Jets vs. Patriots Preview: Picks, Odds and Key Matchups

The game in London is back underway in the second half. We'll update you on those games as well. But first, let's get back to our previews here and get to the New York Jets against the New England Patriots this week, a division battle. The Jets last week ended up getting a big win against the Cleveland Browns at home, and now they have to go to New England to take on the Patriots, where naturally they're going to be a very big underdog. This is not unexpected. But New England, Joe, they get back some weapons this week. I suppose the only question uh for the Jets is that can they build on what they did last week against Cleveland which is play is as good as defense as they've played in a really long time to shut down Deshaun Watson and company obviously a much tougher battle here but a big line with New England laying the point yeah and I think the weather also was a huge factor in that game last week too so credit to the Jets defense but also game was really difficult to throw the ball and it was torrential downpours at certain moments in that game so this is a different scenario If this game was in New York, I don't think we'd see the seven and a half. Maybe it would be a five and a half or a six and a half even. In New England here with A.J. Brown returning in this game too, I don't think we bring A.J. Brown back unless he is ready because I'm pretty sure New England would look at this game and say, well, I think this is a winnable game for us against the Jets currently constituted at home. So the fact that he is playing in this game tells me that A.J. Brown's ready to play. And the way Drake May has played the last couple weeks and also going back even to last year, the Jets did not cover any of the games against the Patriots last year. those games were well in hand and I think Drake May has kind of rediscovered himself we talked about it on this show too after that Jacksonville game what was going on with Drake May the inability to get the ball downfield they've found that solution and now to bring in A.J. Brown that's another solution to that problem Efton Chisholm's also stepped up into that void too starting to be a contributor Pop Douglas was contributing as well it looks like Trayvon Henderson's gonna also play in this game but probably a lot of Rhamondre in this game as well so i actually feel pretty good about the New England Patriots in the seven and a half in this one i think this one is going to be in control here if you're looking for a fun touchdown prop maybe throw out the Efton Chisholm plus 350 because that's a pretty nice return and the way he's been utilizing this offense it's kind of that slow burn it's it's what you saw when the Patriots organization years ago picked up a special teamer from Miami named Wes Welker and turned him into a hundred catch guy and then they drafted a quarterback from Kent State and converted him to wide receiver as a special teamer and then he became a guy named Julian Edelman and it looks like maybe Efton Chisholm is the next guy in that mold. I'm not saying he's going to have the same career as those guys, but he certainly fits exactly what this offense and Josh McDaniel likes to do. And if Drake May start to find confidence in him on a weekly basis, then it's something to pay attention to at the very least.