The Miami Dolphins (6-4) head to the Meadowlands Sunday for an AFC East game against the New York Jets (0-10) at MetLife Stadium. Kickoff will be at 1 p.m. ET. Below, we preview the Dolphins-Jets betting odds and lines and make our NFL picks and predictions.
Dolphins at Jets: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:25 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Dolphins -334 (bet $334 to win $100) | Jets +270 (bet $100 to win $270)
- Against the spread/ATS: Dolphins -7 (-110) | Jets +7 (-110)
- Over/Under: 44.5 (O: -106 | U: -115)
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Dolphins at Jets: Game notes
- Miami’s 20-13 Week 11 loss to the Denver Broncos snapped a 5-game winning streak, three of which were in games started by rookie QB Tua Tagovailoa.
- Tagovailoa was downgraded to doubtful Saturday after injuring his left thumb in practice; QB Ryan Fitzpatrick is expected to start Sunday. It’s Fitzpatrick’s first start since Miami shut out New York 24-0 in Week 6.
- The Jets covered the spread for the third time in four games but remained winless in a 34-28 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 11.
- Jets QB Joe Flacco made his fifth consecutive start for an injured QB Sam Darnold who has no injury designation ahead of Week 12’s meeting with the Dolphins and is expected to start.
Dolphins at Jets: Key injuries
Dolphins
- QB Tua Tagovailoa (thumb) doubtful
- WR Jakeem Grant (hamstring) questionable
- G Solomon Kindley (foot) out
- RB Salvon Ahmed (shoulder) out
Jets
- RT George Fant (knee, ankle) doubtful
- LB Blake Cashman (hamstring) questionable
- G Alex Lewis (non-injury) questionable
- LB Patrick Onwuasor (hamstring) out
- OT Chuma Edoga (ankle) doubtful
Dolphins at Jets: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Jets 27, Dolphins 23
Money line (?)
I’d liken the difficulty of betting the Jets to win their first game to landing an airplane on a service street.
I was pretty close to giving it a shot but Fitzpatrick lives to make coaches regret benching him and Jets head coach Adam Gase occupies the hottest seat in coaching now that the Detroit Lions fired Matt Patricia.
That being said, the Dolphins are getting overwhelming public support and Jets RB Frank Gore said, “I can’t go out like that,” when asked about the possibility of the Jets going winless. I refuse to believe the Jets will go 0-16.
PASS ON THE MONEY LINE.
Against the spread (?)
Here I was on this week’s Bet Slippin’ Podcast featuring myself and Esten McLaren giving out the Jets as a best bet and I’m wishy-washy on them now.
When I said that it was assuming Tua would be starting and he’s thrown for for more than 100 yards in just two of his four starts. Fitzpatrick adds an ability for the Dolphins to connect on deep balls that Tua just doesn’t have yet.
Also, I find it suspicious that 80% of the money wagered and 79% of the bets placed are on Miami, according to Pregame.com, yet the line has hardly budged. Why isn’t BetMGM making the Dolphins pricier?
I still lean Jets +7 (-110) for a half-unit.
Over/Under (?)
The OVER 44.5 (-106) for 1.5 units is my favorite bet in Dolphins-Jets. This is your pros versus joes situation with the money coming on the Over but the majority of the bets are on the Under.
The Dolphins have a penchant for getting defensive or special teams touchdowns and as the Jets continue to go winless you’d expect them to play with more desperation. The Jets are the healthiest on offense they’ve been all season and have scored 27 and 28 points in their past two games.
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Also see:
- Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa now ‘doubtful’ for Week 12 versus Jets (Dolphins Wire)
- Dolphins vs. Jets: Sam Darnold’s return among pregame storylines (Jets Wire)
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