Who is Beast of the AFC East?
Thursday night NFL football is back for another week, featuring an AFC East battle that should have some bite.
The New York Jets and the New England Patriots have had a heated rivalry over the years, from the Jets? alleged tampering with Bill Parcells, to the Jets? signing of Curtis Martin and more recently the Spygate Scandal, which came to light when the Pats were caught taping the New York Jets? signals last year.
When the two meet tonight there will be lingering feelings of intense dislike between the Patriots? Bill Belichick and former prot?g? and New York Jets bench boss Eric Mangini and add to the fact that both are tied for the AFC East lead with identical 6-3 records and you have more fuel for the fire; oddsmakers have the Pats listed as 3.5-point home faves and the Total set at 42.5.
While New England bettors would probably feel more secure with their bankrolls with Tom Brady behind center, QB Matt Cassel hasn?t done too badly as the Pats are 5-4 against the spread on top of being 6-3 straight up this season.
Brett Favre has had a similar effect on the pockets of New York Jets? supporters with a 5-4 record ATS as well.
The two teams met in Week 2, a game that resulted in a 19-10 victory for the New England Patriots, who not only took the game SU but as a 1-point road favorite as well.
The Patriots have been money for bettors as of late in this series, boasting a 9-3 ATS mark (they are 11-1 straight up over that span).
Tonight?s game takes place at Gillette Stadium and while the Pats have gone 5-1 SU the last six times they?ve met the Jets on home turf, they are only 6-14 ATS the last 20 times they?ve hosted the Jets.
The deeper in the season the two teams play, the better New York seems to do, as one ATS trend is worth noting: In the month of November, the NY Jets are a very profitable 5-1 against the spread the last six times they?ve faced the Pats.
The Jets don?t mind the underdog role at all, as they are 7-4 ATS the last 11 times they have been an underdog of 4-points or less.
Being a high profile Thursday nighter in the NFL, there are also tons of prop wagers available on this tilt.
Talking to the SPORTSBETTING.COM sportsbook management crew, they indicated that the two props getting a lot of early action from the sports betting public focus on the QBs.
Obviously Brett Favre has the reputation as a gunslinger, who isn?t afraid to throw into coverage, or just toss it up and hope for the best ? that?s just the way Favre plays. It can produce big rewards, but it also has a high-risk element to it.
According to the managers at SPORTSBETTING.COM, their players are pretty confident Favre?s ?high-risk, high-reward? style will result in at least one pick for the Patriots, and they?ve been betting that accordingly. The prop play of ?Will Favre throw an interception? is taking most of the action on the ?Yes? side (with 74%), while ?No? bettors are grabbing the plus-money and hoping for a clean game from the Jet QB.
Another prop play that grabbed some attention from bettors is focused on Matt Cassel?s play?here it is: The Total TD passes and INTs thrown by Matt Cassel prop with the Over/Under set at 2.5. If you think Cassel will throw a combined total of 3 or more TDs and picks, it will pay out at +165 if you think it will be Under it will pay out at -210.
This prop is seeing good volume heading into tonight?s matchup, with bettors fairly evenly split. The ?Over? side has 57% of the action, with the ?Under? at 43% of the overall volume.
The winner of tonight?s game will be on top of the AFC East. Right now the Pats are favored to win the division at +125, while the Jets are offered at +160.
As for which team is getting the money, the home team Pats are attracting most of the action, sitting at 66% of the overall wagering volume early Thursday morning.
Sit back and enjoy another NFL Thursday nighter.
You can check out all the lines at SPORTSBETTING.COM
Thursday night NFL football is back for another week, featuring an AFC East battle that should have some bite.
The New York Jets and the New England Patriots have had a heated rivalry over the years, from the Jets? alleged tampering with Bill Parcells, to the Jets? signing of Curtis Martin and more recently the Spygate Scandal, which came to light when the Pats were caught taping the New York Jets? signals last year.
When the two meet tonight there will be lingering feelings of intense dislike between the Patriots? Bill Belichick and former prot?g? and New York Jets bench boss Eric Mangini and add to the fact that both are tied for the AFC East lead with identical 6-3 records and you have more fuel for the fire; oddsmakers have the Pats listed as 3.5-point home faves and the Total set at 42.5.
While New England bettors would probably feel more secure with their bankrolls with Tom Brady behind center, QB Matt Cassel hasn?t done too badly as the Pats are 5-4 against the spread on top of being 6-3 straight up this season.
Brett Favre has had a similar effect on the pockets of New York Jets? supporters with a 5-4 record ATS as well.
The two teams met in Week 2, a game that resulted in a 19-10 victory for the New England Patriots, who not only took the game SU but as a 1-point road favorite as well.
The Patriots have been money for bettors as of late in this series, boasting a 9-3 ATS mark (they are 11-1 straight up over that span).
Tonight?s game takes place at Gillette Stadium and while the Pats have gone 5-1 SU the last six times they?ve met the Jets on home turf, they are only 6-14 ATS the last 20 times they?ve hosted the Jets.
The deeper in the season the two teams play, the better New York seems to do, as one ATS trend is worth noting: In the month of November, the NY Jets are a very profitable 5-1 against the spread the last six times they?ve faced the Pats.
The Jets don?t mind the underdog role at all, as they are 7-4 ATS the last 11 times they have been an underdog of 4-points or less.
Being a high profile Thursday nighter in the NFL, there are also tons of prop wagers available on this tilt.
Talking to the SPORTSBETTING.COM sportsbook management crew, they indicated that the two props getting a lot of early action from the sports betting public focus on the QBs.
Obviously Brett Favre has the reputation as a gunslinger, who isn?t afraid to throw into coverage, or just toss it up and hope for the best ? that?s just the way Favre plays. It can produce big rewards, but it also has a high-risk element to it.
According to the managers at SPORTSBETTING.COM, their players are pretty confident Favre?s ?high-risk, high-reward? style will result in at least one pick for the Patriots, and they?ve been betting that accordingly. The prop play of ?Will Favre throw an interception? is taking most of the action on the ?Yes? side (with 74%), while ?No? bettors are grabbing the plus-money and hoping for a clean game from the Jet QB.
Another prop play that grabbed some attention from bettors is focused on Matt Cassel?s play?here it is: The Total TD passes and INTs thrown by Matt Cassel prop with the Over/Under set at 2.5. If you think Cassel will throw a combined total of 3 or more TDs and picks, it will pay out at +165 if you think it will be Under it will pay out at -210.
This prop is seeing good volume heading into tonight?s matchup, with bettors fairly evenly split. The ?Over? side has 57% of the action, with the ?Under? at 43% of the overall volume.
The winner of tonight?s game will be on top of the AFC East. Right now the Pats are favored to win the division at +125, while the Jets are offered at +160.
As for which team is getting the money, the home team Pats are attracting most of the action, sitting at 66% of the overall wagering volume early Thursday morning.
Sit back and enjoy another NFL Thursday nighter.
You can check out all the lines at SPORTSBETTING.COM
