Machine Plays: 6-2
Pretend his name isn't Favre for a second: we have a QB with a passer rating of 60, who has thrown 6 INTs in three games. He's facing the distraction of his career (and I'm not talking about Moss, who is a distraction on his own). And now he's going up against the #7 scoring defense in the league on the road. He has the best RB in the league, but Peterson now has to face the #2 rush defense in the league.
Now look at the Jets: Sanchez has thrown 8 TDs and no picks. They lead the league in turnover margin. They have the #5 scoring offense in the league even though they've played the 8th toughest schedule (the Vikes have played the 30th toughest schedule).
So Vegas is saying that the bye week and Moss are going to neutralize these stats, dropping a team who should be favored by 8 down to -4.5? Okay, I'll buy! Santonio Holmes is in the Jets line-up tomorrow for the first time, and he'll be trying to steal the headlines from Moss. Don't think for a second that Moss is going to drop out of the clouds and immediately click with Favre. Doesn't work that way. The Vikes have a great defense, but the Jets are very patient and play clean football under D-Rex. Ladanian is averaging 6.1 yards per carry and loves his new home. The Jets will not turn the ball over. Can you say the same about Favre??
JETS -4 (buy the hook to get to the key 4, it's only -120)
Pretend his name isn't Favre for a second: we have a QB with a passer rating of 60, who has thrown 6 INTs in three games. He's facing the distraction of his career (and I'm not talking about Moss, who is a distraction on his own). And now he's going up against the #7 scoring defense in the league on the road. He has the best RB in the league, but Peterson now has to face the #2 rush defense in the league.
Now look at the Jets: Sanchez has thrown 8 TDs and no picks. They lead the league in turnover margin. They have the #5 scoring offense in the league even though they've played the 8th toughest schedule (the Vikes have played the 30th toughest schedule).
So Vegas is saying that the bye week and Moss are going to neutralize these stats, dropping a team who should be favored by 8 down to -4.5? Okay, I'll buy! Santonio Holmes is in the Jets line-up tomorrow for the first time, and he'll be trying to steal the headlines from Moss. Don't think for a second that Moss is going to drop out of the clouds and immediately click with Favre. Doesn't work that way. The Vikes have a great defense, but the Jets are very patient and play clean football under D-Rex. Ladanian is averaging 6.1 yards per carry and loves his new home. The Jets will not turn the ball over. Can you say the same about Favre??
JETS -4 (buy the hook to get to the key 4, it's only -120)