Dave Malinsky
4* Jets
4* Atlanta/Phillies Over 9.5
Doc's
3* NY Jets
Matty O'Shea
Triple-Dime Bet
SDC / NYJ Over 44
The New York Jets didn't bring in future Hall of Famer Brett Favre to run a conservative offense, one that is averaging less than field goal more per game through the first two weeks compared to last year with Chad Pennington. In fact, the Jets opened up the offense in the third week of the season last year with Pennington under center in a 31-28 win over Miami after totaling just 27 points combined in the first two weeks. I expect a similar offensive performance here against a San Diego defense that has allowed 32.5 points in dropping games against Carolina and Denver. The Chargers can win a shootout because they have better weapons regardless of whether or not star RB LaDainian Tomlinson plays. They may not cover the spread though, which is why I think the OVER is the obvious choice for the best bet in this game. The total has also gone OVER in the last three regular-season meetings between these teams, so bet the OVER as my Triple Dime Monday Night Football Total Play O' the Month.
Double-Dime Bet
TAM -1.5 vs BAL
The Rays have won eight straight meetings with the Orioles, with seven of them decided by two runs or more. They will also be sending young David Price to the mound for his first career start after the 2008 #1 overall pick went 12-1 with a 2.30 ERA at three different levels in the minors. Price will be opposed by Baltimore's Brian Bass, who has given up eight runs and 11 hits in 8.2 innings over two starts this season. Tampa Bay enjoyed clinching the team's first-ever playoff spot on Saturday and will now be focused on winning the AL East during this closing road trip. Bet the Rays to start this series with a big win on the runline as my Double Dime AL Value Play O' the Week
Jeff Bonds
SDC / NYJ Over 44.5
The New York Jets (1-1) travel to take on the winless San Diego Chargers (0-2) in a MNF game that will most certainly live up to the hype - an OFFENSIVE GAME.
Both quarterbacks should find ample time to throw the ball on Monday night, as they are protected by a couple of the best offensive lines in all of football.
San Diego has been firing on all cylinders since the second half of Week 1 against Carolina and will surely go for the jugular offensively to get in the win column.
New York comes off a disappointing loss to New England last week and back-to-back divisional games which will allow the Chargers to exploit the Jets defense due to lack of focus. J
Jets QB Brett Favre is a perfect 5-0 against the Chargers in his career and had a field day against them in Green Bay last year - throwing for three TDs and no INTs. Expect him to have a HUGE game as former San Diego head coach Marty Schottenheimer's son is the offensive coordinator for New York. With no Shawn Merriman - the Chargers will have to blitz to get to the quarterback and the future Hall of Famer will make them pay.
In the last two years following back-to-back divisional games - the Jets games have gone over by an average of 12.5 points.
The Chargers are a pissed off football team and have gone OVER the total in 10 of their last 12 games following an ATS loss and 6-1 ATS following a SU loss.
Light up the scoreboard - The OVER in MNF goes to a PERFECT 4-0 this year
WSP Smooth 44
LA-Angels -140
LA-Angels RL +120
Kansas City +110
Oakland +120
Kevin Kavitch
Yeah, Chargers were robbed and are much better than their 0-2 record. But the Jets aren't slouches and came closer to beating the Pats last week than 19-10 suggests. Jets can defend the pass and generate a rush, they can play solid D, and Favre now has 2 full games under his belt with the Jets. Maybe even more important, the Jets coaches may have learned something from their dumb playcalling. One final thought. The thinking by the public will be San Diego is mad and will hammer the Jets. But the Jets aren't punching bags and often teams that are screwed the previous week spend too much time whining and dwelling on what happened to be sharp. Teams that blew it themselves have better motivation which isn't the case here. Weird dynamic but every season these screwed teams disappoint ATS more often than not. I'll back the Jets to hang within the big number. Take the NY Jets +9 for a 3* Regular Play.
Sixth Sense
Opinion
SAN DIEGO –8.5 NY Jets 44.5
SD lost in the last 30 seconds of the game last week for the second time in two weeks. To add insult to injury, they lost because of the wrong call on a fumble as well as having a call go against them early in the game because of a faulty review machine. They out gained Denver from the line of scrimmage, 8.8yppl to 6.5yppl, including 11.1yps. They did allow Denver 6.0ypr and 6.5yps. The Jets lost at home to NE 19-10 but out gained NE 5.2yppl to 4.4yppl. NE scored 13 of their 19 points on drives of 31 yards or less. The Jets average 4.2ypr against 3.6ypr but just 6.3yps against 7.6yps for a total of 5.2yppl against 5.7yppl. They allow just 4.4yppl against 4.6ypr so they have played good defense this year. SD has looked very good on offense, averaging 9.5yps against 7.3yps and 7.2yppl against 5.9yppl. They are allowing 5.4ypr against 4.8ypr but just 6.3yps against 7.0yps on defense for a total of 6.0yppl against 5.9yppl. SD qualifies in a negative situation based on their play from last week, which is 76-28-2 and plays against SD here. The Jets qualify in a fundamental rushing situation, which is 636-517-42, including a subset, which is 510-393-30. Numbers only favor SD by a half point and predict about 48 points. The Jets defense is good enough to stay in this game and Brett Favre should be able to do enough to move their offense to be able to stay within the generous points here. SAN DIEGO 24 NY JETS 23
Gilberg Dataman
10* Jets
Stan Sharpe
GOM
Jets/Chargers Under 45
Ballinpicks
Jets at Chargers
Lets try to keep this momentum going and end the Football week on a winning note. Tonight the New York Jets travel to San Diego to play the preturbed Chargers. Before the season started people expected big things from both of these teams because of the high commercialized players these teams have. The Jets made alot of moves in the offseason and we all know which QB they brought in. This move could come back to haunt them because the Jets don't have the breakaway receiver speed that a guy like Farve needs to be successful. He also needs a stellar offensive line to succeed and I just don't believe the Jets have that. The Jets will try to spread the field against San D once the run game fails, this could get them in big trouble. I say the word trouble because the San D defensive backs are very fast and led the league last year in INT'S. For the San D offense L.T. is questionable but I have reason to believe he will play in this game, if not they have plenty of depth at RB to still get the job done. The Chargers should be very amped for this game considering what happend to them last week, this is a statement game for them to re-establish thier reputation as a force to be messed with. The Chargers look to be better at just about every aspect of this game and I can't see the Jets slowing down thier fierce rushing offense. The run will open this game up and expect the Chargers to take a double digit win.
San Diego Chargers -8.5 for 3 units
Andre Gomes
MNF Total of the Month
Jets/ Chargers Under
Sacramento Monarchs / San Antonio Silver Stars
Under 145.5
Goldsheet 1* NY Jets
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