Jets Raiders Odds

Written by Jack Jones

The New York Jets and Oakland Raiders meet up Sunday, September 25th in AFC action. This will be their first meeting since 2009, with the Jets winning in Oakland 38-0. New York has won four of the last five meetings overall in this series. Two of those five contests were decided in overtime, and odds makers believe this is going to be another close one Sunday.

According to the week 3 NFL odds, the Jets are a 3.5-point road favorite with a total set of 41.5 points.

New York

The Jets (2-0) hit the road for the first time in 2011 Sunday. They have been road warriors in the playoffs over the past two seasons, and now it’s time to show what they’re made of in the regular season. New York has to travel all the way across country, which is a very tough spot for any team to face. They have played three straight road games in the playoffs over the past two seasons to reach back-to-back AFC Championship games. The Jets are 11-5 on the road in the regular season under Rex Ryan.

New York came from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Dallas Cowboys 27-24 in their opener. They throttled the Jacksonville Jaguars 32-3 at home last week behind a dominant defensive effort. They outgained the Jaguars 283-203 while forcing four turnovers. The Jets rank No. 8 in the league in total defense (296.5 yards/game), and they have allowed just one 100-yard rusher over their last 25 games. They could certainly use more production from an offense that ranks No. 21 in total offense (311.5 yards/game), including No. 27 in rushing (73.0 yards/game).

Aside from throwing three interceptions, QB Mark Sanchez has played pretty well. The third-year pro is completing 63.2 percent of his passes for 517 yards and four touchdowns. Shonn Green has been bottled up in the running game, rushing 26 times for 75 yards (2.9 yards/carry). Dustin Keller is their go-to guy, catching 11 balls for 162 yards and two touchdowns. Santonio Holmes has nine receptions for 112 yards and a score to this point.

Oakland

The Raiders (1-1) appeared to be headed to a 2-0 start after beating the Broncos 23-20, and then taking a 21-3 lead into halftime against the Buffalo Bills last week. They would do little right after intermission, allowing the Bills to take a 24-21 lead behind 21 unanswered points early in the fourth quarter. Oakland would respond, getting a 12-yard touchdown pass from Jason Campbell to Darren McFadden to go up 28-24. Buffalo scored to take the lead again with just under five minutes remaining, but the Raiders responded just over a minute later with a Denarius Moore 50-yard touchdown grab. Buffalo would drive all the way down the field and convert a fourth down play with a 6-yard touchdown grab by David Nelson with only 14 seconds left, winning 38-35.

Improvement needs to come from a defense that gave up 223 rushing yards last week, and 481 total yards. Oakland featured the sixth ranked defense in the league last year at 322.8 yards/game, but now sit 25th in 2011 (395.5 yards/game). The Jets could get their running game going against an Oakland defense that ranks 27th against the run (127.5 yards/game). The Raiders do sit No. 12 in total offense (371.5 yards/game), including No. 4 in rushing offense (160.5 yards/game).

Darren McFadden has been huge on the ground, rushing for 222 yards (5.3/carry) and a touchdown. He has also caught eight balls for 77 yards and a score. Moore has led the way receiving, catching five balls for 146 yards (29.2/reception) and a touchdown. Jason Campbell has played well, completing 65.5 percent of his passes for 428 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. That lone pick came on the last play of the Buffalo game, which was a hail mary.

Betting Trends

The Jets are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 road games overall, including 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a road favorite.

The Raiders are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games after allowing more than 30 points in their previous game, 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a loss, and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog.

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