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The New York Jets built the entire team around QB Aaron Rodgers last offseason, and expectations were sky high. The season lasted a total of 4 snaps for Rodgers, as he suffered a torn Achilles’ tendon on the 1st drive, and all of the wind was taken out of the team’s sails.
The Jets hung around and won 7 games while running QB Zach Wilson in and out of the lineup, with QBs Tim Boyle and Trevor Siemian also seeing starts. In other words, it was a disaster. The Jets had just 11 total TD passes and 15 INT between the 3 signal callers. Rodgers is reportedly healthy, and ready to do big things in 2024.
All of those quarterbacks are gone, and veteran Tyrod Taylor is the insurance policy in case Rodgers is forced to miss any time in 2024.
The Jets made a point to go big in the 2024 NFL Draft, selecting OT Olu Fashanu in Round 1, and the team added Western Kentucky standout WR Malachi Corley to give Rodgers a new speed burner downfield. Corley joins veteran WR Mike Williams, WR Garrett Wilson and WR Allen Lazard to give Gang Green an impressive wideouts group.
Defensively, the Jets were amazing in 2023, allowing just 292.3 total yards per game to rank 3rd in the NFL, according to covers.com, with just 168.3 passing yards allowed.
CB Sauce Gardner has a lot to do with the opposition’s fear of testing the team through the air, although teams were also able to run all over the Jets for 124.0 yards per game. That area needs to be shored up, and DT Javon Kinlaw, one of coach Robert Saleh’s guys from San Francisco, was brought in to help. DT Leki Fotu will also help to slow down the opposing run game.
Below, we look at the New York Jets’ 2024 NFL Super Bowl odds from FanDuel Sportsbook along with projected win total, playoff, conference and division odds as we make our best NFL picks and predictions.
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2024 New York Jets schedule
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME |
| All times ET; *–At London | |||
| 1 | Sept. 9 (M) | at 49ers | 8:20 p.m. |
| 2 | Sept. 15 | at Titans | 1 p.m. |
| 3 | Sept. 19 (Th) | vs. Patriots | 8:15 p.m. |
| 4 | Sept. 29 | vs. Broncos | 1 p.m. |
| 5 | Oct. 6 | vs. Vikings-* | 9:30 a.m. |
| 6 | Oct. 14 (M) | vs. Bills | 8:15 p.m. |
| 7 | Oct. 20 | at Steelers | 8:20 p.m. |
| 8 | Oct. 27 | at Patriots | 1 p.m. |
| 9 | Oct. 31 (Th) | vs. Texans | 8:15 p.m. |
| 10 | Nov. 10 | at Cardinals | 4:25 p.m. |
| 11 | Nov. 17 | vs. Colts | 8:20 p.m. |
| 12 | BYE WEEK | ||
| 13 | Dec. 1 | vs. Seahawks | 1 p.m. |
| 14 | Dec. 8 | at Dolphins | 1 p.m. |
| 15 | Dec. 15 | at Jaguars | 1 p.m. |
| 16 | Dec. 22 | vs. Rams | 1 p.m. |
| 17 | Dec. 29 | at Bills | 1 p.m. |
| 18 | Jan. 4 or 5 | vs. Dolphins | TBD |
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Jets over/under win total
Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook – last updated May 21 at 8:44 p.m. ET; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list.
- 9.5 wins: (Over: -142 | Under: +116)
According to the Sharp Football Analysis, which based its calculations off the Vegas Forecasted Win Totals, the Jets have the 4th-easiest schedule in the NFL. Their implied line of 9.55 wins is right in line with projections by most sportsbooks.
Looking at the schedule, it’s rather top-heavy, with road trips to face contenders to start, while facing a lot of prime-time games, and a little travel before things lighten up in the middle.
It could be a slow start for the Jets, but things will pick up steam in the middle of the schedule, building momentum into the holidays.
