{"id":73247,"date":"2019-09-17T22:20:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T02:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=73247"},"modified":"2019-09-25T10:25:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T14:25:51","slug":"bet-on-new-england-patriots-covering-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/09\/17\/bet-on-new-england-patriots-covering-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"Bet on New England Patriots Covering Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a> are the best team in the NFL, and they\u2019re going up against one of the worst. The New York Jets enter Week 3 with an 0-2 record and are on their third quarterback of the season. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DarnSa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Darnold<\/a><\/strong> is out indefinitely with mono while <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SiemTr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trevor Siemian<\/a> <\/strong>suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Week 2. This lopsided match makes New England a safe bet to cover the ridiculous 17.5-point spread.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>New England Patriots Will Cover Spread<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 2019 New England Patriots might be the best incarnation of this team we\u2019ve ever seen. Through the first two weeks, the Patriots have outscored opponents 76-3, including a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\/videos\/nfl-game-highlights\/09000d5d81c21ac8\/GameDay-Patriots-vs-Steelers-highlights\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">33-3 win<\/a> over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Anyone can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9wCvNsXREls\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crush the Miami Dolphins<\/a>, but the Steelers were supposed to be a decent team with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RoetBe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Roethlisberger<\/a><\/strong>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BradTo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Brady<\/a><\/strong> is as good as ever, while the trio of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=BrowAn04,BrowAn01&amp;search=Antonio+Brown&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antonio Brown<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/E\/EdelJu00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julian Edelman<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GordJo02.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Gordon<\/a><\/strong> gives New England their best receiving core in recent memory. On the other side of the ball, New England boasts playmakers on every level. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GilmSt00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephon Gilmore<\/a><\/strong> might be the NFL\u2019s best cornerback, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CollJa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamie Collins<\/a><\/strong> looks like his old self, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HighDo01.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dont\u2019a Hightower<\/strong><\/a> looks faster in 2019 than he did in 2018.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73700\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73700\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73700\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/brady-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/brady-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/brady.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FOXBOROUGH, MA &#8211; SEPTEMBER 22: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) during the fourth quarter of the National Football League game between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets on September 22, 2019 at Gilette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. (Photo by Rich Graessle\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Jets, meanwhile, are still a wreck. The defense is bad, the offense lacks impact skill players outside of <strong>Le\u2019Veon Bell<\/strong>, and Sam Darnold is down for the count. In his place, the Jets are sending out former 199<sup>th<\/sup> overall pick <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FalkLu00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Falk<\/a><\/strong>. While Falk was selected with the same pick as Tom Brady, there isn\u2019t much to suggest the second-year passer can outplay his draft stock. Falk is on the third team of his short career and didn\u2019t do much to impress in Week 2. He\u2019s hardly practiced with the team and <strong>Bill Belichick <\/strong>is going to craft up another masterful gameplan. The Patriots should win this one in a blowout.<\/p>\n<p>If you like betting on NFL games, then you\u2019re probably a fan of casino games. 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