Jets, Patriots To Engage in Prime Time AFC East Monday Night Football Thriller

BetOnline pro football gambling fans everywhere will be treated to what promises to be a thrilling Monday Night Football affair when the New England Patriots and New York Jets stage another chapter in what is now, undoubtedly, one of the NFL’s very best rivalries.

With identical SU records, both AFC East franchises will be looking to get a leg up on the other as they steamroll toward the stretch run of the regular season.

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The Jets and Patriots get underway at 8:20 PM ET, live from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

Monday, December 6, 8:30 PM ET

Live from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA

TV: ESPN

Radio: Sirius 124, 125, and 126

NFL Odds

New England -3.5

Over/Under 44.5

Here is a look at the key head-to-head trends surrounding tonight’s Monday Night Football matchup.

• Jets are 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 meetings in New England.
• Road team is 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 meetings.

N.Y. Jets (9-2 SU, 7-4 ATS, 8-3 O/U)

• Jets are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. AFC East.
• Jets are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. AFC.

New York has won four consecutive games, including its convincing 26-10 win over Cincinnati in Week 12. The Jets got two TD’s from Brad Smith in the win while Mark Sanchez threw one touchdown pass and new York picked off Carson Palmer twice.

The Jets cashed in as 10-point home favorites while playing Under the set O/U total for the first time after three consecutive Over outcomes coming into their prime time Monday Night Football showdown.

New England (9-2 SU, 6-4-1 ATS, 9-2 O/U)

• Patriots are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games as a home favorite of 3.5-10.0.
• Patriots are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.

New England has won three straight games coming into their Monday Night Football matchup, including its 45-24 win over the Detroit Lions in Week 12.

The Patriots got four touchdown passes from Tom Brady in the win and two rushing scores from BenJarvus Ellis-Green to easily cash in as a 7.5-point road favorite.

Prediction: The Jets beat New England handily earlier this season in laying a 28-14 smackdown on the Patriots and have won three of the last four meetings against New England overall.

I like the way both teams are playing coming into this contest, particularly on offense with New York scoring at least 23 points in four straight and new England topping the 31-point plateau in three straight.

For tonight’s contest, I like the New York Jets to narrowly cover the Monday Night Football betting line in large part, because they have the better defense of the two AFC east rivals.

New England is allowing a generous 24.2 points per game defensively (22nd) and should find their scoring opportunities limited a bit against a very good Jets defense, though they had allowed 20 points or more in three straight until shutting the woeful Bengals down the last time out.

The Jets are 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 meetings in New England while the Road team in this rivalry has compiled a consistent 18-7-1 ATS mark in the L/26 meetings overall.

New York has also gone 4-0 ATS in their last four games against their AFC East division rivals while the Patriots are just 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven home games against a team with a winning road record.

Play the New York Jets to complete their regular season series sweep over the Pats while cashing in against the Monday Night Football betting line with a bit of room to spare.

NFL Picks: New York Jets +3.5 Points