How many games will the New York Jets win in the 2020 NFL season? We look at BetMGM‘s projected win total and the Over/Under odds, while looking back at the 2019 season and key offseason roster changes.
New York Jets’ 2019 season
Record: 7-9 (3rd in AFC East)
Against the spread: 7-9
Over/Under: 7-9
New York Jets’ 2020 offseason changes
Notable additions: OT George Fant, RB Frank Gore, WR Breshad Perriman and C Connor McGovern.
Notable departures: WR Robby Anderson, CB Darryl Roberts, LB Brandon Copeland and OT Kelvin Beachum.
Top draft picks: LT Mekhi Becton (Round 1), WR Denzel Mims (Round 2), RB La’Mical Perine (Round 4).
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New York Jets’ 2020 opponents
| WEEK (DATE) | OPPONENT |
| Week 1 (9/13) | at Buffalo Bills |
| Week 2 (9/20) | vs. San Francisco 49ers |
| Week 3 (9/27) | at Indianapolis Colts |
| Week 4 (Thursday, 10/1) | vs. Denver Broncos |
| Week 5 (10/11) | vs. Arizona Cardinals |
| Week 6 (10/18) | at Los Angeles Chargers |
| Week 7 (10/25) | vs. Bills |
| Week 8 (11/1) | at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Week 9 (Monday, 11/9) | vs. New England Patriots |
| Week 10 (11/15) | at Miami Dolphins |
| Week 11 | BYE |
| Week 12 (11/29) | vs. Dolphins |
| Week 13 (12/6) | vs. Las Vegas Raiders |
| Week 14 (12/13) | at Seattle Seahawks |
| Week 15 (TBD) | at Los Angeles Rams |
| Week 16 (TBD) | vs. Cleveland Browns |
| Week 17 (1/3) | at Patriots |
New York Jets’ 2020 win total: Best bet
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Odds last updated Friday, May 8 at 2 p.m. ET.
Projected wins: 6.5 / OVER: -130 / UNDER: +110
The success of the Jets in 2020 boils down to if head coach Adam Gase is the guy for the job and if QB Sam Darnold is a franchise quarterback. If either is untrue, then how could you bet the Jets Over 6.5 wins? Gase has failed to make the playoffs, or finish .500 or above, for the past three seasons (one at the Jets and two as head coach of the Miami Dolphins).
A Gase-coached team has never been ranked higher than 25th in yards per game and was ranked higher than 26th by Football Outsiders’ offensive DVOA once (his first season coaching the Dolphins in 2016).
New general manager Joe Douglas did a good job getting pieces to fit around Darnold with Becton and Mims but they’ll need to be good fast if the passing game is going to turn around in 2020. Pro Football Focus graded Darnold as the 31st-best quarterback last season (out of 37) and the Jets passing game ranked 27th in QB Rating, 29th in passing yards per game and gave up the fourth-most sacks.
The Jets’ schedule isn’t doing Darnold any favors either; the top-10 stingiest passing defenses they face include the Bills (twice), Patriots (twice), 49ers, Chiefs, Chargers and Browns.
TAKE the JETS UNDER 6.5 wins (+110).
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