New England Patriots -21 point spread favorite against the NY Jets

The New England Patriots continue to post the biggest point spread numbers, this time -21 points against the New York Jets on Sunday.

New England Patriots -21 point spread favorite against the NY Jets There is nothing to say about the New England Patriots (13-0) that haven't been said before, only that they continue to pump up the point spread every game, now against the NY Jets (3-10) in Week 15. The point spread on the New York Jets vs. New England Patriots game is now sitting at -21 points chalk the Pats at the online sportsbook Bodog Sports, of course, the largest point spread this weekend. When you consider that the total is sitting at 42 points, the bookies are expecting another round of big numbers by New England. Of course, the odds makers confidence is quite justified, after the Patriots beat the Steelers last week by 21 points - they should have no problem putting points on the board against the struggling Jets. What is quite surprising, the punters are actually betting against the Pats this weekend, making the Jets bettors favorite, although the difference in numbers of between people betting on the Jets and those betting on the Pats is not very big.

It's hard to imagine that the Patriots will fail to cover the -21 points spread posted at the bookie, especially at home, where thousand of blood-thirsty fans will be looking at the scoreboard. Quarterback Tom Brady was upgraded to probable and should take part in the Sunday game. Meanwhile three wide receivers in the Jets camp remain questionable for the game against New England - Laveranues Coles, Jerricho Cotchery and Justin McCareins. Another wide receiver, Brad Smith, was upgraded to probable, along with quarterback Kellen Clemens and tight end Joe Kowalewski. Keep in mind that New England is 7-1 against the spread in its last 8 games at home and NY Jets are 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games on the road. The total has gone OVER in 4 of New England's last 5 games when playing NY Jets.

Published on 12/15/2007