookie(“all_pick”)!=””)){
var sel_obj = JSON.parse(‘{ “selected_picks”: {‘+jQuery.cookie(“all_pick”)+’}}’);
for (var property in sel_obj.selected_picks) {
jQuery(‘#’+property).prop(‘checked’, true);
}
}
}
function clear_all_bets(){
jQuery.cookie(“current_pick”, ”, { path: ‘/’ });
jQuery.cookie(“all_pick”, ”, { path: ‘/’ });

jQuery(‘input[name=”picks”]’).prop(‘checked’, false);
update_straight_section();
}
function place_bet(bet_type){
jQuery(‘#loader1’).show();

var fd = new FormData();
fd.append( ‘user_id’, ” );
fd.append( ‘bet_type’, bet_type );

$.ajax({
url: ‘
data: fd,
processData: false,
contentType: false,
type: ‘POST’,
success: function(data){
jQuery(‘#loader1’).hide();
console.log(“data”, data);
if(data!=””){
var callback_obj = JSON.parse(data);
if(callback_obj.status == true){
clear_all_bets();
}
$(‘#recode_f_value’).html(callback_obj.recode_f_value);
$(‘#inplay_f_value’).html(callback_obj.inplay_f_value);
$(‘#bal_f_value’).html(callback_obj.bal_f_value);
alert(callback_obj.msg);
}else{
alert(“Something went wrong.”);
}
}
});
}

function findValueByPrefix(object, prefix) {
for (var property in object) {
if (object.hasOwnProperty(property) &&
property.toString().startsWith(prefix)) {
return object[property];
}
}
}
function roundToTwo(num) {
return +(Math.round(num + “e+2”) + “e-2”);
}
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
jQuery(“.bet_type”).on(‘click’, function(e){
var bet_type = jQuery(e.target).attr(‘bet_type’);
var error_msg = “”;
var is_valid = 1;

if(bet_type==”1″){
update_straight_section();
}
if(bet_type==”2″){
//check validation for bets
//check same side rule
// speard_1_0_1_f1, speard_1_0_0_f1 | money_1_0_0_f1, money_1_0_1_f1
var all_obj = JSON.parse(‘{ “selected_picks”: {‘+jQuery.cookie(“all_pick”)+’}}’);
var cur_bets = [];
var res = [];
var money_line_txt = “”;
var bet_id_str = “”;

var number_of_bets = Object.keys(all_obj.selected_picks).length;
if((number_of_bets >=2) && (number_of_bets =2) && (number_of_bets <= 8)){
for (var property in all_obj.selected_picks) {
cur_sport = all_obj.selected_picks[property][0].sport;
if(jQuery.inArray(cur_sport, allowed_sports) !== -1){
res = property.split("_", 3);
bet_id_str = res[0]+'_'+res[1]+'_'+res[2];
if(jQuery.inArray(bet_id_str, cur_bets) !== -1){
is_valid = 0;
error_msg = "Invalid combination.";
break;
}else{
cur_bets.push(bet_id_str);
}
if(res[0]=="money"){
is_valid = 0;
error_msg = "Only spread and total are allowed.";
break;
}
}else{
// This sport is not allowed for teaser
is_valid = 0;
error_msg = "This sport type is not allowed for teaser.";
break;
}
}
}else{
is_valid=0;
error_msg = "For parlay you can choose from 2 Picks to 8 Picks";
}
if(is_valid==0){
alert(error_msg);
}else{
update_teaser_section();
}
}
if(is_valid==1){
jQuery(".bet_type").removeClass('active');
jQuery(e.target).addClass('active');
}
});
});