I don't get this. Bills r w/o their top 2 rec'vrs & EJ E-Manuella has just ret'd fr injury to start back @ QB after being out what seems like the past "94" or so games. Is it due to the Jets "Win-1/Lose-1" '13 play? Road game @ Ralph "Kramden" Wilson stadium? Expectations that Cribbs will run buck-wild over the Jet "Front 7 Dawgs" or will go pass-happy vs the Jets 2ndary? I simply cannot understand why the Bills have been deemed as faves. Why?
No clue, :shit: I think they would've had a chance with Woods and Johnson...now? I don't see them pulling it off. If we win it's because... 1. Defense plays as good as it has been and we get to E.J. 2. Geno doesn't turn the ball over and we are able to average 4-5 yards per carry. If we lose it's because... 1. Fred Jackson and Spiller break off long runs and Cromartie gets called for multiple P.I.s and holding calls. 2. Geno throws a pick-six or two. These are the two scenarios I see possibly playing out, hopin' for the first.
Bills are seemingly a different team at home and always keep it close. Look at all their home games this season: vs Patriots 21-23 (Loss) vs Panthers 24-23 (Win) vs Baltimore 23-20 (Win) vs Bengals 24-27 (Loss) vs Chiefs 13-23 (Loss) So from their you'd also factor in the division aspect and therein lies the close line. I could definitely see something like a 23-20 game going either way.
Because it makes for good betting according to oddsmakers, they don't care who wins, only that more take the bet...
Like onefanjet says, the purpose of the line is not to predict a winner, rather to get roughly equal bets on each side.
Because apparently people are favoring the Bills, unless Vegas has an error which is obviously not the case.
Because EJ Manuel is back. Because CJ Spiller is back. Because the Bills are the home team. Because the Jets are too inconsistent.
The Bills are favored because they are at home and the Jets are not a good team. Great front 6? Check. Great defensive game plans? Check. Everything else? A work in progress. Remember, this isn't the bookies saying the Bills are better by 1.5 points. This is the betting public saying that. The money in so far has split towards the Bills and so we get incentives for people to bet on the Jets.
I don't think this is accurate. We are not a great team, but any team who is 5-4 and has beat the Saints and the Patriots and is contending for a playoff spot is a "good" team. Yes, we are rebuilding, but to say we are not a good team is just not accurate.
We also lost to the Titans by 25 points and the Bengals by 40. To say that we are a good team is inaccurate in my opinion. I think the Jets are one of those teams where on any given Sunday they can beat just about anybody in the league but also lose to just about anybody.
Why do people start these threads? Vegas wants more $ to come in on the Jets, that's all This team has already blown two games they had no business losing, wk2 NE, and Pitt. But the media anti-hype still has them as dogs, because while no one thought it possible, Smith turns the ball over more than the other guy. So, road game, etc. more money is coming in on Buffalo. Last time. Vegas likes the same coin to come in on both teams so they make money of the vig. Can we be done with this ? Now? P.s. You should have called Vegas, and put your money on my 11 win prediction. Prob would have gotten 100-1
^ Just like every other good team in the league, the difference is that the Jets are fluctuating more wildly up until now. Even if the team keeps up the Jekyll and Hyde act chances are they still get in the playoffs and bad teams don't do that. Aside from Kerley, (who will be back next Sunday) the offense is finally back to full strength for just about the first time all year. Adding Ed Reed could also potentially shore up the weak link on defense with a little luck. If QB play starts to get somewhat consistent and the team gets hot they could put together a real run this year. The team is starting to finally find an identity with Ivory emerging as an above average hard nosed runner and Allen fighting tooth and nail to limit production from even the best TE's. Either they turn the corner down the stretch this year, or if not the team is one strong draft and FA with cap room away from being a top contender.
The bar, is 11. The day MM stepped thru the doors at Florham Park. Geno's tossed two away. But can still get there. Buffalo, and Miami twice, should be 8. (Actually 10, for Karnik) .
