MTI
5-Star Bills +7 over JETS - Teams that have had trouble scoring recently have not been good investments when laying points. The league is 0-25 ATS as a home favorite the week following a loss as a road dog when they have averaged 14 ppg or less over their last three games and they are facing a team that is at least two games under 500 on the road, as long as both teams are not on five-plus game losing streaks. The SDQL text is:
p:LAD and HF and tA(points,N=3)<=14 and (o:streak>-5 or streak>-5) and oS(AW)-oS(AL)<=-2 and date >= 20061126
The Jets are off a fine defensive effort over the rival, the Miami Dolphins. The game was a big one for the Jets, as the Dolphins had beaten them 20-12 in week two. NY held Miami to only 168 yards of offense, but they lost 13-6 because they committed four turnovers and had no takeaways. It certainly was a tough beat for those who had NYJ +3.5, as the last time the Dolphins has less than 170 yards of offense was week 9, 2013.
We expect it will be difficult for the Jets to recovered mentally and physically from this fruitless effort. NY is 0-16 ATS when they are off a road game in which they allowed at least 7.5 points fewer than their season-to-date average, as long as they are not getting more than a TD. The SDQL text is:
team=Jets and p:A and tA(po
oints) - po
oints >=7.5 and line<=7 and date>=20071001
They have lost each of the last dozen straight up and they were favored in six of them.
In addition, the Jets are 0-6 ATS as a favorite after losing a same-season revenge game. The SDQL here is a tricky:
team=Jets and F and pP:margin<0 and p:L and pP:season=season and date>=19971207
NY is only 1-5 straight up despite being favored by an average of five points.
The Bills certainly have not looked competitive in their last two games, getting beat 25-6 by the Patriots and 41-9 by the Bears. However, the Bills defense was actually played a lot better than the final scores indicate. Buffalo held the Bears to only 190 yards of offense, which is Chicagos lowest yardage output of the season. The Bills offense committed four turnovers and allowed two defensive touchdowns, while their defense did not allow a single TD drive that was over 50 yards and only three third down conversions.
The Bills are an underestimated 13-0 ATS (+10.35 ppg) as a road dog by more than a field goal when they lost by at least a field goal as a dog in each of their last two games. The SDQL text is:
team=Bills and A and line>3 and p
and pp
and p:margin <=-3 and pp:margin<=-3 and date>=20011230
The game listing reveals that the Bills won each of their last four game straight up in this spot. Their last was a 27-6 shellacking of the Vikings in Minnesota in week 3 this season as a 16.5-point underdog.
We are grabbing the points and we are making a significant investment on the moneyline as well.
MTis FORECAST: Bills 20 JETS 10