New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos Game Odds & Game Pick (2021)
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Details
- Current Lines
- ATS: Denver Broncos -10.5 (Opened same)
- Moneyline: Denver Broncos -623 / New York Jets +449 (Opened same)
- Total: 41 (Opened same)
- *Breakeven %
- **ATS: 52.4% either way (as always for each team)
- Moneyline: 18.2% New York Jets, 86.2% Denver Broncos
- Total: 50.4% (either way)
- Last meeting: The home Jets beat the Broncos 37-28 in 2020
*Reminder: âBreakeven %â equates to, informally, how confident/probable you would need to be to bet that side and get a fair/even bet (i.e., it helps bettors understand the pricing/payout/odds all at the same time).
**That extra 2.4 percentage points is the price you pay for a fair ATS bet
Overview
When the Jets have the Ball | ||||||
Team | Total
DVOA |
Weighted
DVOA |
Variance | |||
NYJ OFF | 29 | -35.20% | 29 | -35.20% | 10 | 0.40% |
DEN DEF | 10 | -12.90% | 10 | -12.90% | 28 | 11.80% |
When the Broncos have the Ball | ||||||
Team | Total
DVOA |
Weighted
DVOA |
Variance | |||
DEN OFF | 4 | 32.90% | 4 | 32.90% | 14 | 0.60% |
NYJ DEF | 17 | 0.00% | 17 | 0.00% | 15 | 3.10% |
*Based on Football Outsiders DVOA Ratings (Ranking in left column)
Both Denver and New York came into the 2021 season after a down year. Both teams changed QBs, and itâs fair to say (or hope) both teamâs âneedles are facing up.â Yet the key difference between these two teams, ideally with their best football in front of them, is their timelines. The Broncos clearly decided to âplay for today,â ignoring the route of taking a rookie QB in the draft and essentially moving on from QB Drew Lock for the âsteady veteranâ Teddy Bridgewater, who could help support a defensively built football team. On the other hand, the Jets have taken a (dare I say) savvy, longer-termed approach, building from within using the draft to target and acquire players from key positions to build for the long haul. Take that and add a rookie QB that after ONLY having one quality season in college, many would claim would need some time to develop; youâre probably looking at the Jets still being a year or two away from being legitimate.
Between the early season performances, the natural (additional) home-field advantage Denver seems to have early in the season (be it adjusting to altitude or otherwise), or the simple âAlways play against Rookie QBs on the road,â this game projects to end in the Broncos favor.
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When the Jets have the ball (Broncos Defense)
**Note that Injuries considered are ONLY for players that have played the majority of snaps for their side of the ball WITHIN the DVOA rating/PFF Grade we are using as our base (i.e. only players that helped/hurt performance that we are taking into account, that will NOT/confirmed will NOT play this week
Rookie QB Zach Wilson is coming off a porous early season showing where he averaged more âturnover-worthyâ throws than he did âbig playâ throws getting routed by the Patriots in week 2. It was good to see Mekhi Becton backup, George Fant fill in nicely at LT, posting a 71.6 grade according to PFF. But the problems on offense lie clearly on the young QBâs shoulder (not on the surprisingly #3 most expensive WR unit in the league) as after two weekâs Wilsonâs â*QB Archetypeâ looks like this:
Metric | Rank |
Time to Throw Rank | 33rd |
ADOT Rank | 8th |
Aggressiveness Rank | 25th |
Expected Completion Rank | 21st |
+/- Completion Rank | 32nd |
You can read this as: A QB that is holding on to the ball very long, that is taking deep shots, to NOT very tightly covered WRs, is doing so very inaccurately so far.
That kind of performance vs. PFFâs 4th highest graded Pass Coverage unit thus far, is clearly an advantage to the defense. Additionally, between the clear mismatch when the ball is actually in the air, we are likely to see Wilson on the ground quite a bit in this game. The Jets come in with a Pass Blocking Grade of 49.9, while the Broncos come in with a Pass Rushing Grade of 63.6.
*QB Archetype is a metric that combines NFL Next Gen Stats data to help summarize the type of QB/Offense a player has been relative to his peers
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When the Broncos have the ball (NYJ Defense)
Teddy âCoversâ Bridgewater, who is now 37-14 ATS all-time, seems to be just âwhat the doctor orderedâ for a team/coach that wants to win with defense. They are winning with solid running game highlighted by Broken Tackle Machine, Javonte Williams, and Bridgewaterâs conservative yet efficient play. As a matter of fact, according to Next Gen Stats his current archetype looks like this:
Metric | Rank |
Time to Throw Rank | 34th |
ADOT Rank | 7th |
Aggressiveness Rank | 16th |
Expected Completion Rank | 17th |
+/- Completion Rank | 2nd |
Note how similar Bridgewater is to Wilson with ONE exception, the most important: accuracy. Basically, Bridgewater is taking a lot of time to throw, pushing the ball downfield, but doing so very accurately. They should not have much of an issue with the Jets Defense.
Concerning the Jets defense: I had a note written during my preseason research: âShould have a solid pass rush, but issues with coverage.â According to PFF, the Jets Defense has a 68.2 Pass Rush Grade and 54.2 Coverage grade. Yet, from a matchup perspective the Broncos should be fine given they have the 5th graded Pass Pro vs the Jets 18th ranked rush.
Trends
- (As mentioned) Bridgewater is 37-14 ATS all-time
- The Jets were 1-3 ATS last season as dogs of 10.5 or higher
Bottom Line
This is a really tough spot to bet. Across two key numbers, unless this somehow drops to 9.5, officially, I would say stay away. Again, we are confident in a Broncos win, but itâs very likely to be right at a â10-point win.â
Pick: If you have to play this game, take the Broncos straight up or the Jets with the points, but again I recommend staying away from this one unless the ATS number goes down on the Broncos.
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