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New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins NFL Betting Odds

Written December 24, 2008 by Jason Lowry

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Who would have thought that Chad Pennington and the Miami Dolphins would be going into New York to take on the Jets for the division title in the final game of the season, but thanks to the Jets going 0-4 on the West coast, including a 3-13 loss to the Seahawks last week, the Dolphins have a shot at making the playoffs after winning just 1 game last season. The Dolphins nearly did the same thing as the Jets last week, as they trailed the Chiefs late, but wound up winning 38-31 on the road. These two teams met up back in Week 1, and the Jets were able to sneak out a 20-14 win on the road. For those of you looking to do some NFL betting this weekend, the oddsmakers have the Jets 2.5 point favorites over the Dolphins at BetUS.com.

The Dolphins are a much better team than what they were back in the first game of the season, as they have won 8 of their last 9 games, and are currently riding a 4 game winning streak into play this Sunday. Last week against the Chiefs Chad Pennington continued to put up big numbers, as the Jets former quarterback completed 26 of 34 passes for 235 yards and 3 scores. The Dolphins got big touchdown runs from Ted Ginn Jr early, and Ricky Williams in the 3rd quarter that tied it up at 31-31. This time around against the Jets it going to take another big performance on this side of the ball, as you have to expect the Jets to let it all hang out in a must win game.

The Dolphins defense had a real rough start to the game last week, as the Chiefs poured on 28 points by the end of the first half, but the defense really turned it on in the 2nd half allowing just 3 points. The Dolphins not only recovered a fumble, but also picked off Tyler Thigpen 3 times, including the game winning interception on the Chiefs final drive of the game. Last time against the Jets they allowed Favre to throw for 2 scores and also let Thomas Jones run for over 100 yards. Like we said before we think this is a much better team than the last time these two teams hooked up, and we really like the Dolphins chances of moving even closer to a playoff spot this weekend. Bet Miami Dolphins +2.5 at BetUS.com.

The Jets needed a win last week, and couldn’t deliver against a team that had won just 3 games all season. Brett Favre had another bad day throwing the football, as he completed just 18 of 31 passes for 187 yards with no touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Thomas Jones had just 67 yards on the ground on 17 carries, and in the snow they really needed Jones to be a force. All this mediocre play led the Jets to just 3 points, and the first time they failed to score a touchdown under Favre. This week they face a pretty tough Dolphins defense, but you have to think that Favre will have this offense ready to go in what could quite possibly be his final game of his NFL career.

The Jets also bring a pretty strong defense to the table, but it seems at time this unit is unwilling to take the big risk as they look like they are playing to not lose the game instead of putting the pressure on the other team when they have the talent to do so. Against the Seahawks they let Seneca Wallace throw for 175 yards and a score, as the Seahawks backup starter failed to complete just 7 passes the whole game, but that wasn’t the biggest of the Jets problems, as Maurice Morris ran all over them for 116 yards on 29 carries. Last time against the Dolphins Pennington had a big game throwing the football, but if any team knows Pennington’s weaknesses it’s the Jets. Bet New York Jets -2.5 at BetUS.com.

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