Free Picks – Jets vs. Patriots – NFL 2011 Divisional Championship Weekend

Free Picks – Jets vs. Patriots – NFL 2011 Divisional Championship Weekend: The 2010-11 NFL Divisional Playoffs come to a close as Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, hosts the “Fight in Foxborough” in the last of four Divisional Championship Weekend match-ups.

The AFC regular season Champion New England Patriots face the AFC Wild Card winning New York Jets. Kickoff for this epic AFC East Division rivalry game is Sunday, January 16, 2011, at 4:30 PM ET on CBS.

Game Day Betting Odds – Jets @ Patriots

Bodog.com Spread: Patriots -10 (-105) ~ Jets +10 (-115)

SportsInteraction.com Money Lines: Jets +330 ~ Patriots -430

Bodog.com Game Total: 45 points (ov-110)

2010 NFL Regular Season – New York – Betting History

11-5 S/U ~ 9-7 ATS  ~ 5-3 ATS Road ~ 12-4 O/U ~ 8-0 O/U Road

2010 NFL Regular Season – New England – Betting History

14-2 S/U ~ 10-5-1 ATS  ~ 4-3-1 ATS Home ~ 13-3 O/U ~ 7-1 O/U Home

Patriots – Regular Season Statistics – Jets

Game Preview – Patriots vs. Jets – Predictions

Kickoff  Weather Forecast: 26°F ~ Will feel like 16°F  ~ Cloudy, wind SW 10 mph, 20% POP.

Last Meeting: New England 45 vs. Jets 3 – NFL Week 13 – December 6, 2010.

NFL 2010-11 Divisional Weekend playoff action wraps as the New York Jets visit New England to battle the Patriots. The Jets are coming off a huge 17-16 win over the Indianapolis Colts during Wild Card Weekend action. The path just got a little more difficult though as they are on the road for the fourth time in the last five weeks.

The Jets were less than impressive as they went 2-3 to close out the season including the 45-3 beat down they suffered in New England back in Week 13.

For their part, the New England Patriots have had two weeks to rest up and have not left Foxborough since a short trip to Buffalo, NY, back on December 26, 2010. No team in the NFL has been hotter than the Patriots over the second half of the 2010 NFL season.

Since a Week 9 “wake up call” 34-14 road loss to the Cleveland Browns, New England has won eight straight games by a combined score of 295-125. Even more impressive, their last five wins have been by a combined 180-47 score. Five of the eight wins were against teams that made the 2010-11 NFL Playoffs.

Much was made of Rex Ryan stating that last weeks’ game versus the Colts was personal between him and Peyton Manning. The Jets barely got past the Colts but Rex continues to poke the cage. The Patriots game is now personal between Ryan and New England head coach Bill Belichick. We like “Billy Ball” in that situation – every time.

Jets CB Antonio Cromartie poured a little gasoline on the fire by bad mouthing Patriots QB Tom Brady and calling him an “a–hole” on Tuesday. We thought the Jets had learned their lesson when the Brady Bunch schooled them back in Week 13, but that is obviously not the case.

New England players and coaches have not been drawn into the fray but instead they have taken the high road – like the professionals that they are. Brady is quoted as saying ‘We’ll see on Sunday night’ and that should be a major cause of concern for Rex and the Jets.

We don’t really like the two score point spread in this one but we are going to swallow it and, as we did with the Bears vs. Seattle, hope against the dreaded backdoor cover. It will be enjoyable watching the Pats put the Jets in their place.

NFL 2010-11 Divisional Free Picks: Patriots -10 ~ Patriots -430 ~ OVER 45 points

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