Maddux Sports
NY Jets -4
R.A.W. FOOTBALL
5* Minnesota
Ben Burns
Jets / Vikings Under 38
Sixth Sense
3% NY JETS -4 No higher than -4
NY JETS -4 Minnesota 39
Minnesota comes off their first win of the season and a bye week. They last defeated Detroit 24-10, in a game they out rushed the Lions, 6.1ypr to 3.3ypr, but were out passed 5.3yps to 5.1yps. Overall, they out gained the Lions, 5.6yppl to 4.7yppl. The Jets dominated an over matched Bills team, 38-14. They were out rushed 7.1ypr to 5.6ypr but actually gained 273 yards rushing to just 114 yards for Buffalo. They out passed Buffalo, 6.6yps to 3.6yps and out gained them overall, 5.9yppl to 4.8yppl.
Minnesota averages 5.0ypr against 4.6ypr, 5.4yps against 6.5yps and 5.2yppl against 5.6yppl. They allow 3.6ypr against 3.6ypr, 5.8yps against 6.1yps and 4.8yppl against 5.2yppl. NY averages 5.1ypr against 4.4ypr, 6.2yps against 6.0yps and 5.6yppl against 5.3yppl. They allow 3.2ypr against 4.0ypr, 6.1yps against 6.0yps and 5.0yppl against 5.1yppl.
The Jets qualify in a Monday night situation, which is 30-9-2 and they also qualify in a fundamental rushing situation, which is 157-86-11. Numbers favor the Jets by 8.5 points and predict about 24 points. Minnesota’s offense should improve some with Randy Moss now part of the picture but CB Chris Cook was hurt again and that will hurt the Vikings in the secondary. The Jets should get back Revis, Calvin Pace and Santonio Holmes this week. No question Minnesota can run the ball but the Jets have run it better. Minnesota should improve in their passing game, which has been brutal this year, but I’m not convinced everything is fine with Brett Favre and we now find out he has tendonitis in his elbow. Favre’s quarterback rating is just 60.4 and he has made a living of taking average receivers and making them better than average so I don’t believe this is simply because they lost Sidney Rice. And, while coming to training camp late probably hasn’t helped, I also don’t believe his rating is that bad because of coming to camp late. There is something missing this year and Moss isn’t going to make up that big of a gap. The Jets actually throw the ball better than Minnesota. Overall on offense they are better. They stop the run much better than Minnesota and haven’t been quite as good defending the pass but some of that is because Revis missed time. I expect the Jets to wreak havoc on Brett Favre and as long as Mark Sanchez doesn’t make mistakes, the Jets should win this comfortably. Minnesota has lost six of their last seven road games. NY JETS 17 MINNESOTA 7
KIKI SPORTS
3 Units Atlanta -145
1 Unit Minnesota +4.5
Marc Lawrence
Minnesota Vikings
Teddy Covers
Jets -4.5
Brandon Lang
Minnesota/New York FH Under 19.5
Fantasy Sports Gametime
100* Play Atlanta (-145) over San Francisco
Atlanta has won 15 of the last 18 games coming off a game with an on-base percentage of .310 or worse and they have also won 22 of the last 30 home games when the line posted is between -100 to -150. Atlanta has won 38 of the last 52 games when playing as a home favorite of -125 to -175 and they have also won 8 of the last 10 games coming off a game where they had four or less hits.
NHL
25* Play Vancouver (-240) over Florida
25* Play Washington (-220) over Ottawa
KELSO
25 Units NY Jets -4.5
Online Sports Winners
10* Take NY Jets (-4.5) over Minnesota
Minnesota is 0-4 SU & ATS vs. New York over the last four games and they are only averaging 14 points a game on offense this season. Minnesota is 1-3 ATS coming off a division win by 10 points or more.
Jim Feist
Inner Circle - Minnesota Vikings
Brian Gabrielle
Vikings at Jets
Pick: Vikings +4
I suggest wrapping this one up BEFORE it's bled of all it's value, since the number +4 was released BEFORE Randy Moss was traded back to the Vikings.
Nothing could have rejuvinated the Vkings franchise more than the return of Randy and the prospect of watching the greatest reciever of all time work with the greatest quarterback of all time, even though both are past their prime.
For Moss, getting another shot at the Jets with a QB who will get him the ball has to be personally satisfying. For Viking fans, watching Favre and Moss together this season belongs in a MasterCard commercial ... priceless.
Vikings 21, Jets 17
Take Minnesota
NSA
20* Vikings +4.5
20* Atlanta Under 7.5
10* Vikings Over 38.5
10* Atlanta -145
Craig Masters
Vikings Over 38