The only thing that makes me hesitate about firing off the Eagles is that this is a division match-up. Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants: PHI -3.5, NYG +3.5, o/u 45.5 Houston is an entirely different team with Tyrod Taylor running the show, and now that he’s had a few weeks to get reacclimated, he should be able to settle in against this Jets defense. I’m not too worried about the idea of selling high on them given their victory last week, and I think they should be able to put together a solid performance against this Jets squad.
My initial thought is to lean with Houston here. This line is about right considering the skill level of both of these teams. The Jets lost last week to the Miami Dolphins with Joe Flacco under center and now head to Houston for a road game with Zach Wilson expected to return. The Jets have also beat the Titans this year, so they share a common victory in that sense. That said, the Texans are coming off a pretty impressive victory last week against the Tennessee Titans. New York Jets Houston Texans: NYJ +2.5, HOU, -2.5, o/u 44.5 Under is 7-1 in Panthers L8 games as a road favorite.Under is 4-0 in Dolphins L4 games overall.Road favorites are always a bit sketchy, but I think the Dolphins three-game winning streak comes to an end here. If the Panthers’ offense can get going and find some mojo, this is their game all the way.
Carolina is averaging 2 more ppg than the Dolphins, and there’s a stark difference in defense, with Carolina allowing 20.0 ppg, which ranks 2nd in the league compared to Miami, which is allowing 24.5 ppg, which is near the bottom of the leaderboard. It’s a short number for a team that has some boom potential, well, more boom potential than their opponent. Newton beat the Dolphins last season in Week 1 and lost to them again in Week 15, so there is some familiarity with how the team operates.īacking the Panthers as a road favorite usually isn’t the best idea, but I’m keen on it here. Now Carolina heads to Miami for a road game against a Dolphins team that beat the Jets last week. The Cam Newton homecoming was spoiled last week.