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MNF - Bears at Jets
September 21, 2014
Week 3 of the NFL season concludes at Met Life Stadium with two teams that got off to significantly different starts last Sunday and finished with surprising results. The Bears fell behind the 49ers, 20-7 after three quarters, but Chicago outscored San Francisco, 21-0 in the fourth quarter to stun the Niners by a 28-20 count as seven-point underdogs. Jay Cutler tossed three touchdowns in the final quarter, including two to Brandon Marshall to even Chicago’s record at 1-1.
The Jets didn’t have as much luck on the highway, squandering a 21-3 advantage in a 31-24 setback at Green Bay. New York opened as eight-point road underdogs, but that number dropped to seven by kickoff, so it depends on when you grabbed the Jets to judge it as either a Jets’ push or a Jets’ win. The Jets had an opportunity to tie the game with five minutes left in the fourth quarter on a Geno Smith touchdown pass to Jeremy Kurley on fourth down, but a timeout was called on the New York sideline, negating the score.
New York returns home owning a 7-2 SU and 6-3 ATS record at Met Life Stadium since the start of 2013, which includes a 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS mark in the favorite role. The only ATS loss as a favorite in this span came to the Raiders in Week 1, as Oakland scored a late touchdown to cover as 6 ½-point underdogs, but the Jets held on for a 19-14 victory. New York outgained Oakland, 402-158, while limiting six of its last nine home opponents to 20 points or fewer.
The Bears hit the road once again racking up the cross-country miles after last week’s trip to San Francisco, then returning to the Windy City, followed by its first road matchup with the Jets since 2006. The last time the Bears and Jets hooked up in 2010 at Soldier Field, Chicago held off New York, 38-34 in a back-and-forth affair. Chicago cashed as 1 ½-point favorites as Cutler threw three touchdown passes and Matt Forte rushed for 113 yards and a score.
Under Marc Trestman, Chicago has owned the AFC with four wins in five tries. The lone defeat came in the season opener in overtime against Buffalo, but the Bears scored 40 points at Pittsburgh and 38 at Cleveland last season, while going 4-1 to the ‘over’ in the past five interconference matchups. The Bears are 7-2 to the ‘over’ in nine road games in Trestman’s short tenure, which includes the comeback victory at San Francisco on a 47 total with 48 points.
The Jets are playing their fifth Monday night game at Met Life Stadium under Rex Ryan, splitting the first four contests, while covering three times. In its lone Monday night contest last season, New York went to Atlanta and shocked the Falcons as 10-point ‘dogs, 30-28 in Smith’s primetime debut, as the former West Virginia standout tossed three touchdowns.
The Bears put together a pair of dominating efforts in Monday games in 2013, knocking off the Packers as 10-point underdogs, 27-20 (even though Aaron Rodgers left the contest early), while routing the Cowboys, 45-28 as 1 ½-point home favorites. Dating back to 2011, Chicago has won five of its past six games on Monday night, including three victories away from Soldier Field.
VegasInsider.com handicapper Joe Nelson says this is a big swing game for both teams, "While nothing is decided in Week 3, for 1-1 teams the difference between getting to 2-1 and falling to 1-2 seems huge. For the Bears, the first six quarters of the season went pretty poorly, but the Sunday night comeback win over San Francisco was perhaps a season-saver for Chicago. The Jets on the other hand started the season with six very strong quarters, dominating Oakland in Week 1 and then starting hot against the Packers with a big early lead that eventually was given away. For both teams, the competition in the division does not look fierce as winner of this game will be a first place team and recovering from a 1-2 start will be possible."
The favorites fared well in Week 3, posting an 11-4 SU and 9-6 ATS record. Favorites of less than a field goal put together a 4-3 SU/ATS mark, including home victories by the Giants and Lions are short ‘chalk.’ Monday night home teams own a 2-1 SU and 1-2 ATS record this season, as the Colts fell short against the Eagles last week at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The Jets opened as 1 ½-point favorites, but that number has slowly crept to 2 ½ at several books. The total has dropped from 46 to 44 ½ at most spots as temperatures are expected to be in the mid-60’s. The game kicks off at 8:35 PM and can be seen nationally on ESPN.
