Dolphins vs. Patriots Odds
FOXBOROUGH, MA (The Spread) – The New England Patriots look to maintain their top record in the AFC on Saturday when they host the Miami Dolphins at 1PM ET on CBS.
NEW ENGLAND: The Patriots are 11-3 on the season and they have a one-game lead on the field in the AFC playoff race. New England has won its last six games and is 5-1 at home. The Patriots are 8-6 against the spread this season and they have hit the over in 9 of their 14 games. New England has one of the top offenses in the league as they average 31.2 points and 426.3 yards per game. No surprise to anyone that Tom Brady is a MVP candidate this season with 4,593 passing yards and 35 TD’s to just 11 INT’s. Defensively, New England is allowing 21.2 points per game but giving up a league-high 414.4 yards per game, including nearly 300 passing yards per game.
MIAMI: The Dolphins are coming off a 30-23 win over the Bills last week to get to 5-9 on the season. Miami has now won five of their last seven games. The Dolphins are 2-5 on the road and 7-6-1 against the spread while hitting the under in 10 of 14 games. Miami is scoring just 20.4 points and posting just 321 yards per game on offense but the defense allows only 19.2 points per game. The defense is giving up 247.6 passing yards per game, which doesn’t bode well with Brady on the other side. The team has been led this season by running back Reggie Bush, who has 973 rushing yards and 6 TD’s on the year.
ODDS: Oddsmakers have made the Patriots the favorite in this game, as they have a point spread of -9.5 against the Dolphins on Saturday. The over/under odds have been set at 48.5 points for this game. Currently over 3,700 public bets have been placed on this game and the Patriots are getting 73% of the wagers with odds of -9.5.
TRENDS: Trends show that the road team has covered the spread in 7 of the last 9 games in this series and the two have combined to go over the point total in 5 of the last 7 meetings. Trends also show that Miami is 21-8-1 against the spread in their last 30 road games while the Patriots are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 conference games.
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