Bills vs. Jets Prediction
Is the betting total in Thursday night’s AFC East matchup between the Bills and Jets set too low?
Game Information
Who: Bills (5-2) at Jets (3-5)
When: 8:25PM ET, Thursday, November 2
Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Opening & Current Point Spread Odds & Over/Under Totals
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the over/under currently sits at 43 points after hitting the board at 42. As for the point spread, the Bills opened as 3.5-point road favorites against the Jets, who are still 3.5-point home underdogs at the majority of sports books.
Public Betting Information
As of this writing, over 60% of tickets for Thursday night’s game are on Buffalo minus the points. The Bills are 5-2 on the year and 5-1-1 against the spread, making them one of the best ATS plays in the NFL this season. The Jets, meanwhile, are just 3-5 overall but are 5-2-1 at the betting window.
Key Betting Trends
The underdog has cashed in four of the last five meetings between these tow teams while the home squad has covered in eight of the last 11 meetings in this series. That said, the Bills have covered the point spread in six of their last eight games versus the Jets overall.
OUR PREDICTION: The over has hit in five of the last seven meetings between these two teams when the Jets are the host. The over is also 9-2-1 in New York’s last 12 games when playing in Week 9. Finally, the over has cashed in 13 of the Bills’ last 19 games overall, is 7-3 in their last 10 conference games, and is 5-1 in their last six games after allowing less than 15 points in their previous contest.
NFL WEEK 9 PREDICTIONS: BILLS/JETS OVER 43