If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the New England Patriots and the New York Jets meet at MetLife Stadium.
New England at N.Y. Jets
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 21, 2014
Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
TV: 1 p.m. ET, CBS.
LINE: Patriots -10.5. O/U: 47.
PREDICTION: Patriots 28, Jets 17
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Oddsmakers currently have the Patriots listed as 10-point favorites versus the Jets, while the game’s total is sitting at 47.
Another season without a playoff spot has head coach Rex Ryan on the hot seat, though Ryan insists the team is not fractured. “Anything that’s swirling around inside our team, I’m proud of this team,” Ryan told reporters. “We’ve got nothing (in terms of issues). Some guys’ reports are probably as far off as any I’ve ever seen. This team is tight. Our record is the only thing that stinks. We have a great group of guys that care, that prepare, practice hard. It’s obviously unfortunate that our record is what it is.” The Jets did managed to knock off the Patriots at home last season, 30-27 in overtime.
New York won its last outing, a 16-11 result against the Titans on December 14. The Jets covered in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 27 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Team record: 3-11 SU,4-9-1 ATS
NY Jets is 4-9-1 ATS in its last 14 games
NY Jets is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Jets’s last 6 games
NY Jets is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
New England topped out at 23 points in back-to-back road games before returning home last week and putting up 24 points in the third quarter alone in a 41-13 win over the Miami Dolphins that clinched the AFC East. Several of those big plays in the third quarter came from tight end Rob Gronkowski, who went over 1,000 yards on the season for the second time in his career last week. “His football IQ and understanding of what it takes to be a professional and consistently and dependably be that type of player for our offense that he’s become, has been fun to see,” Brady told reporters. “He’s got the size advantage, the speed advantage, and he’s really becoming so aware out there of different coverages and things they’re trying to do to stop him.”
The Patriots were a 41-13 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Dolphins. They covered the -9-point spread as favorites, while the total score (54) made winners of OVER bettors.
Team record: 11-3 SU,9-5 ATS
New England is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
New England is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New England’s last 11 games
New England is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
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