Jets Figure to Rout Buffalo as Road Favorites

The New York Jets figure to rout the Buffalo Bills as road favorites in the NFL sportsbook on Oct. 3 rd.

The Jets have easily moved past their 9 to 10 loss as 1 ½ point faves to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1. Since the loss, New York has upset the New England Patriots 28 to 14 and have beaten the then undefeated Miami Dolphins 32 to 23 in Week 3.

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The Jets have turned into one of the best teams in the NFL while the Buffalo Bills remain one of the worst. Will New York cover the 5-point spread in the NFL sportsbook on Sunday? Should I even be asking the question?

New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills

Where: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, New York

When: Oct. 3 rd, 2010 at 1:00 pm EST

TV: CBS

Radio: Sirius – 126 (NYJ) 147 (BUF)

NFL Betting Lines

New York Jets +5 -110 -250 O 36 ½ -110

Buffalo Bills -5 -110 +210 U 36 ½ -110

Based on the football betting trends, the Jets to cover on Oct. 3 rd might be one of the easier wagers to make in the NFL sportsbook.

• The New York Jets are 6 and 1 ATS in their last 7 games on the road.
• The New York Jets are 9 and 3 ATS in their last 12 games overall.
• The Buffalo Bills are 1 and 5 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog.
• The Buffalo Bills are 5 and 12 ATS versus a team with a winning record.

There is a trend that says that the New York Jets are 2 and 5 ATS in the last 7 meetings between these two teams, but I’m not giving that trend too much attention.

Why? Because the Jets are much different this season than they were last season. Last season, QB Mark Sanchez was a rookie. He played like one. This season, he’s playing like a veteran signal caller. Sure, Sanchez was just okay in Week 1 but since then he’s been terrific.

Sanchez has thrown 6 touchdowns, tying him with the Saints’ Drew Brees, and no picks so far this season. He recorded a 124.3 passer rating against the Patriots and a 120.5 passer rating against the Dolphins. Now that the Jets have a passing game to go along with their stellar running game, they should win the AFC East quite easily this season.

That includes putting a double-digit beat down on a team like the Buffalo Bills. The Bills are worse this year than they were last year. I’m surprised that the NFL sportsbook odds makers didn’t create at least a 7-point spread for this game.

Buffalo is 0 and 3 on the season for a reason. The Buffalo Bills are just a bad team. Their offense, ranked 32 nd in the NFL, is horrid. Yes, the Bills did score 30 points against the New England Patriots in their last game but the Patriots’ D is overrated.

Buffalo’s D isn’t very good either giving up over 300 yards per game. I feel like there’s more to write but I’m not sure that there is. In every single important statistical category, the Jets are better than the Bills. I just don’t see how the Jets don’t beat Buffalo by at least 10 points in this game.

New York should shut down the Bills’ running game and the Bills’ don’t really have a passing game. This is an easy one to call. The New York Jets are the team to back to cover the spread in the NFL sportsbook on Sunday.

NFL Betting Pick: New York Jets -5 -110

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