Looking at the schedule, it’s easy to see why the books set the total the way they did. The Jets should be able to win 9-10 games based on this schedule, and it isn’t quite as easy as the Forecasted Win Total implies.
It helps being able to kick around the lowly New England Patriots, and a European trip against the Minnesota Vikings should net a win. It’s imperative the Jets are victorious with home games against the Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Rams, or they could have a losing season. It’s hard to project the Jets finishing better than 4-2 inside the division.
The UNDER 9.5 (+116) is the lean, as the Jets are gonna Jet. Whenever expectations are highest, this team seems to fizzle the most. Rodgers is healthy, and reportedly doing everything in the offseason program. But he is also 40 years old, and coming off a major injury. If he isn’t the Rodgers of old, or close to it, heaven help the Jets.
Jets Super Bowl odds
- +2400 (bet $100 to win $2,400)
The Jets have the 9th-longest odds to win the Super Bowl, tied with the division rival Miami Dolphins and the Atlanta Falcons. After going hard on the Jets in 2023, the books are a little more bearish on the success of the Jets, again, as Rodgers returns from a major injury at an advanced age. Time is ticking.
The Jets have some really nice pieces at the skill positions, and if Rodgers can get back to his pre-injury, Green Bay form, this team will be able to score a lot of points. Anything from the offense will be better than the disaster that was 2023.
And the defense is actually championship caliber, at least against the pass. They solidified things a bit against the run, but the jury is still out.
The San Francisco 49ers (+550), the team’s Week 1 opponent, are the favorites, followed by the Kansas City Chiefs (+600) and Baltimore Ravens (+950).
The Patriots (+18000) and Carolina Panthers (+30000) have long odds to win the Super Bowl.
At +2400, New York has an implied probability of winning the Super Bowl of just 4.00% or 24/1 fractional odds.
The Jets are like the Chicago Cubs of baseball, or the Toronto Maple Leafs of hockey. They build rosters which look like they can compete, but paranormal forces seem to step in and jinx them.
Seriously, PASS, as the Jets and Super Bowl just haven’t gone together in nearly a half century.
Will Jets make the playoffs?
- Yes -150 | No +122
The Jets aren’t a bad bet to make the postseason, and it’s very possible, albeit a slight chance, that New York could hit the Under for its win total, and make the postseason at 9-8.
Last season, the Pittsburgh Steelers secured the 7th seed with 10 win. The Jets have a championship caliber defense, and the offense has some impressive pieces to make noise. It all hinges on the health of Rodgers. We saw when he exited in Week 1, the entire season was in flames. It doesn’t take much.
YES (-150) is worth playing lightly, but expect things to get hairy into December, and it will all but likely take until Week 18 before the Jets are able to clinch a spot in the postseason.
Odds to win AFC East Division
- Bills +160 (bet $100 to win $160)
- Dolphins +185 (bet $100 to win $185)
- Jets +210 (bet $100 to win $210)
- Patriots +2400 (bet $100 to win $2,400)
New York’s implied probability of winning the AFC East is 32.26% or 21/10 fractional odds. The AFC East is expected to be a 3-way race between the Bills, Dolphins and Jets.
However, who would you rather have? QB Josh Allen and the Bills, QB Tua Tagovailoa, WR Tyreek Hill and the high-octane Dolphins offense, or an aging Rodgers, coming off a major injury?
PASS, as the books expect a 3-horse race in the AFC East, but the Jets will be lucky to finish above .500 and barely scrape into the postseason.
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Jets odds to win AFC
- +1300 (bet $100 to win $1,300)
The Jets have the 7th-longest odds to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. That means the books feel New York is a borderline playoff team, perhaps capable of winning one game in the postseason with the right matchup. It’s not a championship contender, however.
If you’re a die-hard Jets fan, and even though you know better, it might be fun to enhance your cheering experience with a small bet for the chance to multiply up by 13 times.
But if you don’t have a cheering interest, outside of betting, you can certainly find better values, and more sure options, elsewhere.
PASS.
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