Thursday Night Football: Jets Host the Surprising Bills

Bills Look to Prove Start is no Fluke Against Jets

The Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets will play on Thursday at MetLife Stadium. NFL Network will televise the game. Kickoff is set for 8:25 pm EST.

The Buffalo Bills are not only out to prove they are the best team in New York/New Jersey area. They want to unseat the Patriots and win the AFC East for the first time since Bill Clinton was in office. Their current playoff drought is the NFL's longest.

The Bills have not won the division since 1995. The team would move into a tie with the idle Patriots for first place in the division with a win. They are also trying to win their 5th game out of the last 6.

Oddsmakers opened the Bills as -3.5-point favorites versus the Jets, while the game's total opened at 42. The line is now Buffalo -3-points and the total is up to 42.5.

Jets Looking to Recover After Blowing the Falcons Game Last Week

New York lost its last outing, a 25-20 result against the Atlanta Falcons on October 29. The Jets covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 45 combined points took the game OVER the total.

The Jets are not playing good football. They have lost three straight games. This all after blowing 14-point leads to the Patriots and the Miami Dolphins. Then the Jets let the Atlanta Falcons beat them up in the fourth quarter of a 25-20 loss Sunday.

The Jets may be without Jeremy Kerley, who is being suspended for an undisclosed violation. Kerley is the Jets' third-leading receiver. He had a crucial muffed punt late in the loss to Atlanta.

Bills Defense is Leading the Way

Buffalo was a 34-14 winner in its last match at home against the Oakland Raiders. They covered the -1.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 48 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

This year's Bills are dominant a very important stat in the NFL. That stat is turnover differential. Buffalo leads the league with a plus-14 margin. 17 takeaways and only three giveaways.

Strong safety Micah Hyde leads the NFL with five interceptions. Alexander leads the league with four forced fumbles. Quarterback Tyrod Taylor has thrown only two interceptions in 196 pass attempts.

Tight end Charles Clay is probaby going to miss his third straight game with a knee injury. Richie Incognito, has an ankle injury and free safety Jordan Poyer has knee issues are questionable. E.J. Gaines might can return from a hamstring injury after sitting out last week.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Buffalo	5-2	4-1-2	21.86	16.43	5.43	3-0-1	1-1-1	3-4	3-1	0-3
NY Jets	3-5	5-2-1	19.62	23.25	-3.63	4-0	1-2-1	4-4	2-2	2-2

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
BUF	13.87	21.11	-7.24
NYJ	15.69	15.54	0.15

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
BUF	10.01	10.42	-0.41
NYJ	9.38	11.17	-1.79

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
BUF	3.82	3.50	0.32
NYJ	3.99	4.31	-0.32

Team Records

Buffalo Bills

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	5-2	4-0	1-2	4-1-2	3-0-1	1-1-1	21.86	16.43	5.43
vs Conf	3-1	3-0	0-1	3-1	3-0	0-1	24.25	15.50	8.75
vs Div	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	2-1	2-0	0-1	1-1-1	1-0-1	0-1	26.67	20.33	6.34

New York Jets

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	3-5	2-2	1-3	5-2-1	4-0	1-2-1	19.63	23.25	-3.62
vs Conf	3-4	2-1	1-3	4-2-1	3-0	1-2-1	19.57	23.00	-3.43
vs Div	0-2	0-0	0-2	0-1-1	0-0	0-1-1	20.00	26.00	-6.00
Last 3	0-3	0-2	0-1	2-0-1	2-0	0-0-1	21.67	26.67	-5.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	21.86	16	23.25	22
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	136.67	31	208.50	15
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	89.33	24	115.75	19
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	19.63	21	16.43	2
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	254.50	12	247.67	20
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	119.00	15	97.00	9

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Buffalo	7-3	7-3	4-6	27.20	108.50	3.39	29.00	58.62	211.20	319.70	0.70
NY Jets	3-7	3-7	4-6	18.90	125.40	4.58	34.20	53.51	204.20	329.60	2.50

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Sep 10, 2017	NYJ	BUF	12-21	38	176	214	2	190	218	408	1
Jan 1, 2017	BUF	NYJ	10-30	68	162	230	3	127	202	329	0
Sep 15, 2016	NYJ	BUF	37-31	123	370	493	1	86	307	393	1
Jan 3, 2016	NYJ	BUF	17-22	122	178	300	3	113	182	295	1
Nov 12, 2015	BUF	NYJ	22-17	148	132	280	0	128	190	318	4
Nov 24, 2014	NYJ	BUF	3-38	92	126	218	1	116	220	336	0
Oct 26, 2014	BUF	NYJ	43-23	67	213	280	0	175	137	312	6
Nov 17, 2013	NYJ	BUF	14-37	134	133	267	4	68	245	313	0
Sep 22, 2013	BUF	NYJ	20-27	120	208	328	0	182	331	513	2
Dec 30, 2012	NYJ	BUF	9-28	133	199	332	2	109	225	334	1

NFL Betting Trends

Buffalo Bills
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Buffalo's last 19 games
Buffalo is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games on the road
Buffalo is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Jets
Buffalo is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Jets
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing NY Jets
Buffalo is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Jets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Jets

New York Jets
NY Jets is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Jets is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
NY Jets is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Jets is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
NY Jets is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo
NY Jets is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Jets's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
NY Jets is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Jets's last 7 games when playing at home against Buffalo

Team Last 5 Games

Buffalo Bills

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 29, 2017	OAK	34-14	W	-1.5/47.5	W/O	166	165	331	54	313	367	-4	H
Oct 22, 2017	TB	30-27	W	-3/46.5	P/O	173	261	434	69	378	447	-2	H
Oct 8, 2017	CIN	16-20	L	3/38.5	L/U	82	139	221	65	323	388	-2	A
Oct 1, 2017	ATL	23-17	W	8/47.5	W/U	117	164	281	149	242	391	-3	A
Sep 24, 2017	DEN	26-16	W	3/40	W/O	75	197	272	111	255	366	-2	H

New York Jets

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 29, 2017	ATL	20-25	L	6.5/43	W/O	43	236	279	140	246	386	-1	H
Oct 22, 2017	MIA	28-31	L	3/39	P/O	92	180	272	53	304	357	0	A
Oct 15, 2017	NE	17-24	L	9/48.5	W/U	74	334	408	118	257	375	1	H
Oct 8, 2017	CLE	17-14	W	-2/41.5	W/U	34	178	212	140	279	419	-2	A
Oct 1, 2017	JAC	23-20	W	4/38	W/O	256	215	471	175	136	311	1	H

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