The New York Jets (0-8) host the New England Patriots (2-5) on Monday Night Football. While the Jets are the NFL’s only winless team through the halfway point of the season, the Pats have joined them in the AFC East basement after dropping four straight games. Kickoff will be at 8:15 p.m. ET. To help you prepare for the primetime clash, we give you five prop bet predictions to consider for the Patriots-Jets matchup from the BetMGM game menu.
Patriots at Jets: Prop bets to make for Monday Night Football
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Any Patriots defensive player to score a TD (+250)
The Jets surprisingly have a plus-1 one turnover differential on the year with a modest 9 giveaways, but the Patriots will change those numbers, as they enter with 9 interceptions and 4 fumbles through just seven games.
Projected Jets starting QB Joe Flacco has just one interception in his two starts, but he has been sacked five times for negative-55 yards. The Patriots defense is the best positional group in this game, and they already have two defensive scores on the season.
QB Cam Newton to score and Patriots to win (-125)
Newton leads the Patriots in rushing yards (298) and touchdowns (6). RB Damien Harris (ankle) is questionable to play and Sony Michel (COVID-19) remains sidelined. The former MVP quarterback will again need to generate the bulk of the rushing offense for his team, and he has long liked to call his own number near the goal line.
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Jets’ first touchdown scorer: RB La’Mical Perine (+600)
The fourth-round pick of the 2020 NFL Draft has played a significantly-expanded role since the release of RB Le’Veon Bell. He has just one touchdown on his 41 carries, but he should get more opportunities with Flacco leading the offense and against a bad Patriots defensive line. Perine will have a chance to either bust a long run or score near the goal line.
First half point total: UNDER 19.5 (+125)
The Over/Under for this game is set at just 41.5 (Over: -115/Under: -106). We’re getting plus-money for fewer than half of those points to come in the first half. Both sides are ravaged by injuries and are buried at the bottom of the NFL standings. Take the value in what’ll be a slow-moving game.
Alternate spread: Jets +7.5 (+110)
The true line for this game had been bet up to 9.5 by Monday morning but had been 7.5 late last week. The Patriots beat the Miami Dolphins and Las Vegas Raiders by 10 and 16 points, respectively, earlier this season, but they’ve lost four straight. They’re not that same team and have provided little reason to believe they can beat anyone by 8 or more points.
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Also see:
- Patriots at Jets odds, picks and prediction
- Newton explains why Belichick’s presence is ’empowering’ (Patriots Wire)
- Jets reach out to NFLPA after hidden cameras discovered at facility (Jets Wire)
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