Detroit Lions vs New York Jets Betting Picks & Predictions
Detroit is on the road playing New York at the MetLife Stadium stadium on Sunday, 12/18/2022 @ 1:00pm EST. New York -3 was the opening favorite and current line is New York
Game outlook
Detroit is on the road playing New York at the MetLife Stadium stadium on Sunday, 12/18/2022 @ 1:00pm EST. New York -3 was the opening favorite and current line is New York -1.
Jets doctors did not clear Mike White for contact this week, so Zach Wilson will play at quarterback. My initial reaction to that was negative for the Jets, so the line shifted accordingly to Detroit as a slight favorite as a result. However, I can also envision Wilson taking advantage of this situation and playing well against an awful Lions defense. Therefore, I am still sticking with my Jets ML wager.
With four sacks and 18 pressures on Josh Allen, the Jets held Buffalo's mighty offense to just a 34% success rate and 23% rushing success rate last weekend. Defense is the key to this game. Despite being targeted just twice, Sauce Gardner allowed only one reception for 6 yards. Stefon Diggs was held to his lowest season receptions and yards (3 for 37) and was only targeted five times. It was another dominating performance by a defense that is clearly one of the best stop units in the NFL. Over the past six games, the Lions have covered all six games and won five outrights — with only one loss coming to the Bills on Thanksgiving. All five other opponents Detroit faced during the stretch were ranked outside the top 22 in DVOA, so Buffalo was the only defense Detroit encountered that had a pulse. A huge credit goes out to Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson for turning Jared Goff into a functional quarterback this season. While Goff has plenty of weapons, this will be their toughest test of the season against a top-3 team on the road. I expect Goff's efficiency numbers to be slightly below what we've seen most of the season and for the Jets' defense to control tempo.