Last Updated on January 16, 2011 3:33 pm by drew
Jets vs. Patriots Public Betting
FOXBORO, MA (TheSpread) – The New England Patriots look to silence the New York Jets when the two meet on Sunday in the 2011 NFL Playoffs.
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The Patriots are 14-2 on the season and a perfect 8-0 at home while the Jets are 12-5 on the season and 7-2 on the road. The Patriots are 10-5-1 against the point spread this season and New York is 10-7 against the spread.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have given the Patriots point spread odds of -9.5 against the Jets. The over/under total has been set at 44 points. (View Matchup)
In terms of public betting, the Patriots are getting 61 percent of the wagers in this game with point spread odds of -9.5 against the New York Jets. Over 81,000 wagers have been placed on this game, which is the rubber match between the two.
The Jets defeated the Patriots 28-14 in New York in week two of the season while the Patriots defeated the Jets 45-3 in New England in Week 13. The win for New England was part of an eight-game winning streak where the Patriots have won by an average of over 20 points per game.
The spread is pretty large for a playoff game but the way the Patriots have been playing, it is hard to see any team stopping them, especially one that was so easily defeated just weeks ago. Clearly the public isn’t shying away from betting on the Patriots despite the large spread.
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