Jets Back On The Road as Underdogs, Point Spread Favors Bills By One Touchdown
The New York Jets lost as a slight road favorite in Week 10. Next, they'll try to win as a visiting underdog against an AFC East rival.
The point spread between the Jets (4-5) and the Buffalo Bills (5-5) is hovering around one touchdown. SI Sportsbook's opening line tabbed the Bills as a 7.5-point favorite for the Week 11 divisional matchup on November 19.
Both teams are coming off losses in games they were favored to win. The Jets failed to score a touchdown in a 16-12 road setback to the Las Vegas Raiders, who were a 1.5-point home underdog. The Bills dropped a 24-22 decision to the Denver Broncos, who came to Buffalo as a 7.5-point dog.
The Jets have posted three outright victories as an underdog this year, including a 22-16 season-opening win over the Bills at MetLifeStadium. Gang Green's lone road victory came as 2.5-point dog against the Broncos in Denver on October 8.
The Bills and the Jets both made noteworthy transactions on Tuesday. The former fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey in a sign of panic. Meanwhile, Gang Green released third-year running back Michael Carter.
Despite giving up on their offensive play caller, the Bills average 6.0 yards per snap (third highest in NFL). They also featured the league's third best touchdown percentage (70.27) when reaching the redzone.
The Jets' defense is ranked third overall amongst NFL leaders in yards per play allowed (4.62). They forced Bills' quarterback Josh Allen into four giveaways in Week 1. Allen leads the league in interceptions (11) and total touchdowns (26).
Meanwhile, the Jets have not scored a touchdown in any of the last 11 quarters. They rank at the bottom of the NFL in third down success rate and red zone touchdown percentage.
"We’re just looking at things with regards to schematically, the things that we can do differently," said Jets' third-year head coach Robert Saleh on Monday.
For those bettors looking for money line action in Week 11, the Bills are laying -333 odds while the Jets offer a +250 potential payout. The point total (over/under) is 39.5. Both teams' games finished as unders last week.
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