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The NFL line on the New York Jets vs. Tennessee Titans game was Titans -5 though some online sportsbooks had the Jets at +5 ½ including Bookmaker.com. The Jets were the 3rd most bet on team heading into early Sunday morning.
It's hard to believe that this would be one of the most anticipated matchups of the week if we were to have been discussing this a year ago. Both teams came into the season with tremendous odds to win the 2009 Super Bowl or even their respective divisions.
Since moving to Tennessee in 1997, the Titans have lost three of four to the Jets.
The Jets went on the road and got revenge on the Patriots, winning, 34-31, in overtime. ... The Titans used three Kerry Collins touchdown passes on the road for a 24-14 win over the Jaguars.
Not so long ago, Brett Favre and Kerry Collins weren't even expected to be starting this season. Now two of the NFL's oldest and most experienced quarterbacks will square off in the most highly anticipated game of Week 12. With the New York Jets having ridden Favre's arm to first place and the Tennessee Titans only recently relying more on Collins to stay unbeaten, the team that wins Sunday might be considered the AFC favorite to reach the Super Bowl.
The only AFC team hotter than the East-leading Jets (7-3), winners of four straight and six of seven, and the only one with a better record is their opponent this week. The Titans are looking to become the 13th team in NFL history to open a season 11-0 and the eighth since 1970.
"I think it's a measuring stick for us to find out who we are and what we're capable of doing," said the 39-year-old Favre, who will make his 264th consecutive start.
There is a lot of reason to believe the Jets can cover the +5 ½ line in this one. They are 3-1 against the Titans but lost last year in Tennessee by just 4 points. The Titans had already begun their hot streak by that time and the Jets weren't very good. The Jets have also played well on the road. If not for an overtime loss in Oakland, this team would be on a 7 game win streak of its own.
The spread action is relatively even on this game but an outright win will cost the online sportsbooks since the +200 money line was getting nearly 100 percent of the action and would pay out $200 for every $100 bet at Bookmaker.com
Gambling911.com is still thinking along the lines of a +5 ½ cover for the Jets but whether they can beat Tennessee remains to be seen, and we are not willing to make that prediction.
This should be a great game.
Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher
