Football Odds – Jets vs Packers
NFL Week 2 Regular Season action sees the New York Jets taking on the Green Bay Packers on Sunday September 14 at Lambeau Field. Cappers Picks provides free NFL handicapping tips all season long.
The Green Bay Packers will be after their first win of 2014 Sunday when they host the New York Jets who are fresh off a rather unflattering win against the Oakland Raiders.
Let’s take a look.
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N.Y. Jets (1-0) at Green Bay Packers (0-1)
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, September 14, 2014
Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Broadcast: FOX
NFL Week 2 Betting Lines
NFL Week 2 Line: Packers -8
NFL Week 2 Over/Under: 46
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While Green Bay is still viewed as one of the elite teams in the game, the Jets still have some work to do in order to get close to that type of status. Will the Pack do what they are supposed to do or will the Jets take that next step Sunday?
Jets
The New York Jets have to be happy to have a “W” this year but they can’t really be satisfied with a 19-14 win against perhaps the worst team in the NFL – Oakland. The Jets won’t get away with 11 penalties and two turnovers this week – Green Bay is a totally different type of animal.
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The Jets looked just OK offensively last week – Geno Smith went 23-28 for 228 yards and the combination of Chris Johnson and Chris Ivory went off for 170 yards in the running game.
Keep in mind however that the success came against a Raiders defense that scares absolutely nobody! Newcomer Erik Decker looks like a huge upgrade to the pass catchers and if the rushers can continue to dominate, New York may just have a fighting chance in this one.
Defensively, we know Oakland is going to be challenged!
The Jets run defense held Maurice Jones-Drew and Darren McFadden to just 26 yards last week and may have similar success against a Green By team that struggled to run the ball last week.
That said there will be an emphasis put on Green Bay’s running game and it is up to Oakland’s run stoppers that were third in the league last season to respond.
Packers
Green Bay will be hungry to get home after a 36-16 loss to Seattle last week. Not a whole lot went right for the Pack who should be poised for a big outing this Sunday.
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But Green Bay didn’t come out of that game unscathed – Eddie Lacy suffered his second concussion in two years and right tackle Bryan Bulaga was also lost due to injury – two tough injuries that will be hard to overcome.
The name of the game for the Packers is to keep defenses honest and to keep Aaron Rodgers on his feet – both aforementioned injuries hurt that cause.
Green Bay will likely go with James Starks in the backfield – not a bad option and Aaron Rodgers should be OK against a pass rush that shouldn’t scare anybody.
Rodgers is one of the two or three best in the game and will be eager to prove his 23-for-33 for 189 yards 1 TD, 1 Int. effort against Seattle was the exception – not the rule.
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Week 2 Betting Trends:
• NYJ are 3-7 ATS vs. a team with a losing record.
• NYJ are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 games on grass.
• Over is 7-2 in GB last 9 games in Week 2.
• Under is 6-2 in GB last 8 home games.
• GB are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
Week 2 NFL Prediction
Green Bay has a huge statement to make – they absolutely need to kickstart their season.
Against a rookie QB, I like them to get it done in relatively easy fashion Sunday. Aaron Rodgers will dominate and the Green Bay defense will be made to look like an All-Star cast as the Pack easily covers the eight points.
NFL Week 2 Pick: 4* FREE Play on Green Bay Packers -8
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