The San Diego Chargers ended the NFL regular season as arguably the hottest team in the entire league, reeling off a series of impressive wins, but will they still have that momentum coming off a bye week? While they rested up the New York Jets went on the road and defeated the Bengals in a small betting upset. Can they do it again against far stronger opposition on Sunday?
The smart money says that the Jets will lose this game but may well cover the spread in the process. NFL betting works on a handicap points system and the Chargers were conceding 9 points with most bookies when trading on the game opened. But a lot of shrewd money has come for the Jets forcing the bookmakers to trim that number down to the current level of -7.5 points and in some cases -7 points.
The Over/Under total combined points is another hugely popular betting market for NFL games. The total for this game opened at 42.5 points and has remained fairly constant throughout the week. A quick glance at offshore odds shows that most of the big sports books are now aligned at 42 points. There is a lot of value in the Over at this level we feel, as the Chargers alone should rack up over 30 points on a good day.
We recommend a wager on the Chargers minus the points if you fancy a punt on American Football. The game kicks off at 9:40 PM local UK time on Sunday night and you can watch the game on TV.
