The New England Patriots visit the New York Jets on Sunday with the road team favored. The Patriots are leading the AFC East while the Jets are out of contention. This will be the first of two meetings between the teams this betting season. Let’s look at the contest and NFL picks.
The Patriots visit the Jets on Sunday, November 27th with a start time of 4:25 pm Eastern on CBS.
NFL Odds at Online Sportsbooks
Patriots -7.5, total 46.5
Patriots vs. Jets
This will be the 115th time the Patriots and Jets will be meeting including three playoff games. Last season the teams split their two games with the Patriots winning 30-23 at Gillette Stadium while the Jets won 26-20 in overtime at MetLife Stadium. The Patriots lead the overall series, 59-54-1. New England is 27-29 all-time on the road against the Jets.
New England quarterback Tom Brady has been excellent in his career against the Jets with 21 wins. He could tie Brett Favre for the most wins all-time at 22 against a single opponent.
The Patriots are scoring 27 points per game while allowing 18 points per contest. The Patriots have been great on the road this season going 5-0 ATS with four of their five going under the total.
The Jets are 3-7 SU and ATS this season. They are going back to Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback this week after Bryce Petty started two weeks ago. The Jets offense has been poor as they score just 18 points per game while they are allowing 24 per contest. The Jets are 1-3 ATS at home this season with two of the four going over with one under and one push.
NFL Odds
The Patriots are 0-5-1 ATS at sportsbook online in the last 6 meetings in this series. The Patriots are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. the AFC. The Patriots are 4-1 ATS vs. a team with a losing record. The Patriots are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games in November.
The Jets are 5-2-1 ATS at top betting sites vs. a team with a winning record. The Jets are 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 vs. the AFC East. The Jets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a bye week. The Jets are 8-21 ATS in their last 29 games in November.
Looking at the total, the Under is 6-1 in the Patriots last 7 road games. The Over is 27-13 in the Patriots last 40 vs. the AFC East. The Over is 4-1 in the Jets last 5 vs. the AFC East. The Over is 3-1-1 in the Jets last 5 home games.
The Over is 5-1 at online sportsbooks in the last 6 meetings in New York.
NFL Picks
On paper this should be a win for New England but the wiseguys are all over the Jets in this game and the trends definitely favor New York. I will take the points at top sportsbooks with the Jets in this game.
