Alex White is focused on a total for her BEST BET in NFL Week 6.
She's looking at Sunday's AFC East matchup pitting the New York Jets (2-3) at the New England Patriots (3-2) in Foxborough, Massachusetts, at 1 p.m. ET. The tilt at Gillette Stadium will be regionally televised on CBS.
The Jets snapped a 3-game skid with a 17-12 victory as 2.5-point home favorites vs. the Cleveland Browns last Sunday. RB Braelon Allen scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 22-yard run with 3:01 to go. He finished with 116 rushing yards with the 1 TD on 24 carries. LB David Bailey had 3 of the Jets' 8 sacks.
The Patriots enter on a 2-game win streak following a 45-17 rout of the visiting Las Vegas Raiders in Week 5. QB Drake Maye threw for 374 yards and 4 TDs, including
2 to WR DeMario Douglas (4 catches, 65 yards) as the Pats easily covered as 3.5-point favorites. New England led 14-7 after the first quarter, 21-7 at the half and 28-7 after WR Kyle Williams' 34-yard TD catch with 12:58 to go in the third.
New York is 3-2 against the spread (ATS) with a 1-4 Over/Under (O/U) record; New England is 4-1 ATS with a 2-3 O/U mark.
The Patriots lead the all-time series 77-56-1, including 2-1 in the postseason, according to pro football-reference.com. The Pats swept the Jets last season, winning 42-10 as 13.5-point road favorites with the Over (42.5) cashing in Week 17, and claiming a 27-14 victory as 12.5-point home faves with the Under (42.5) hitting in Week 11.
New England has won the last 3 head-to-head matchups and 18 of the last 20, including 15 in a row from November 2016 to September 2023. The Pats are 8-2 ATS in the last 10 vs. the Jets, while the Under is 3-7.
As of Saturday at 8:41 a.m. ET, BetMGM Sportsbook lists the total at 43.5 (Over -108 | Under -110).
- Moneyline (ML): Jets +275 (bet $100 to win $275) | Patriots-350 (bet $350 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Jets +7 (-105) | Patriots -7 (-115)
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