NFL Pick Of The Day – Dolphins @ Jets – Who Covers The Spread
Sunday, December 28th, 2008FiveStarPick.com has analyzed Week 17 in the NFL and will give its members the winner of 4 games in today’s lineup. The focus of today’s preview is the much anticipated re-match of two teams that absolutely hate each other. Las Vegas sportsbooks list the New York Jets (9-6 Straight Up, 7-8 Against The Spread) as 3-point favorites with the total set at 43.
The Miami Dolphins (10-5 SU, 7-8 ATS) has won eight of their last nine games, but are just 4-5 ATS. Miami beat Kansas City last week 38-31 and cashed for bettors as a 3.5-point road favorite. Pennington completed 26-of-34 through the air for 235 yards and 3 TDs.
The Jets have lost 3 of their last 4 games including a 10-3 loss on the road in Seattle which cost many bettors thousands. After all, this is the same Jets team that went on a five-game winning streak capped by incredible road wins at New England and at Tennessee. So, to keep their playoff hopes alive, New York has to beat Miami and hope that Buffalo knocks off New England in order to win the AFC East.
Miami linebacker Channing Crowder (knee) and cornerback Will Allen (groin) missed practice Wednesday and were limited on Thursday. Both are “questionable” and will most likely be game-time decisions. Crowder, who has 105 tackles for the season, missed last week’s win at KC.
Now let’s talk trends…The ‘Fins have been great on the road, going 5-2 both SU and ATS. Likewise, the Jets are 5-2 both SU and ATS at home. The Jets have dominated this rivalry over the last decade. New York owns a 20-4-2 spread record against the ‘Fins in their last 26 head-to-head meetings. When these clubs met in Week 1, the Jets captured a 20-14 win as three-point road favorites. The ‘under’ is 9-6 overall for Miami, but the ‘over’ is 4-3 in its road assignments. The Jets have watched the ‘over’ go 8-6-1 overall, 5-2 in their home games.
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