New York Jets at Denver Broncos: Betting Guide
The Denver Broncos are one of the surprise 2-0 teams in the NFL and they’ll try to build on that record when they play host to the winless New York Jets on Sunday. Denver has won two games on the road will be at home for the first time. The Jets have dropped two straight and aren’t expected to contend for a playoff spot. Let’s take a look at the NFL odds for this battle of AFC teams and some bets you might make.
| Game: New York Jets (0-2) at Denver Broncos (2-0) Location: Empower Field at Mile High. Date: Sunday Time: 4:05 p.m. ET Television: CBS |
Betting Lines
| Team | Point Spread | Moneyline | Over/Under | Team Total |
| Jets | +10½ | +425 | 41½ | 14½ |
| Broncos | -10½ | -550 | 41½ | 27 |
Head-to-Head
The Denver Broncos and New York Jets have squared off 37 times in their series history. The Jets are 20-16-1. Even though they’re in different divisions, they’ve met in four of the last five seasons, with the only miss in 2019. Last season, the Broncos earned a 37-28 win over the Jets. At the time, both teams were winless at 0-3. Even though the Broncos were down to Brett Rypien as their starting quarterback and lost the turnover battle 3-0, they rolled up the Jets fairly easily.
New York Jets
Next game: vs. Tennessee
Last Game
The trial by fire of rookie quarterback Zach Wilson continued, as he threw four interceptions in the 25-6 home loss to the New England Patriots. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft finished 19 of 33 for 210 yards.
New York actually outgained the Patriots in total yardage by a wide margin, 336-260, but Wilson’s interceptions were the only turnovers for either team. The Jets did rush for 152 yards behind 59 yards for Michael Carter and 50 for Ty Johnson, but they had to settle for just two field goals.
The Jets’ defense was somewhat solid, though that was going against a very conservative New England offense trying to limit its own rookie quarterback’s mistakes. New York’s inability to put seven points on the board at any time was its ultimate downfall and something that must improve if the team is going to be competitive.
Injury Report
Top receiver Jamison Crowder was a surprise scratch for the game against New England with a groin injury and he’s still considered questionable for this week.
The defense also has a pair of questionable players, with linebacker Jamien Sherwood and defensive end John Franklin-Myers both uncertain for this Week 3 contest.
Denver Broncos
Next game: vs. Baltimore
Last Game
Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater continued to show that he has what it takes to be the starter at the position, completing 26 of 34 passes for 328 yards and two touchdowns in Denver’s 23-13 rout of Jacksonville. Bridgewater and wide receiver Courtland Sutton hooked up nine times for 159 yards. Bridgewater found Noah Fant and Tim Patrick for scoring plays.
Bridgewater joined Jeff George (1994), Aaron Rodgers (2015) and Drew Brees (2018) as the only players in league history to open a season with consecutive games of at least two touchdown passes, no interceptions and completing 75 percent of their passes.
The Broncos didn’t commit a turnover in winning their second straight, outgaining the Jaguars 398-189. Denver picked off No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence twice and held him to just 14 completions for 118 yards. Linebacker Von Miller recorded his third sack, showing he’s recovered from an ankle injury that forced him to miss the 2020 campaign.
Injury Report
Linebacker Bradley Chubb returned to the lineup against Jacksonville but didn’t last long, aggravating the ankle injury that had kept him out of the Week 1 win over the Giants. Chubb had surgery to remove a bone spur in the ankle this week and is expected to be out at least six to eight weeks.
Sutton, Patrick and Fant are all listed as questionable, though none have serious injuries and should all likely play.
Betting on the Game
Point Spread
A 10½-point spread would usually seem a bit high for almost any matchup, but considering the Jets’ ineptitude at offense last week with the fact Denver will be playing at home and has been scoring very well, this seems just about right. Look for the Broncos to really turn up the defensive heat on Wilson to try to force more turnovers, especially Miller with his pass rush.
Bridgewater should be able to move the ball against the Jets, especially if his receiving corps is intact. The Broncos are averaging 25 points and that’s with both games on the road.
The Broncos haven’t been favored at home since the 2019 season, and this is a completely different group. Facing off against hapless Jets should allow Denver to easily cover in this one, so the Broncos are the pick if you’re betting online on this contest.
Moneyline
The moneyline is basically a stay-away bet unless you really believe in the Jets and don’t care to take the points. Betting the Broncos isn’t going to win you a whole lot, while a Jets moneyline bet at your favorite sportsbook might pay better, but it doesn’t have a very good shot at coming through.
Over/Under
As stated above, the Broncos have averaged 25 points. They could see a little bit of a jump playing at home, but they’ll likely have to carry a majority of this number for the game to go over. New York’s offense hasn’t shown anything to give a bettor confidence that it will do its part in a bet on the over.
Take your chances on the under in this one, especially with three of Bridgewater’s receivers listed as questionable, which could potentially hurt the Denver offense.
Final Score: Denver Broncos 30, New York Jets 9