September 21, 2014
Week 3 of the NFL season concludes at Met Life Stadium with two teams that got off to significantly different starts last Sunday and finished with surprising results. The Bears fell behind the 49ers, 20-7 after three quarters, but Chicago outscored San Francisco, 21-0 in the fourth quarter to stun the Niners by a 28-20 count as seven-point underdogs. Jay Cutler tossed three touchdowns in the final quarter, including two to Brandon Marshall to even Chicago’s record at 1-1.
The Jets didn’t have as much luck on the highway, squandering a 21-3 advantage in a 31-24 setback at Green Bay. New York opened as eight-point road underdogs, but that number dropped to seven by kickoff, so it depends on when you grabbed the Jets to judge it as either a Jets’ push or a Jets’ win. The Jets had an opportunity to tie the game with five minutes left in the fourth quarter on a Geno Smith touchdown pass to Jeremy Kurley on fourth down, but a timeout was called on the New York sideline, negating the score.
New York returns home owning a 7-2 SU and 6-3 ATS record at Met Life Stadium since the start of 2013, which includes a 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS mark in the favorite role. The only ATS loss as a favorite in this span came to the Raiders in Week 1, as Oakland scored a late touchdown to cover as 6 ½-point underdogs, but the Jets held on for a 19-14 victory. New York outgained Oakland, 402-158, while limiting six of its last nine home opponents to 20 points or fewer.
The Bears hit the road once again racking up the cross-country miles after last week’s trip to San Francisco, then returning to the Windy City, followed by its first road matchup with the Jets since 2006. The last time the Bears and Jets hooked up in 2010 at Soldier Field, Chicago held off New York, 38-34 in a back-and-forth affair. Chicago cashed as 1 ½-point favorites as Cutler threw three touchdown passes and Matt Forte rushed for 113 yards and a score.
Under Marc Trestman, Chicago has owned the AFC with four wins in five tries. The lone defeat came in the season opener in overtime against Buffalo, but the Bears scored 40 points at Pittsburgh and 38 at Cleveland last season, while going 4-1 to the ‘over’ in the past five interconference matchups. The Bears are 7-2 to the ‘over’ in nine road games in Trestman’s short tenure, which includes the comeback victory at San Francisco on a 47 total with 48 points.
The Jets are playing their fifth Monday night game at Met Life Stadium under Rex Ryan, splitting the first four contests, while covering three times. In its lone Monday night contest last season, New York went to Atlanta and shocked the Falcons as 10-point ‘dogs, 30-28 in Smith’s primetime debut, as the former West Virginia standout tossed three touchdowns.
The Bears put together a pair of dominating efforts in Monday games in 2013, knocking off the Packers as 10-point underdogs, 27-20 (even though Aaron Rodgers left the contest early), while routing the Cowboys, 45-28 as 1 ½-point home favorites. Dating back to 2011, Chicago has won five of its past six games on Monday night, including three victories away from Soldier Field.
VegasInsider.com handicapper Joe Nelson says this is a big swing game for both teams, "While nothing is decided in Week 3, for 1-1 teams the difference between getting to 2-1 and falling to 1-2 seems huge. For the Bears, the first six quarters of the season went pretty poorly, but the Sunday night comeback win over San Francisco was perhaps a season-saver for Chicago. The Jets on the other hand started the season with six very strong quarters, dominating Oakland in Week 1 and then starting hot against the Packers with a big early lead that eventually was given away. For both teams, the competition in the division does not look fierce as winner of this game will be a first place team and recovering from a 1-2 start will be possible."
The favorites fared well in Week 3, posting an 11-4 SU and 9-6 ATS record. Favorites of less than a field goal put together a 4-3 SU/ATS mark, including home victories by the Giants and Lions are short ‘chalk.’ Monday night home teams own a 2-1 SU and 1-2 ATS record this season, as the Colts fell short against the Eagles last week at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The Jets opened as 1 ½-point favorites, but that number has slowly crept to 2 ½ at several books. The total has dropped from 46 to 44 ½ at most spots as temperatures are expected to be in the mid-60’s. The game kicks off at 8:35 PM and can be seen nationally on ESPN.
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