The New York Jets take on the Detroit Lions in Week 15 in a matchup of two former highly-drafted quarterbacks in Zach Wilson and Jared Goff.
How do the experts over at NFL Pick Watch view this tight matchup? Let’s take a look.
The Jets are seeing too much love from the experts here. Only 36% of the picks are going in favor of the Jets straight up. The matchup is one of the closer margins among the matchup, despite the ratio being close to 2-to-1. Only Ravens-Browns (54%-46%) and Patriots-Raiders (59%-41%) have closer margins.
In terms of picks against the spread, even as the favorite, only 39% of the experts are taking the Jets to cover the 1-point spread, compared to 61% taking the Lions with the one point.
Perhaps it’s the Zach Wilson effect, or at the very least, the uncertainly all week at the quarterback position. We’ll see Sunday if the Jets can surprise these pickers and score a huge victory in their quest for their first postseason trip since 2010.